Of Low Lands and High-Hats

Friedrich Cardinal Wetter

Function: Archbishop of München und Freising, Germany

Title: Cardinal Priest of S Stefano al Monte Celio

Birthdate: Feb 20, 1928	Country: Germany

Elevated: May 25, 1985	More information: www.catholic-hierarchy.org

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Of Low Lands and High-Hats
Aug 28, 2007
Utrecht isn't the lone the major European see where B16 long ago created a vacancy without simultaneously filling it.

Whispers in the Loggia, Monday, August 27, 2007

Utrecht isn't the lone the major European see where B16 long ago created a vacancy without simultaneously filling it.

The 68th successor of St Corbinian, Papa Ratzi has kept the archdiocese of Munich and Freising -- his home church, which he led from 1977-81 -- waiting for almost seven months since taking the retirement in early February of his own successor there, Cardinal Frederich Wetter. Like his Dutch counterpart, Wetter, 79, has remained at the archdiocese's helm as apostolic administrator; his eventual replacement will be the 70th head of the church in Bavaria since the saintly founder-bishop settled at Freising in 723.

At an April audience with a delegation from Munich's chapter of canons who came to Rome for his 80th birthday, B16 intimated that the jury was still well-out, asking for prayers that "the Good God might help me find the right person to take Corbinian's staff in his hands."

By the looks of it, though, seems he'd have an easier time finding a successor to Corbinian's famous pack-bear.

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