Karl-Josef Rauber

History
History
Priestly ordination
Date	28 February 1959
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Pope John Paul II
Co-consecrators	Eduardo Martinez Somalo; Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
Date	6 January 1983
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	14 February 2015

History
Ordination history of; Karl-Josef Rauber
Date
History
Priestly ordination
Date	28 February 1959
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecrator	Pope John Paul II
Co-consecrators	Eduardo Martinez Somalo; Duraisamy Simon Lourdusamy
Date	6 January 1983
Cardinalate
Elevated by	Pope Francis
Date	14 February 2015

His Eminence

Karl-Josef Rauber
His Eminence; Karl-Josef Rauber
Apostolic Nuncio
	Rauber in 2007
Appointed	22 February 2003
Term ended	18 June 2009
Predecessor	Pier Luigi Celata
Successor	Giacinto Berloco
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Deacon of Sant'Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia (2015–2023)
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Nuncio to Hungary and Moldova (1997–2003); Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and Liechtenstein (1993–1997); President of the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy (1990–1993); Titular Archbishop of Iubaltiana (1983–2015); Apostolic Pro-Nuncio to Uganda (1982–1990);
Orders
Ordination	28 February 1959; by Albert Stohr
Consecration	6 January 1983; by Pope John Paul II
Created cardinal	14 February 2015; by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal-Deacon
Personal details
Born	Karl-Josef Rauber; 11 April 1934; Nuremberg, Germany
Died	26 March 2023 (aged 88); Rottenburg am Neckar, Germany
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Motto	Caritas Christi urget nos; (The Love of Christ compels us)
Coat of arms

Styles of Karl Josef Rauber

Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Karl-Josef Rauber (11 April 1934 – 26 March 2023) was a German prelate of the Catholic Church who served as an apostolic nuncio from 1982 until his retirement in 2009. He was created a cardinal by Pope Francis in 2015.