Joachim Meisner (born 25 December 1933) is a German cardinal of the Catholic Church. He is the current Archbishop of Cologne, serving since 1989. He previously served as Bishop of Berlin from 1980 to 1989, and was created a cardinal in 1983. He is widely considered to be Germany's leading conservative Catholic figure.
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