Franz König, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franz König

Austrian Catholic cardinal

Date of Birth: 03-Aug-1905

Place of Birth: Rabenstein an der Pielach, Lower Austria, Austria

Date of Death: 13-Mar-2004

Profession: Catholic priest, theologian, university teacher

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Leo

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.