Reinhard Marx

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His Eminence Reinhard Marx
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
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 (1953-09-21) 21 September 1953 (age 70) Geseke, Germany
Nationality	German
Denomination	Catholic Church
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Paderborn (1996–2001) Titular Bishop of Petina (1996–2001) Bishop of Trier (2001–2007) President of German Bishops' Conference
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 cardinal of the Catholic Church. He serves as the Archbishop of Munich and Freising. Pope Benedict XVI elevated Marx to the cardinalate in a consistory in 2010.