What is Karl Lehmann?
[[File:Karl Lehmann.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Lehmann in November 2014]] '''Karl Lehmann''' (16 May 1936 &ndash; 11 March 2018) was a German [[Cardinal (Catholicism)|Cardinal]] [[prelate]] of the [[Catholic Church]]. He was born in [[Sigmaringen]], Germany. Lehmann [[Bishop of Mainz|Bishop emeritus of Mainz]], former [[Chairman]] of the [[Conference of the German Bishops]] and [[Professor]] [[emeritus]] of [[theology]] at the [[University of Mainz]] and the [[University of Freiburg]]. From 1971, he was the co-editor of the international journal ''[[Communio]]''. He was a member of the board of the Synod of the Dioceses of the Federal Republic of Germany 1971-1975, as well as a member of the [[International Theological Commission]] 1974-1984. From 1983 until his resignation in 2016, Lehmann was the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Mainz]]. In September 2017, Lehmann suffered a [[stroke]] and [[cerebral herrmohage]] which left him in need of care, first at hospital and later at home. He died on 11 March 2018 of stroke-related complications in [[Mainz]], Germany at the age of 81.<ref>[http://www.faz.net/aktuell/kardinal-karl-lehmann-ist-tot-15488207.html Kardinal Karl Lehmann ist tot] ''Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung''. Retrieved 11 March 2018</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Lehmann, Karl}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:People from Mainz]] [[Category:German cardinals]] [[Category:Writers from Rhineland-Palatinate]] [[Category:German editors]] {{bio-stub}}