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Christoph Graf

35th Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard
Person human Q15794343

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
September 5, 1961
Place of birth
Pfaffnau
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[5]
Occupation
military personnel, military officer
Position held
Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard[6]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[10]
Award received
Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Sylvester, Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic, Knight Grand Officer of the Order of St. Gregory the Great[7][8][9]
Allegiance
Switzerland[17]
Commander of (DEPRECATED)
Pontifical Swiss Guard[14]
Family name
Graf[15]
Given name
Christoph[16]
Military branch
Pontifical Swiss Guard[12]
Military unit
Pontifical Swiss Guard[22]
Military, police or special rank
colonel[13]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Pfaffnau[18]
Name in native language
Christoph Graf[19]
Number of children
+2[20]
Start of work period
1987[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Christoph Graf ar كريستوف جراف es Christoph Graf Col he כריסטוף גראף ru Граф, Кристоф ru Кристоф Граф zh 克里斯托夫·格拉夫
🔖 Identifiers · 8
ISNI
0000000016742245
VIAF cluster ID
50291801
GND ID
128899093
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Christoph Graf - 2024.jpg ↗
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/11b76t5dpd
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810669971405606
OpenSanctions ID
Christoph Graf
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyrVyY66V6QFQ43HYrH4q

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 2
military officer, military personnel
Allegiance 1
Switzerland
Commander of (DEPRECATED) 1
Pontifical Swiss Guard
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Family name 1
Graf
Given name 1
Christoph
Instance of 1
human
Military branch 1
Pontifical Swiss Guard
Military unit 1
Pontifical Swiss Guard
Military, police or special rank 1
colonel
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Pfaffnau
OpenSanctions ID 1
Christoph Graf
Place of birth 1
Pfaffnau
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
← Commanded by 1
Pontifical Swiss Guard
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Christoph Graf
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Summary

Born in Pfaffnau[1], he… he was born on September 5, 1961[2]. He worked as a military personnel[3] and military officer[4].

Body

Recognition

Awards received include Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Sylvester[7]; Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[8], a grade of an order[23], in Italy[24]; and Knight Grand Officer of the Order of St. Gregory the Great[9], a grade of an order[25].

FAQs

Where was Christoph Graf born?

Born in Pfaffnau[1].

What did Christoph Graf do for work?

Christoph Graf worked as military personnel[3] and military officer[4].

What awards did Christoph Graf receive?

Honors received include Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Sylvester[7], Commander of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic[8], and Knight Grand Officer of the Order of St. Gregory the Great[9].

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . letemps.ch. letemps.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 29d ago · Printstream · 2026-10-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Pfaffnau
    Family name → Graf
    Start of work period → +1987-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national → Pfaffnau
    + 22 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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