- Karl Joseph Schulte
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See=Cologne |Karl Joseph Cardinal Schulte (
September 14 ,1871 —March 11 ,1941 ), was a Germanprelate of theRoman Catholic Church . He served as Archbishop of Cologne from 1920 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1921.Biography
Karl Joseph Schulte was born in
Haus Valbert ,Paderborn , to Oswald and Antonetta (née Schlünder) Schulte. Confirmed onJuly 24 ,1887 , he studied at theseminary inEssen and the University of Tübingen (from where he obtained a doctorate in theology onMarch 5 ,1903 ). Schulte was ordained to the priesthood by BishopHubert Simar onMarch 22 ,1895 .He then did pastoral work in Paderborn, including serving as a
vicar inWitten , until 1901. He was a repetitor at the "Collegio Leonino" and Major Seminary of Paderborn from 1901 to 1905, whence he began teachingtheology , canon law, and apologetics at the Theological Faculty of Paderborn. In 1908 he became an official episcopalcounselor .On
November 30 ,1909 , Schulte was elected Bishop of Paderborn, a choice confirmed byPope Pius X onFebruary 7 ,1910 . He received his episcopal consecration on the followingMarch 19 fromAnton Cardinal Fischer , with BishopsMichael Korum andHermann Dingelstadt serving as co-consecrators, in thePaderborn Cathedral . Schulte, who duringWorld War I organized a large relief force for the British and French prisoners in German prison camps [TIME Magazine. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,721258,00.html Wynfrith and Schulte]October 5 ,1925 ] , was later named Archbishop of Cologne onMarch 8 ,1920 .Pope Benedict XV created him Cardinal Priest of "Ss. Quattro Coronati" in theconsistory ofMarch 7 ,1921 . Schulte was one of the cardinal electors in the 1922 papal conclave, and again in the conclave of 1939. He was also a fierce opponent ofCommunism [TIME Magazine. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,760766-4,00.html Death of a Pope]February 20 ,1939 ] andNazism [TIME Magazine. [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,757889,00.html "Sunday of Youth"]June 14 ,1937 ] .The Cardinal died in
Cologne , at age 69. He is buried in the archiepiscopalcrypt of theCologne Cathedral .References
External links
* [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios-s.htm#Schulte Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bschultek.html Catholic-Hierarchy]
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