[[Paul VI]] appointed him Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freisling on March 25, 1977.
[[Paul VI]] appointed him Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Munich and Freisling on March 25, 1977.
==Cardinal==
==Cardinal==
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He was chosen to the [[College of Cardinals]] by [[Paul VI]] on June 27, 1977. He was thereafter known as Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger.
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He was chosen to the [[College of Cardinals]] by [[Paul VI]] on June 27, 1977. He was thereafter known as Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger. On November 25, 1981, Pope [[John Paul II]] named Cardinal Ratzinger "Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith", one of the major Curial institutions of the [[Holy See]].