Jean-Claude Hollerich

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Jean-Claude Hollerich

S.J.
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
Birth nameJean-Claude Hollerich
Born (1958-08-09) 9 August 1958 (age 63)
Differdange, Luxembourg
Alma mater
MottoAnnuntiate
Coat of armsCoat of arms

Jean-Claude Hollerich S.J. (born 9 August 1958) is a Luxembourgeois prelate of the Catholic Church, who has served as the Archbishop of Luxembourg since 2011. He has been the president of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) since March 2018.

Pope Francis raised him to the rank of cardinal on 5 October 2019, He is the first cardinal from Luxembourg.[1]

Life[]

Hollerich was born on 9 August 1958 in Differdange. He grew up in Vianden and attended the École Apostolique of Clairefontaine in Eischen and the Lycée Classique in Diekirch. From 1978 to 1981 he studied Catholic Theology and Philosophy at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. On 27 September 1981 he joined the Jesuits. After a noviciate in Namur from 1981 to 1983, he did pastoral work from 1983 to 1985 in Luxembourg. From 1985 to 1989, Hollerich studied Japanese language and culture as well as theology at Sophia University in Tokyo until 1989. He earned a theological licentiate in 1990 from the Sankt Georgen Graduate School of Philosophy and Theology in Frankfurt am Main.[2]

On 21 April 1990 he was ordained a priest in Brussels. From 1990 to 1994 he earned a licentiate in German language and literature at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. Until 2001 he was a doctoral student at the Centre for European Integration Studies in Bonn. On 18 October 2002, Hollerich took his perpetual vows in St. Ignatius' church in Tokyo. He is a member of the Japanese Jesuit province and was a professor of German, French and European studies (1994-2011) and Vice-Rector for General and Student Affairs of the Sophia University in Tokyo.[2]

Pope Benedict XVI appointed Hollerich Archbishop of Luxembourg on 12 July 2011.[2] He received his episcopal consecration on 16 October 2011 in the cathedral in Luxembourg from his predecessor Fernand Franck; the co-consecrators were the Archbishop of Cologne, Joachim Cardinal Meisner and the Archbishop of Tokyo, Peter Takeo Okada. He is the eighth Bishop and third Archbishop of Luxembourg.

Hollerich presided at the wedding of Guillaume, Hereditary Grand Duke of Luxembourg and Countess Stéphanie de Lannoy at Luxembourg's Notre-Dame Cathedral on 20 October 2012.[3]

He has held leadership positions in a number of European associations. He was President of the Conference of European Justice and Peace Commissions from 2014 to 2018 and became President of the Council of Bishops' Conferences of Europe's Commission for Youth in September 2017.[4] In March 2018, he was elected to a five-year term as president of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Union (COMECE).[5] Pope Francis appointed him to participate in the 2018 Synod of Bishops on Youth, Faith, and vocational discernment.[6]

Since 1994, Hollerich has been a member of the Catholic student fraternity, AV Edo-Rhenania zu Tokio and of .[citation needed]

On 5 October 2019, Pope Francis made him Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto.[7] Interviewed shortly afterwards, he supported the ordination of married men to the Catholic priesthood. He said: "I love my celibacy, I stand by it, but I see that married deacons can preach differently than I do, and I find that in itself a wonderful addition."[8]

He was made a member of the Pontifical Council for Culture on 21 February 2020[9] and member of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue on 8 July 2020.[10]

In September 2020, he suggested that the limitations placed by the COVID-19 pandemic on access to the sacraments and church instruction programs will result in a smaller Church, because those who attend for cultural reasons will have learned to live without the Church. He thought this only exacerbated current trends, because "this merely cultural Catholicism, cannot last over time".[11] He also said he supported asking the "big questions" but hoped the anticipated German synod would recognize its obligations to the Church worldwide. He thought the most important question was the role of women in the Church and expressed a willingness to consider the ordination of women: "I just don't know. But I am open to it. It is clear, however, that the current situation is not enough. You have to see and notice that women have a say in the church."[12]

On 8 July 2021, Pope Francis appointed him relator general of the next synod of bishops.[13]

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References[]

  1. ^ Thill, Ryck (5 October 2019). "Archbishop of Luxembourg Jean-Claude Hollerich ordained as cardinal". RTL Today. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Rinunce e Nomine, 12.07.2011" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 12 July 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Le gotha mondial présent au mariage du grand-duc héritier de Luxembourg". Le Point (in French). 20 October 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  4. ^ "L'Archevêque Jean-Claude Hollerich" (in French). Archevêché de Luxembourg. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
  5. ^ "Jesuit Archbishop Hollerich elected new COMECE president". La Croix. 9 March 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  6. ^ "XV Assemblea Generale Ordinaria del Sinodo dei Vescovi (3-28 ottobre 2018) – Elenco dei Partecipanti, 15.09.2018" (Press release). Holy See Press Office. 15 September 2018. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
  7. ^ "Concistoro Ordinario Pubblico: Assegnazione dei Titoli, 05.10.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  8. ^ "Kardinal Hollerich über verheiratete Priester: "Warum nicht?"" (in German). Katholisch.de. 5 October 2019. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 21.02.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 21 February 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2020.
  10. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 08.07.2020" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  11. ^ Allen, Elise Ann (4 September 2021). "Cardinal predicts Church, Europe will be 'weaker' after pandemic". Crux. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  12. ^ "Bin offen für Frauen als Priesterinnen". Katholisch.de (Interview). 18 September 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  13. ^ "Rinunce e nomine, 08.07.2021" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 8 July 2021.
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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Fernand Franck 		Archbishop of Luxembourg
12 July 2011 – 		Incumbent
Preceded by
Reinhard Marx 		President of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community
8 March 2018 –
Preceded by
José de Jesús Pimiento Rodriguez 		Cardinal-Priest of San Giovanni Crisostomo a Monte Sacro Alto
5 October 2019 –
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