Reinhard Marx


Reinhard Marx
Cardinal, Archbishop of Munich and Freising
Marx in 2009
ArchdioceseMunich and Freising
Appointed30 November 2007
Installed2 February 2008
PredecessorFriedrich 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
Previous post(s)
Orders
Ordination2 June 1979
by Johannes Joachim Degenhardt
Consecration21 September 1996
by Johannes Joachim Degenhardt
Created cardinal20 November 2010
by Benedict XVI
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Reinhard Marx

(1953-09-21) 21 September 1953 (age 71)
Geseke, Germany
NationalityGerman
DenominationCatholic Church
MottoUbi Spiritus Domini Ibi Libertas
Where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is Freedom
Coat of armsReinhard Marx's coat of arms

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.