Rainer Woelki

Rainer Maria Woelki is a German Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He has been Archbishop of Cologne since his installation on 20 September 2014 following his election by the Cathedral Chapter to succeed Joachim Meisner in that position. He previously served as Archbishop of Berlin.

18 August 1956

Born on the same birth date (18 August 1956): John Debney • Jon Schwartz (drummer) • Kelly Willard • Sandeep Patil

Born on the same birth day (18 August): Adam Storke • Ashikaga Takauji • Bogdan Bogdanović (basketball) • Elayne Boosler • Laurence Shirley, 4th Earl Ferrers • Mike LaValliere • Nicole Krauss

Born in the same month (August 1956): Alvin Greenidge • Frank Conniff • Fulvio Melia • Gerry Cooney • Jerry Ciccoritti • John Long (basketball player) • Lorraine Desmarais • Sally Beamish • Valgerd Svarstad Haugland