Walter Brandmüller
Walter Brandmüller | |
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| Cardinal-Priest 'pro hac vice' of San Giuliano dei Fiamminghi | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Appointed | 20 November 2010 (as Cardinal-Deacon) 3 May 2021 (as Cardinal-Priest) |
| Installed | 6 March 2011 |
| Predecessor | Jan Pieter Schotte |
| Previous post(s) | President of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences (1998-2009) Titular Archbishop of Caesarea in Mauretania (2010) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 26 July 1953 by Joseph Otto Kolb |
| Consecration | 13 November 2010 by Raffaele Farina |
| Created cardinal | 20 November 2010 by Pope Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Deacon (2010-21) Cardinal-Priest (2021-) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter Brandmüller 5 January 1929 |
| Denomination | Catholic (Latin Church) |
| Alma mater | Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich |
| Motto | Ignem in Terram ("(To cast) fire upon the Earth") |
| Coat of arms | |
| Styles of Walter Brandmüller | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
Walter Brandmüller (born 5 January 1929) is a German prelate of the Catholic Church, a cardinal since 2010. He was president of the Pontifical Committee for Historical Sciences from 1998 to 2009.