Recent Events

Bishop Joseph Marie Bonnemain, Opus Dei, Bishop of Chur (Switzerland), was appointed as Vice-President of Conference of Bishops of Switzerland

Bishop Markus Büchel resigned as Vice-President of Conference of Bishops of Switzerland

Bishop Felix Gmür resigned as President of Conference of Bishops of Switzerland

Bishop Charles Morerod, O.P., Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland), was appointed as President of Conference of Bishops of Switzerland

Bishop Bernard Tissier de Mallerais, S.S.P.X. ▼, passed away at 79

Cardinal Anders Arborelius, O.C.D., resigned as Vice-President of Scandinavian Episcopal Conference

Archbishop Martin Krebs, Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco

Bishop Vitus Huonder, Bishop emeritus of Chur (Switzerland), passed away at 81

Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig resigned as Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino

Msgr. Graziano Borgonovo, Priest of Lugano (Switzerland) and Chaplain of His Holiness, was appointed as Undersecretary for the Section of New Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation

Abbot Jean-Michel Girard, C.R.B., was appointed as Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Saint-Maurice d’Agaune (Switzerland)

Fr. Benoît Gschwind, A.A., was consecrated as Bishop of Pamiers (France)

Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig took possession as Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale

Fr. Benoît Gschwind, A.A., was elected Bishop of Pamiers (France)

Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino, was appointed as Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Fr. Josef Meili, S.M.B., resigned as Superior General of Society of Bethlehem Mission Immensee

Fr. Ludovic Nobel, S.M.B., was appointed as Superior General of Society of Bethlehem Mission Immensee

Archbishop Emil Paul Tscherrig, Titular Archbishop of Voli, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino, was created Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale

Archbishop Wolfgang Haas resigned as Archbishop of Vaduz (Liechtenstein)

Archbishop Ettore Balestrero, Apostolic Nuncio to Democratic Republic of Congo, was appointed as Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG), Permanent Observer to World Trade Organization (WTO) and Representative to International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Bishop Peter Henrici, S.J., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Chur (Switzerland), passed away at 95

Abbot Jean-Michel Girard, C.R.B., resigned as Superior General of Canons Regular of the Hospitaller Congregation of Great Saint Bernard

Fr. Jean-Pierre Voutaz, C.R.B., was appointed as Superior General of Canons Regular of the Hospitaller Congregation of Great Saint Bernard

Cardinal Karl-Josef Rauber, Cardinal-Deacon of S. Antonio di Padova a Circonvallazione Appia and President emeritus of Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy, passed away at 88

Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG), Permanent Observer to World Trade Organization (WTO) and Representative to International Organization for Migration (IOM), was appointed as Secretary for the Section of Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation and Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello resigned as Member of Council of Cardinals

Fr. Josef Stübi was consecrated as Titular Bishop of Lemellefa and Auxiliary Bishop of Basel (Switzerland)

Bishop Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Apostolic Administrator of Northern Arabia (Kuwait)

Fr. Josef Stübi, Priest of Basel (Switzerland), was elected Titular Bishop of Lemellefa and Auxiliary Bishop of Basel (Switzerland)

Bishop Ernesto Togni, Bishop emeritus of Lugano (Switzerland), passed away at 96

Bishop Alain de Raemy, Auxiliary Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland), was appointed as Apostolic Administrator of Lugano (Switzerland)

Bishop Valerio Lazzeri resigned as Bishop of Lugano (Switzerland)

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia pro hac vice Title, Member of Council of Cardinals, President emeritus of Governorate of Vatican City State and President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State, reached the age of 80 and became ineligible to vote in a future conclave (Italy)

Archbishop Peter Stephan Zurbriggen, Apostolic Administrator emeritus of Estonia (Estonia), passed away at 79

Abbot Jean-Michel Girard, C.R.B., resigned as Abbot Primate of Confederation of Canons Regular of Saint Augustine

Abbot Jean-César Scarcella, C.R.A., Abbot Ordinary of Saint-Maurice d’Agaune (Switzerland) and Abbot Ordinary of Swiss Congregation of Canons Regular of Saint Maurice of Agaune, was appointed as Abbot Primate of Confederation of Canons Regular of Saint Augustine

Bishop Ivo Fürer, Bishop emeritus of Sankt Gallen (Switzerland), passed away at 92

Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U., resigned as Apostolic Visitator in Ireland of the Ukrainians

Bishop Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap., resigned as Vicar Apostolic of Southern Arabia (United Arab Emirates)

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin resigned as Vice-President of Irish Catholic Bishops’ Conference

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello, Cardinal-Deacon of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia and Member of Council of Cardinals, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia pro hac vice Title

Lieutenant Colonel Philippe Morard resigned as Vice Commander of Pontifical Swiss Guard

Lieutenant Colonel Loïc Marc Rossier was appointed as Vice Commander of Pontifical Swiss Guard

Mr. Davide Pesenti was appointed as General Secretary of Conference of Bishops of Switzerland

Mr. Ervin Tanner resigned as General Secretary of Conference of Bishops of Switzerland

Archbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu, Apostolic Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda, Apostolic Nuncio to Barbados, Apostolic Nuncio to Dominica, Apostolic Nuncio to Jamaica, Apostolic Nuncio to Guyana, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Kitts and Nevis, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Vincent and Grenadines, Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Apostolic Delegate to Antilles, Apostolic Nuncio to Bahamas, Apostolic Nuncio to Grenada, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Apostolic Nuncio to Suriname, Apostolic Nuncio to Belize and Plenipotentiary Representative to Caribbean Community (CARICOM), was appointed as Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG), Permanent Observer to World Trade Organization (WTO) and Representative to International Organization for Migration (IOM)

Abbot Mauro Giorgio Giuseppe Lepori, O. Cist., Abbot General of Order of Cistercians (Cistercians), was appointed as Vice-President of Union of Superiors General (U.S.G.)

Cardinal Giuseppe Bertello resigned as President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State and President of Governorate of Vatican City State

Fr. Kolumban Reichlin, O.S.B., was appointed as Chaplain of Pontifical Swiss Guard

Fr. Thomas Widmer resigned as Chaplain of Pontifical Swiss Guard

Bishop Antonio Crameri, S.S.C., Titular Bishop of Apollonia and Auxiliary Bishop of Guayaquil (Ecuador), was appointed as Vicar Apostolic of Esmeraldas (Ecuador)

Archbishop Ivan Jurkovič, Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG), Permanent Observer to World Trade Organization (WTO) and Representative to International Organization for Migration (IOM), was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Canada

Abbot Christian Meyer, O.S.B., resigned as President of Benedictine Congregation of Switzerland

Abbot Vigeli Monn, O.S.B., was appointed as President of Benedictine Congregation of Switzerland

Fr. Franziskus Maria vom Kreuze Jordan (Francis Mary of the Cross / Johann Baptist), S.D.S., Superior General of Society of the Divine Saviour (Salvatorians), was beatified

Cardinal Kurt Koch, Prefect of Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews and Cardinal-Deacon of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore, was appointed as Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore pro hac vice Title

Bishop Paul Vollmar, S.M., Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Chur (Switzerland), passed away at 86

Archbishop Pier Giacomo De Nicolò, Titular Archbishop of Martana, passed away at 92

Msgr. Joseph Marie Bonnemain, Opus Dei, was consecrated as Bishop of Chur (Switzerland)

Archbishop Martin Krebs, Apostolic Nuncio to Uruguay, was appointed as Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein and Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland