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Joseph Höffner

German roman catholic archbishop and cardinal (1906-1987).

Born December 24th, 1906 in Horhausen.

Died October 16th, 1987 at 80 years old in Cologne.

Occupations
Catholic bishop, Catholic priest, economist, priest, resistance fighter, theologian, university teacher

The great thing about getting older is that you don't lose all the other ages you've been. Madeleine L'Engle