Peter Stephan Zurbriggen

Peter Stephan Zurbriggen with Sebastian Kurz, Chancellor of Austria.

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.

Biography

He was born in Brig, Switzerland, on 27 August 1943.

He was ordained a priest on 10 October 1969.

He joined the diplomatic service of the Holy See on 13 November 1993. He was Apostolic Delegate and then Apostolic Nunzio to Mozambique.

He received his episcopal consecration on 6 January 1994, becoming titular archbishop of Glastonbury.

On 13 june 1998 he became Apostolic Nunzio to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.

From 25 October 2001 he was Apostolic Nunzio to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

Pope John Paul II named him Apostolic Administrator of Estonia on 15 November 2001.[1]

Pope Benedict XVI named him Apostolic Nuncio to Austria on 14 January 2009.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 15.11.2001" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 15 November 2001. Retrieved 8 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Rinunce e Nomine, 14.01.2009" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. 14 January 2009. Retrieved 8 October 2018.



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