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Julius August Döpfner (26 August 1913 – 24 July 1976) was a German cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958, and served as Archbishop of Munich and Freising from 1961 until his death.
Julius August Kardinal Döpfner (* 26. August 1913 in Hausen bei Bad Kissingen; † 24. Juli 1976 in München) war ein deutscher Priester und Funktionär der römisch-katholischen Kirche. Er war Bischof von Würzburg und Berlin sowie Erzbischof von München und Freising und ab 1958 Kardinal der römisch-katholischen Kirche.
Julius August Cardinal Döpfner † Deceased Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich}, Germany Cardinal-Priest of Santa Maria della Scala
Jul 25, 1976 · Julius Cardinal Dopfner, who campaigned for religious freedom in East Germany when he was Archbishop of Berlin, died of a heart attack yesterday at his home in Munich, West Germany.
Created a cardinal by john xxiii on Dec. 15, 1958, he was then named Archbishop of Munich and Freising. Here, as a leading figure of the German hierarchy, D ö pfner had a significant role in the preparations for vatican council ii.
Julius August Döpfner was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Archbishop of Munich and Freising from 1961 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958.
The son of a small farmer in Franconia, Julius Doepfner early earned a reputation as a godly activist—as likely to show up in a refugee camp or a coal mine as in his pulpit.
