Bishops of Switzerland

by Name

Switzerland
Bishops and Ordinaries of Switzerland (34)

Cardinals (2)

Cardinal Kurt Koch (75)Koch, Kurt (75), Cardinal-Priest of Nostra Signora del Sacro Cuore pro hac vice Title, Prefect of Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity, President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews and Bishop emeritus of Basel (Switzerland)
Cardinal Emil Paul Tscherrig (78)Tscherrig, Emil Paul (78), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Giuseppe in Via Trionfale and Member of Commission of Cardinals overseeing the Institute for Works of Religion

Archbishop (1)

Archbishop Jean-Claude Périsset (85)Périsset, Jean-Claude (85), Titular Archbishop of Iustiniana prima, Titular Bishop emeritus of Accia and Adjunct Secretary emeritus of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity

Bishops (17)

Bishop Joseph Marie Bonnemain, Opus Dei (76)Bonnemain, Joseph Marie, Opus Dei (76), Bishop of Chur (Switzerland) and Vice-President of Conference of Bishops of Switzerland
Bishop Norbert Brunner (82)Brunner, Norbert (82), Bishop emeritus of Sion (Switzerland)
Bishop Markus Büchel (75)Büchel, Markus (75), Bishop of Sankt Gallen (Switzerland)
Bishop Pétur Bürcher (79)Bürcher, Pétur (79), Bishop emeritus of Reykjavík (Iceland)
Bishop Alain de Raemy (65)de Raemy, Alain (65), Titular Bishop of Turris in Mauretania, Apostolic Administrator of Lugano (Switzerland) and Auxiliary Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland)
Bishop Marian Eleganti, O.S.B. (69)Eleganti, Marian, O.S.B. (69), Titular Bishop of Lamdia and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Chur (Switzerland)
Bishop Pierre Farine (84)Farine, Pierre (84), Titular Bishop of Trogir and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland)
Bishop Bernard Fellay, S.S.P.X. (66)Fellay, Bernard, S.S.P.X. (66), Superior General emeritus of Society of Saint Pius X
Bishop Martin Gächter (85)Gächter, Martin (85), Titular Bishop of Betagbara and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Basel (Switzerland)
Bishop Felix Gmür (58)Gmür, Felix (58), Bishop of Basel (Switzerland)
Bishop Pier Giacomo Grampa (88)Grampa, Pier Giacomo (88), Bishop emeritus of Lugano (Switzerland)
Bishop Valerio Lazzeri (61)Lazzeri, Valerio (61), Bishop emeritus of Lugano (Switzerland)
Bishop Hlib Borys Sviatoslav Lonchyna, M.S.U. (71)Lonchyna, Hlib Borys Sviatoslav, M.S.U. (71) (Ukrainian Rite), Apostolic Administrator of Saint-Vladimir-le-Grand de Paris of the Ukrainians (France) and Bishop emeritus of Holy Family of London of the Ukrainians (England)
Bishop Jean-Marie Lovey, C.R.B. (74)Lovey, Jean-Marie, C.R.B. (74), Bishop of Sion (Switzerland)
Bishop Charles Morerod, O.P. (63)Morerod, Charles, O.P. (63), Bishop of Lausanne, Genève et Fribourg (Switzerland) and President of Conference of Bishops of Switzerland
Bishop Josef Stübi (63)Stübi, Josef (63), Titular Bishop of Lemellefa and Auxiliary Bishop of Basel (Switzerland)
Bishop Denis Theurillat (74)Theurillat, Denis (74), Titular Bishop of Tubulbaca and Auxiliary Bishop emeritus of Basel (Switzerland)

Other Prelates (14)

