Joseph Höffner

Styles of
**Joseph Höffner**
Styles of; Joseph Höffner
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal
See	Cologne (emeritus)

His Eminence

Joseph Höffner
His Eminence; Joseph Höffner
Cardinal, Archbishop of Cologne
Church	Roman Catholic Church
Archdiocese	Cologne
Metropolis	Cologne
See	Cologne
Appointed	6 January 1969
Installed	24 February 1969
Term ended	14 September 1987
Predecessor	Josef Frings
Successor	Joachim Meisner
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of Sant’Andrea della Valle (1969-1987); President of the German Episcopal Conference (1976-1987);
Previous post(s)	Bishop of Münster (1962–1969); Titular Archbishop of Aquileia (1969); Coadjutor Archbishop of Cologne (1969);
Orders
Ordination	30 October 1932; by Francesco Marchetti-Selvaggiani
Consecration	14 September 1962; by Matthias Wehr
Created cardinal	28 April 1969; by Pope Paul VI
Rank	Cardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born	Joseph Höffner; 24 December 1906; Horhausen, Kingdom of Prussia, German Empire
Died	16 October 1987 (aged 80); Cologne, West Germany
Buried	Cologne Cathedral
Nationality	German
Motto	Justitia et Caritas; ("Justice and Charity")
Signature
Coat of arms

Joseph Höffner (24 December 1906 – 16 October 1987) was a German cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the Archbishop of Cologne from 1969 to 1987 and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1969.