His Eminence Hans Hermann Groër OSB Cardinal, Archbishop emeritus of Vienna Gröer in 1975 Archdiocese Vienna See Vienna Appointed 15 July 1986 Installed 14 September 1986 Term ended 14 September 1995 Predecessor Franz König Successor Christoph Schönborn Other posts Cardinal-Priest of Santi Gioacchino ed Anna al Tuscolano Ordinary for the Austrian Ordinariate for the Faithful of Eastern Rites Orders Ordination 12 April 1942 by Theodor Innitzer Consecration 14 September 1986 by Franz König Created Cardinal 28 June 1988 by Pope John Paul II Rank Cardinal-Priest Personal details Birth name Hans Wilhelm Groër Born (1919-10-13)13 October 1919 Vienna, Austria Died 24 March 2003(2003-03-24) (aged 83) Sankt Pölten, Austria Buried Cistercian Monastery of Marienfeld, Austria Nationality Austrian Denomination Roman Catholic Coat of arms