Background
Brandmüller, Walter Cardinal was born on January 5, 1929 in Anspach, Germany. Son of Kurt and Luise Brandmüller.
archbishop cardinal theologian
Brandmüller, Walter Cardinal was born on January 5, 1929 in Anspach, Germany. Son of Kurt and Luise Brandmüller.
Doctor in theology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, 1963.
Ordained priest Archdiocese of Bamberg, Germany, 1953. Parochial vicar St. Johannes parish, Kronach, 1953—1957, St. Martin parish, Bamberg, 1957—1960, Maria Himmelfahrt parish, Walleshausen, 1971—1998. Professor church history & patrology University Dillingen, 1969—1971.
Professor ecclesiastical history University Augsburg, 1970—1997. Member Pontifical Committee of Historical Sciences, 1981—1998, president, 1998—2009. Ordained bishop, 2010.
Titular archbishop Caesarea in Mauretania, since 2010. Elevated to cardinal, 2010. Cardinal-deacon S. Giuliano dei Fiamminghi, since 2010.
Member Accademia degli Intronati Siena, Pontificia Accademia Teologica Romana, Society International Historiae Conciliorum Investigandae (president), Pontificio Comitato di Scienze Storiche, Rotary.