Peter Stephan Zurbriggen
Peter Stephan Zurbriggen (born 27 August 1943) is a Swiss archbishop of the Catholic Church, who has worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See since 1993. He has been Apostolic Nunzio to Austria since 2009.
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Biography
He was born in Brig, Switzerland, on 27 August 1943.
He was ordained a priest on 10 October 1969.
To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1970.[1]
On 13 November 1993, he was named Apostolic Delegate to Mozambique.
He became Apostolic Nuncio to Mozambique on 22 February 1996.
He received his episcopal consecration on 6 January 1994, becoming titular archbishop of Glastonbury.
On 13 June 1998, Pope John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Nunzio to Georgia, to Armenia and to Azerbaijan.[2]
From 25 October 2001 he was Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.[3]
Pope John Paul II named him Apostolic Administrator of Estonia on 15 November 2001.[4]
Pope Benedict XVI named him Apostolic Nuncio to Austria on 14 January 2009.[5]
References
- "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- Acta Apostolicae Sedis (PDF). XC. 1998. p. 558. Retrieved 6 December 2019.
- "Rinunce e Nomine, 25.10.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 25 October 2001. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.11.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 November 2001. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
- "Rinunce e Nomine, 14.01.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2018.