Fr. Christof Betschart, O.C.D. (49)Betschart, Christof, O.C.D. (49), President of Pontifical Theological Faculty and Pontifical Institute of Spirituality (Teresianum)
Msgr. Graziano Borgonovo (65)Borgonovo, Graziano (65), Priest of Lugano (Switzerland), Undersecretary for the Section of New Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation and Chaplain of His Holiness
Brülhart, René (51), President emeritus of Financial Information Authority
Abbot Urban Federer, O.S.B. (56)Federer, Urban, O.S.B. (56), Abbot Ordinary of Maria Einsiedeln (Switzerland)
Abbot Jean-Michel Girard, C.R.B. (76)Girard, Jean-Michel, C.R.B. (76), Apostolic Administrator sede plena of Saint-Maurice d’Agaune (Switzerland)
Graf, Christoph (63), Commander of Pontifical Swiss Guard and Member of Financial Security Committee
Abbot Mauro Giorgio Giuseppe Lepori, O. Cist. (65)Lepori, Mauro Giorgio Giuseppe, O. Cist. (65), Abbot General of Order of Cistercians (Cistercians) and Vice-President of Union of Superiors General (U.S.G.)
Abbot Vigeli Monn, O.S.B. (59)Monn, Vigeli, O.S.B. (59), President of Benedictine Congregation of Switzerland
Fr. Ludovic Nobel, S.M.B. (46)Nobel, Ludovic, S.M.B. (46), Superior General of Bethlehem Mission Society
Pesenti, Davide, General Secretary of Conference of Bishops of Switzerland
Fr. Kolumban Reichlin, O.S.B. (54)Reichlin, Kolumban, O.S.B. (54), Chaplain of Pontifical Swiss Guard
Rossier, Loïc Marc (34), Vice Commander of Pontifical Swiss Guard
Abbot Jean-César Scarcella, C.R.A. (73)Scarcella, Jean-César, C.R.A. (73), Abbot Ordinary of Saint-Maurice d’Agaune (Switzerland), Abbot Primate of Confederation of Canons Regular of Saint Augustine and Abbot Ordinary of Swiss Congregation of Canons Regular of Saint Maurice of Agaune
Abbot Jean-Pierre Voutaz, C.R.B. (51)Voutaz, Jean-Pierre, C.R.B. (51), Superior General of Canons Regular of the Hospitaller Congregation of Great Saint Bernard
Other Prelates born in Switzerland (13)
SwedenCardinal Anders Arborelius, O.C.D. (75)Arborelius, Anders, O.C.D. (75), Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria degli Angeli, Bishop of Stockholm (Sweden) and Member of Council for the Economy
BoliviaBishop Carlos Bürgler, C.SS.R. (81)Bürgler, Carlos, C.SS.R. (81), Titular Bishop of Sinnipsa and Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Reyes (Bolivia)
EcuadorBishop Antonio Crameri, S.S.C. (56)Crameri, Antonio, S.S.C. (56), Vicar Apostolic of Esmeraldas (Ecuador)
FranceBishop Gérard Antoine Daucourt (83)Daucourt, Gérard Antoine (83), Bishop emeritus of Nanterre (France)
FranceBishop Benoît Gschwind, A.A. (61)Gschwind, Benoît, A.A. (61), Bishop of Pamiers (France)
KuwaitBishop Paul Hinder, O.F.M. Cap. (82)Hinder, Paul, O.F.M. Cap. (82), Titular Bishop of Macon and Vicar Apostolic emeritus of Southern Arabia (United Arab Emirates)
CanadaJanz, Timothy James (58), Vice-Prefect of Vatican Apostolic Library
BrazilBishop Cristiano Jakob Krapf (88)Krapf, Cristiano Jakob (88), Bishop emeritus of Jequié (Brazil)
BrazilBishop Karl Josef Romer (92)Romer, Karl Josef (92), Titular Bishop of Columnata and Secretary emeritus of Pontifical Council for the Family
AustriaBishop Stephan Turnovszky (60)Turnovszky, Stephan (60), Titular Bishop of Ancusa and Auxiliary Bishop of Wien (Austria)
CanadaVanier, Jean (96), Founder of International Association of Faith and Light and Founder of International Federation of L’Arche Communities (L’Arche International)
EcuadorBishop Bertram Víctor Wick Enzler (70)Wick Enzler, Bertram Víctor (70), Bishop of Santo Domingo (Ecuador)
AustriaAbbot Vinzenz Wohlwend, O. Cist. (55)Wohlwend, Vinzenz, O. Cist. (55), Abbot Ordinary of Wettingen-Mehrerau (Austria)
Other Prelates related to Switzerland (13)
ItalyArchbishop Ettore Balestrero (58)Balestrero, Ettore (58), Titular Archbishop of Victoriana, Representative to International Organization for Migration (IOM), Permanent Observer to World Trade Organization (WTO) and Permanent Observer to United Nations Office and Specialized Institutions in Geneva (UNOG)
ItalyCardinal Giuseppe Bertello (82)Bertello, Giuseppe (82), Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vito, Modesto e Crescenzia pro hac vice Title, President emeritus of Governorate of Vatican City State and President emeritus of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State
ItalyArchbishop Francesco Canalini (88)Canalini, Francesco (88), Titular Archbishop of Valeria
ItalyArchbishop Diego Causero (85)Causero, Diego (85), Titular Archbishop of Grado
USAArchbishop Borys Andrij Gudziak (64)Gudziak, Borys Andrij (64) (Ukrainian Rite), Metropolitan Archbishop of Philadelphia of the Ukrainians (USA)
USAArchbishop Thomas Edward Gullickson (74)Gullickson, Thomas Edward (74), Titular Archbishop of Bomarzo
LiechtensteinArchbishop Wolfgang Haas (76)Haas, Wolfgang (76), Archbishop emeritus of Vaduz (Liechtenstein)
SloveniaArchbishop Ivan Jurkovič (72)Jurkovič, Ivan (72), Titular Archbishop of Krbava and Apostolic Nuncio to Canada
GermanyArchbishop Martin Krebs (68)Krebs, Martin (68), Titular Archbishop of Taborenta, Apostolic Nuncio to Monaco, Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland and Apostolic Nuncio to Liechtenstein
IrelandArchbishop Diarmuid Martin (79)Martin, Diarmuid (79), Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Dublin (Ireland)
NigeriaArchbishop Fortunatus Nwachukwu (64)Nwachukwu, Fortunatus (64), Titular Archbishop of Aquaviva, Secretary for the Section of Evangelisation of Dicastery for Evangelisation and Vice-Grand Chancellor of Pontifical Urbaniana University
ItalyArchbishop Edoardo Rovida (97)Rovida, Edoardo (97), Titular Archbishop of Taormina
ItalyCardinal Silvano Maria Tomasi, C.S. (84)Tomasi, Silvano Maria, C.S. (84), Cardinal-Deacon of S. Nicola in Carcere and Special Delegate to Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of Saint John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta (Knights of Malta)

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