Alfons Maria Stickler, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Alfons Maria Stickler

Catholic cardinal

Date of Birth: 23-Aug-1910

Place of Birth: Neunkirchen, Lower Austria, Austria

Date of Death: 12-Dec-2007

Profession: librarian, Catholic priest, archivist, theologian, university teacher, law librarian

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Alfons Maria Stickler (23 August 1910 – 12 December 2007) was an Austrian cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church.
He served as Archivist and Librarian of the Holy Roman Church from 1985 to 1988.
Stickler was elevated to the cardinalate in 1985, and was the oldest member of the College of Cardinals.
A traditionalist, he was a strong supporter of the Tridentine Mass and clerical celibacy.