Jean-Claude Hollerich | |
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Cardinal, Archbishop of Luxembourg | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
Archdiocese | Luxembourg |
See | Luxembourg |
Appointed | 12 July 2011 |
Installed | 16 October 2011 |
Predecessor | Fernand Franck |
Other post(s) | |
Orders | |
Ordination | 21 April 1990 |
Consecration | 16 October 2011 by Fernand Franck |
Created cardinal | 5 October 2019 by Pope Francis |
Rank | Cardinal-Priest |
Personal details | |
Born | Jean-Claude Hollerich 9 August 1958 |
Alma mater | |
Motto | Annuntiate |
Coat of arms |
Jean-Claude Hollerich, S.J. (born 9 August 1958) is a Luxembourger Catholic prelate who has served as Archbishop of Luxembourg since 2011. He was the president of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) from March 2018 to 2023. He is a member of the Jesuits.
In addition to studies and pastoral work in Belgium, Germany, and Luxembourg, he studied in Japan from 1985 to 1989 and worked there from 1994 to 2011.
Pope Francis raised him to the rank of cardinal on 5 October 2019, He is the first cardinal from Luxembourg.[1] He is also a member of the Council of Cardinals.