Reinhard Marx

German Roman Catholic cardinal
Person human Q43930

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🏷️ Also known as
en Reinhard Marx ar راينهارد ماركس de Kardinal Marx de Reinhard Kardinal Marx ja ライハルト・マルクス ja ラインハルト・マックス ja ラインハルト・マルクス ko 라인하르트 마르크스 ru Маркс Рейнхард ru Маркс, Рейнхард ru Рейнхард Маркс sv Marx uk Рейнгард Маркс zh 赖因哈德·马克思
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SVKKL authority ID
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The College of Cardinals Report ID
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Summary

Reinhard Marx's place of birth was Geseke[1]. He was born on September 21, 1953[2]. He worked as a Catholic priest[3], writer[4], theologian[5], university teacher[6], and Latin Catholic bishop[7].

Body

Education

He earned the academic degree of doctorate[26].

Career and Affiliations

Positions held include cardinal priest[11], a position[27]; Bishop of Trier[12]; auxiliary bishop[13], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[28]; titular bishop of Petina[14], a position[29]; Roman Catholic Archbishop of Munich and Freising[15], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[30], founded in 1818[31]; and President of the German Bishops' Conference[16], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[32], in Germany[33].

Recognition

Awards received include Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille in Gold[19], a class of award[34], in Germany[35], founded in 1961[36]; Stephanus Award[20], an award[37]; Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre[21], a grade of an order[38]; Bavarian Order of Merit[22], an order of merit[39], in Germany[40], founded in 1957[41]; Ehrenprofessur[23], a non-academic title[42]; and honorary doctor of the Catholic University of Paris[24], an award[43], in France[44].

Personal Life

Reinhard Marx's religion is recorded as Latin Church[45].

FAQs

Where was Reinhard Marx born?

Reinhard Marx's place of birth was Geseke[1].

What did Reinhard Marx do for work?

Reinhard Marx worked as Catholic priest[3], writer[4], theologian[5], university teacher[6], and Latin Catholic bishop[7].

Where did Reinhard Marx go to school?

Reinhard Marx was educated at Ruhr University Bochum[18].

What awards did Reinhard Marx receive?

Honors received include Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille in Gold[19], Stephanus Award[20], Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre[21], and Bavarian Order of Merit[22].

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  1. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  11. [3] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  13. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  16. [10] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  18. [45] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . domradio.de. Retrieved . domradio.de. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . icp.fr. Retrieved . icp.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [2] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Hogü-456 · 2026-10-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Award received → Bayerische Verfassungsmedaille in Gold, Stephanus Award, Knight Grand Cross in the Order of the Holy Sepulchre +6
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  2. 5w ago · Tymewalk · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'bar', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'fi', 'fr',
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  3. 7w ago · ~2026-40709-90 · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  4. 20w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Catholic priest, writer, theologian +4
    Position held → cardinal priest, Bishop of Trier, auxiliary bishop +4
    SVKKL authority ID → 0323208-Marx-Reinhard-1953
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  5. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  6. 26w ago · Bargioni · 2026-05-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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