Karl Lehmann

His Eminence Karl Lehmann
Cardinal, Bishop of Mainz
Cardinal Lehmann, 2014
Church	Catholic Church
Province	Freiburg im Breisgau
Diocese	Mainz
Appointed	21 June 1983
Installed	2 October 1983
Term ended	16 May 2016
Predecessor	Hermann Volk
Successor	Peter Kohlgraf
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Priest of S. Leone I
Orders
Ordination	10 October 1963 by Julius August Döpfner
Consecration	2 October 1983 by Hermann Volk
Created cardinal	21 February 2001 by John Paul II
Rank	Cardinal priest
Personal details
Born	16 May 1936 Sigmaringen, Germany
Died	11 March 2018 (aged 81) Mainz, Germany
Nationality	German
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	State in fide (English: "Stand firmly in the faith") – 1 Corinthians 16:13
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Karl Lehmann (16 May 1936 – 11 March 2018) was a German prelate and cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Mainz from 1983 to 2016, being elevated to the cardinalate in 2001.

He served as chairman of the Conference of the German Bishops from 1987 to 2008, being considered one of the most influential prelates in Germany in those years and a leading proponent of liberal stances within the Church. Before he became a bishop, he worked as professor of theology at the University of Mainz and the University of Freiburg.