Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Woelki akaberekwa musi wa18 Nyamavhuvhu 1956 muCologne, mumwe wevana vatatu vevabereki vakanga
vakadzingwa muEast Prussia pakupera kweHondo Yenyika II. Akadzidza uzivi uye zvechitendero paTheological Faculties yemayunivhesiti eBonn neFreiburg im Breisgau. Musi wa 14 June 1985 Cardinal Joseph Höffner akamugadza somupristi weArchdiocese yeCologne.