Rainer Woelki
German Cardinal of the Catholic Church
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| March 2 2022 | Offered his resignation to the pope for a second time. |
| September 2021 | Met with Pope Francis and requested a six-month leave for spiritual reflection, which was granted. |
| March 23 2021 | Refused to resign following the release of a sexual abuse report, stating that resignation would be a 'short-lived symbol'. |
| October 2016 | Appointed by Pope Francis as a member of the Congregation for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments for a five-year term. |
| September 20 2014 | Officially installed as Archbishop of Cologne. |
| July 11 2014 | Announced as the successor to Joachim Meisner as archbishop of Cologne after a complex ecclesiastical and civil review process. |
| January 6 2012 | The Vatican announced Woelki would be created a cardinal on 18 February, becoming the youngest member of the College of Cardinals at the time. |
| August 27 2011 | Woelki was officially installed as archbishop of Berlin and took formal possession of his see. |
| July 2 2011 | Pope Benedict XVI ratified Woelki's election and appointed him Archbishop of Berlin, just two days after the death of Georg Cardinal Sterzinsky. |
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