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Reinhard Marx
Reinhard Marx
(born 21 September 1953) is a German
cardinal
of the
Catholic Church
and chairman of the
German Bishops' Conference
. He serves as the
Archdiocese of Munich and Freising
.
Pope Benedict XVI
elevated Marx to the cardinalate in a consistory on 20 November 2010. At the time of his elevation, Marx became the youngest member of the
College of Cardinals
, succeeding
Péter Erdo
, the Cardinal Archbishop of Budapest, who was elevated in 2003. He is eligible to vote in all
papal conclaves
which begin on or before 21 September 2033, his 80th birthday.
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