Back الفريد بينجش ARZ Alfred Bengsch German Alfred Bengsch French Alfred Bengsch ID Alfred Bengsch Italian Alfred Bengsch Dutch Alfred Bengsch NB Alfred Bengsch Polish Alfred Bengsch Portuguese Бенгш, Альфред Russian
Alfred Bengsch | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop (personal title) of Berlin | |
 Alfred Bengsch preaching in Worbis, 24 September 1978. | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Berlin |
| Installed | 16 August 1961 |
| Term ended | 13 December 1979 |
| Predecessor | Julius Döpfner |
| Successor | Joachim Meisner |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-deacon of San Filippo Neri in Eurosia |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2 April 1950 by Konrad von Preysing |
| Consecration | 11 June 1959 by Julius Döpfner |
| Created cardinal | 26 June 1967 by Paul VI |
| Rank | Cardinal-deacon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 September 1921 |
| Died | 13 December 1979 (aged 58) East Berlin, East Germany |
| Buried | St. Hedwig's Cathedral |
| Nationality | German |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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| Styles of Alfred Bengsch | |
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| Reference style | His Eminence |
| Spoken style | Your Eminence |
| Informal style | Cardinal |
| See | Berlin |
Alfred Bengsch (10 September 1921 – 13 December 1979) was a German cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Berlin from 1961 until his death, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1967.