Peter Stephan Zurbriggen Explained

Honorific-Prefix:His Excellency, The Most Reverend
Peter Stephan Zurbriggen
Apostolic Nuncio emeritus of Austria
Titular Archbishop of Glastonbury
Appointed:14 January 2009
Term End:30 November 2018
Predecessor:Edmond Farhat
Successor:Pedro López Quintana
Other Post:Titular Archbishop of Glastonbury
Ordination:10 October 1969
Consecration:6 January 1994
Consecrated By:John Paul II, Giovanni Battista Re, and Josip Uhac
Birth Date:27 August 1943
Birth Place:Brig, Switzerland
Death Place:Brig, Switzerland
Nationality:Swiss
Motto:Sancta Crux Mihi Lux
Peter Stephan Zurbriggen
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Peter Stephan Zurbriggen (27 August 1943  - 28 August 2022) was a Swiss archbishop of the Catholic Church, who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1993 until his retirement in 2018. He was Apostolic Nuncio to Austria from 2009 to 2018.

Biography

He was born and died in Brig, Switzerland. He was ordained a priest on 10 October 1969, entering the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1970.[1]

On 13 November 1993, he was named Apostolic Delegate to Mozambique, advancing to the post of Apostolic Nuncio in that country on 22 February 1996.

He was elevated to the episcopacy on 6 January 1994, becoming titular archbishop of Glastonbury.[2]

On 13 June 1998, Pope John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Nunzio to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. From 25 October 2001 he was Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Pope John Paul II named him Apostolic Administrator of Estonia on 15 November 2001. Pope Benedict XVI named him Apostolic Nuncio to Austria on 14 January 2009.[3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. it. 17 January 2020. Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999 .
  2. Web site: Archbishop Peter Stephan Zurbriggen . 29 August 2022 . Catholic Hierarchy.
  3. News: 29 August 2022 . Österreichs Kirche trauert um früheren Nuntius Zurbriggen . German . Kurier . Vienna .