Clemens August, Graf von Galen

German count, Bishop of Münster, and cardinal, important figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism

• Born: 1878-03-16 (Dinklage)
• Died: 1946-03-22 (Münster)
• Country of citizenship: Germany
• Occupation: Catholic priest (since: 1904-05-28); author; resistance fighter
• Member of: Q1959039
• Position held: Catholic bishop (since: 1933-10-28); bishop of Münster (diocese: Roman Catholic Diocese of Münster; replaced by: Michael Keller; replaces: Johannes Poggenburg; since: 1933-09-05); cardinal (since: 1946-02-18)
• Educated at: Collegium Canisianum; University of Fribourg
• VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/92406147
• ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/0000000121436194
• WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n86819157
• Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n86819157