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Christoph Schönborn has served as the Archbishop of Vienna since the
14th of September, 1995. He was created cardinal priest in the consistory
of February 21, 1998. The Cardinal was born January 22, 1945 in Skalka,
Bohemia. His family fled to Austria in September 1945. He attended school
in Schruns and Bludenz (Vorarlberg). In 1963 joined the Dominican Order.
He completed studies in philosophy, psychology and theology in Walberberg
near Bonn, and in Regensburg, Vienna and Paris:
Education
Walberberg/Bonn: philosophy and theology; Le Saulchoir: theology;
Vienna: philosophy and psychology; Ecole Practique des Hautes
Etudes, Sorbonne: christianism byzantine and slav.
Vocation
Ordained priest 1970 in Vienna, doctorate 1974 in Paris. 1973-1975
students' chaplan in Graz. 1975-1991 professor for Catholic
Dogmatic Theology in Fribourg (Switzerland).
From 1980 to 1985 member of the International Theological Commission,
1987 - 1992 editing secretary of the Catechism of the Catholic
Church.
Ordained auxiliary bishop September 29, 1991 at the Cathedral
of St. Stephans, Vienna.
Since September 14, 1995 Archbishop of Vienna; received Pallium
June 29, 1996.
February 21, 1998 created Cardinal
(Tit.church in Rome: Gesù Divino
Lavoratore)
Since June 30, 1998 President of the Austrian Bishops' Conference
Received award "Goldenes Komturkreuz with star of decoration for merits
for the region of Lower Austria" on September 23, 1998; honorary
doctor of the Catholic-Theology- Faculty University Prague
(1999), of the University Bucarest (2000), Tulane University
(2001), Franciscan University Steubenville (2002).
Selected Publications
Sophrone de Jérusalem, Paris
1972
Die Christusikone, Schaffhausen 1984
(american translation "The Human
Face of God", San Francisco 1994)
Einheit im Glauben, Einsiedeln 1984
The Mystery of the Incarnation, San
Francisco 1993
Introduction to the Catechism of the
Catholic Church, with Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger, San Francisco 1994
From Death to Life. The Christian
Journey, San Francisco 1995;
Living the Catechism of the Catholic
Church. The Creed, San Francisco 1995
Loving the Church, San Francisco 1998
Die Menschen, die Kirche, das Land
- Christentum als gesellschaftliche Herausforderung (Vienna 1998)
Wähle das Leben. Die christliche Moral nach dem Katechismus der Katholischen
Kirche (Wien 1998)
Wege des Betens. Das Gebet im Katechismus
der Katholischen Kirche (Wien 2000)
Jesus als Christus erkennen. Impulse
zur Vertiefung des Glaubens (Freiburg 2002)
Mein Jesus. Gedanken zum Evangelium
(Wien 2002)
Jesus nachfolgen im Alltag. Impulse
zur Vertiefung des Glaubens (Freiburg 2004)
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