Emil Paul Tscherrig

Swiss Roman Catholic Archbishop and Vatican Diplomat (1947-2026)
Person human Q124553
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Emil Paul Tscherrig

Summary

Emil Paul Tscherrig is a human[1]. His place of birth was Unterems[2]. He was born on February 3, 1947[3]. He worked as a Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5]. He ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,769 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Emil Paul Tscherrig's place of birth was Unterems[2].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig was born on February 3, 1947[3].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig held citizenship in Switzerland[7].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig's professions included Catholic priest[4].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig's professions included Catholic bishop[5].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig held the position of Catholic archbishop[8].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig held the position of titular archbishop[9].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig held the position of cardinal-deacon[10].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig's education included a stint at Pontifical Gregorian University[11].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig is recorded as male[13].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig's Commons category is recorded as Emil Paul Tscherrig[15].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig's family name is recorded as Tscherrig[16].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig's given name is recorded as Emil[17].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig's given name is recorded as Paul[18].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig's participant in is recorded as 2025 conclave[19].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'la', 'text': 'spes mea christus'}[20].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Emil Paul Tscherrig'}[21].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig's consecrator is recorded as Angelo Sodano[22].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig's consecrator is recorded as Henri Schwery[23].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig's consecrator is recorded as Norbert Brunner[24].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wiki goes Caribbean requested article[25].
  • Emil Paul Tscherrig's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wiki goes Caribbean[26].

Body

Origins and Family

Emil Paul Tscherrig was born in Unterems[2]. He was born on February 3, 1947[3].

Education

Emil Paul Tscherrig was educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5]. Positions held include Catholic archbishop[8], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[27]; titular archbishop[9], a Roman Catholic episcopal title[28]; and cardinal-deacon[10], a position[29].

Personal Life

Emil Paul Tscherrig's religion is recorded as Catholic Church[12].

Why It Matters

Emil Paul Tscherrig ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10,769 views/month, #7,279 of 1,000,298).[6] He has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] He is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

FAQs

Where was Emil Paul Tscherrig born?

Emil Paul Tscherrig's place of birth was Unterems[2].

What did Emil Paul Tscherrig do for work?

Emil Paul Tscherrig worked as Catholic priest[4] and Catholic bishop[5].

Where did Emil Paul Tscherrig go to school?

Emil Paul Tscherrig was educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[11].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [13] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . GCatholic.org. Retrieved . gcatholic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [14] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · Baptiste44bzh · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held Catholic archbishop, titular archbishop, apostolic nuncio to Burundi +23
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  2. 21d ago · Osnenzo · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death Q220
    Wikidata description Swiss Roman Catholic Archbishop and Vatican Diplomat (1947-2026)
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  3. 22d ago · VandBoec · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
    Position held Catholic archbishop, titular archbishop, apostolic nuncio to Burundi +23
    Consecrator Angelo Sodano, Henri Schwery, Norbert Brunner
    On focus list of wikimedia project Wiki goes Caribbean requested article, Wiki goes Caribbean
    + 15 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P570]]: 12 May 2026"
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