Background
Sterzinsky, Georg Maximilian Cardinal was born on February 9, 1936.
Sterzinsky, Georg Maximilian Cardinal was born on February 9, 1936.
Studied, Regional Seminary Erfurt.
Ordained priest Diocese of Erfurt-Meiningen, Germany, 1960. Parochial vicar Eisenach, 1960—1962. Assistant professor theological Regional Seminary, Diocese of Erfurt, 1962—1964.
Parochial vicar Heilegenstadt-Eichsfeld, 1964—1966, St. John the Baptist church, Jena, 1966—1981. Vicar-general Diocese of Erfurt-Meiningen, 1981—1989. Ordained bishop, 1989.
Bishop Diocese of Berlin, 1989—1994. Archbishop Archdiocese of Berlin, since 1994. Elevated to cardinal, 1991.
Cardinal-priest S. Giuseppe all' Aurelio, since 1991. President Berlin (East Germany) Bishops Conference, 1989—1990. Member Congregation for Catholic Education, Pontifical Council for Pastoral Care of Migrants & Itinerant peoples.