Maximilian von Fürstenberg


Maximilian von Fürstenberg
Grand Master of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem
Fürstenberg in Resende, Portugal, 1964
ChurchCatholic Church
AppointedMarch 1972
Term ended22 September 1988
PredecessorEugène-Gabriel-Gervais-Laurent Tisserant
SuccessorGiuseppe Caprio
Other post(s)Cardinal-Priest of Sacro Cuore di Gesù a Castro Pretorio pro hac vice (1967–88)
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination9 August 1931
Consecration25 April 1949
by Jozef-Ernest van Roey
Created cardinal26 June 1967
by Pope Paul VI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Maximilian Louis Hubert Egon Vincent Marie Joseph Freiherr von Fürstenberg-Stammheim

23 October 1904
Heerlen, Netherlands
Died22 September 1988(1988-09-22) (aged 83)
Namur, Belgium
Alma materUniversity of Louvain
Pontifical Gregorian University
MottoPax et virtute Tua
Coat of arms
Styles of
Maximilian von Fürstenberg
Reference styleHis Eminence
Spoken styleYour Eminence
Informal styleCardinal

Baron Maximilian Louis Hubert Egon Vincent Marie Joseph von Fürstenberg-Stammheim (also known as Maximilien de Fürstenberg; 23 October 1904 – 22 September 1988) was a cardinal of the Catholic Church and was Prefect of the Congregation for the Oriental Churches.