consecration other_post created_cardinal_by nationality coat_of_arms article_title term birth_date title rank image name cardinal consecrated_by predecessor birth_place motto type ordained_by previous_post appointed successor religion ordination birth_name
1 february 1976 cardinal-deacon of s. lorenzo in piscibus pope benedict xvi german coat of arms of paul josef cordes.svg paul josef cordes
 2 december 1995 -- 7 october 2010 05 september 1934 president '' emeritus of the pontifical council `` cor unum cardinal-deacon paul-josef cordes.jpg paul josef cordes 24 november 2007 johannes joachim degenhardt roger marie Élie etchegaray kirchhundem , germany deus fidelis cardinal lorenz jäger titular auxiliary bishop of paderborn -lrb- 1975 -rrb- vice president of bishop the pontifical council for the laity -lrb- 1980 -- 1995 of -rrb- titular archbishop of naissus -lrb- 1995 -- 2007 -rrb- naissus -lrb- 1975 -- 1995 -rrb- 2 december 1995 robert sarah roman catholic 21 december 1961 paul josef cordes
paul josef cordes

paul josef cordes -lrb- born 5 september 1934 -rrb- is a german cardinal of the roman catholic church .
he served as president of the pontifical council `` cor unum '' -lrb- 1995 -- 2010 -rrb- , and was elevated to the cardinalate in 2007 .
