Josef Kardinal Frings - Köln, Germany
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N 51° 02.107 E 006° 54.239
32U E 353041 N 5655820
DE: Gedenktafel für den ehemaligen Erzbischof von Köln an der Katholischen Pfarrkirche St. Marien in Köln-Fühlingen. EN: Memorial plaque for the former archbishop of Cologne at the catholic parish church St. Marien in Cologne-Fühlingen.
Waymark Code: WM11G41
Location: Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany
Date Posted: 10/18/2019
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member bluesnote
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Josef Kardinal Frings (geboren 1887, gestorben 1978) war von 1942 bis 1969 Erzbischof von Köln. Bevor er dieses Amt bekleidete, wirkte er an mehreren Kölner Pfarrkirchen als Kaplan und Pfarrer. So war er von 1915 bis 1922 Pfarrer der Katholischen Pfarrgemeinde St. Marien in Köln-Fühlingen.

In Gedenken an sein Wirken in Fühlingen wurde an der Kirche St. Marien 1987 eine Gedenktafel angebracht. Die Bronzetafel zeigt ein Abbild von Josef Kardinal Frings im Profil und darunter folgenden Text:

JOSEF KARDINAL FRINGS
* 1887 † 1978
ERZBISCHOF VON KÖLN
1942 BIS 1969
WIRKTE HIER ALS PFARR-REKTOR
AN ST. MARIEN-KÖLN-FÜHLINGEN
VON 1915 BIS 1922
ZUR JAHRHUNDERTFEIER DER GRUND-
STEINLEGUNG ANGEBR. APRIL 1987
Josef Cardinal Frings (born 1887, died 1978) was Archbishop of Cologne from 1942 to 1969. Before he held this function, he worked at several parishes in Cologne as a chaplain and pastor. So he was from 1915 to 1922 pastor of the Catholic parish of St. Marien in Cologne-Fühlingen.

In honor of his work in Fühlingen a commemorative plaque was attached to the church of St. Marien in 1987. The bronze plaque shows an image of Josef Cardinal Frings in profile and below a text passage translating to:

JOSEF CARDINAL FRINGS
* 1887 † 1978
ARCHBISHOP OF COLOGNE
1942 TO 1969
WORKED HERE AS A PASTOR RECTOR
AT ST. MARIEN-COLOGNE-FÜHLINGEN
FROM 1915 TO 1922
ATTACHED ON THE OCCASION OF THE CENTENARY
OF THE LAYING OF THE CORNERSTONE IN APRIL 1987
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