Jean-Claude Hollerich


Jean-Claude Hollerich

Cardinal, Archbishop of Luxembourg
Hollerich in the cathedral in 2011
Hollerich in the cathedral on 16 October 2011.
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseLuxembourg
SeeLuxembourg
Appointed12 July 2011
Installed16 October 2011
PredecessorFernand Franck
Other post(s)
Orders
Ordination21 April 1990
Consecration16 October 2011
by Fernand Franck
Created cardinal5 October 2019
by Pope Francis
RankCardinal-Priest
Personal details
Born
Jean-Claude Hollerich

(1958-08-09) 9 August 1958 (age 66)
Alma mater
MottoAnnuntiate
Coat of armsCoat 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.

  1. ^ Thill, Ryck (5 October 2019). "Archbishop of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Hollerich ordained as cardinal". RTL Today. Retrieved 7 October 2019.