His Eminence Konrad von Preysing | |
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Cardinal, Bishop of Berlin | |
![]() Preysing in 1935 | |
See | Berlin |
Appointed | July 5, 1935 |
Installed | August 31, 1935 |
Term ended | December 21, 1950 |
Predecessor | Nikolaus Bares |
Successor | Wilhelm Weskamm |
Other post(s) | Cardinal Priest of S. Agata de' Goti |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Eichstätt (1932-1935) |
Orders | |
Ordination | July 29, 1912 |
Consecration | October 28, 1932 by Jacobus von Hauck |
Created cardinal | February 18, 1946 by Pius XII |
Rank | Cardinal Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Johann Konrad Maria Augustin Felix, Graf von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos August 30, 1880 |
Died | December 21, 1950 Berlin, Germany | (aged 70)
Buried | St. Hedwig's Cathedral, Berlin |
Nationality | German |
Styles of Konrad von Preysing | |
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Reference style | His Eminence |
Spoken style | Your Eminence |
Informal style | Cardinal |
See | Berlin |
Johann Konrad Maria Augustin Felix, Graf von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos (30 August 1880 – 21 December 1950) was a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. Considered a significant figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism, he served as Bishop of Berlin from 1935 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1946 by Pope Pius XII.