Reinhard Marx
Reinhard Marx | |
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| Cardinal, Archbishop of Munich and Freising | |
Marx in 2009 | |
| Archdiocese | Munich and Freising |
| Appointed | 30 November 2007 |
| Installed | 2 February 2008 |
| Predecessor | Friedrich Wetter |
| Other post(s) | Cardinal-Priest of S. Corbiniano President of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community Coordinator of Council for the Economy Member of the Council of Cardinals |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | 2 June 1979 by Johannes Joachim Degenhardt |
| Consecration | 21 September 1996 by Johannes Joachim Degenhardt |
| Created cardinal | 20 November 2010 by Benedict XVI |
| Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Reinhard Marx 21 September 1953 |
| Nationality | German |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Motto | Ubi Spiritus Domini Ibi Libertas Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Freedom |
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Reinhard Marx (born 21 September 1953) is a German Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Munich and Freising since 2008. Pope Benedict XVI made him a cardinal in 2010. He is a former member of the Council of Cardinals established by Pope Francis, serving from 2013 to 2023 and is a former president of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (2012 – 2018). Marx is the Grand Prior of the German Lieutenancy of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem.