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Franz König

Catholic cardinal

Died when: 98 years 223 days (1183 months)
Star Sign: Leo

 

Franz König

Franz König (3 August 1905 – 13 March 2004) was an Austrian Cardinal of the Catholic Church.He served as archbishop of Vienna from 1956 to 1985, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1958.

The last surviving cardinal elevated by Pope John XXIII, he was the second-oldest and longest-serving cardinal worldwide at the time of his death.


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