Background
Koenig, Franz Cardinal was born in 1905 in Rabenstein, Austria, August.3.
Koenig, Franz Cardinal was born in 1905 in Rabenstein, Austria, August.3.
Doctor of Divinity; Doctor of Philosophy. Honorary degrees universities Vienna, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Zagreb, American universities.
Ordained priest Roman Catholic Church, 1933. Professor.high school. Lecturer U. Vienna, 1946-1948, extraordinary professor, from 1948.
Titular bishop, Livias, 1952, bishop coadjutor, Saint Poelten, 1952.
Archbishop of Vienna, 1956-1985. Cardinal, 1958; titular church Saint Eusebius.
President Secretariat for Non-Believers, 1965-1980, Pax Christi International, 1985-1990. Archbishop emeritus of Vienna.
Member American Academy Arts and Sciences.