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Emil Paul Tscherrig

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

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[25]
Date of birth
February 3, 1947
Date of death
May 12, 2026
Place of birth
Unterems
Place of death
Rome
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[7]
Occupation
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
Employer
Holy See[22]
Position held
titular archbishop, apostolic nuncio to Burundi, Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, apostolic nuncio to Dominica, Apostolic Nuncio to Jamaica, Apostolic Nuncio to Grenada, Apostolic Nuncio to Guyana, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Lucia, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Apostolic Nuncio to The Bahamas, Apostolic Nuncio to Barbados, Apostolic nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda, Apostolic Nuncio to Suriname, Apostolic Nuncio to Saint Kitts and Nevis, apostolic nuncio to South Korea, apostolic nuncio to Mongolia, Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, apostolic nuncio to Denmark, apostolic nuncio to Finland, Apostolic Nuncio to Iceland, apostolic nuncio to Norway, Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina, Apostolic Nuncio to Italy, Apostolic Nuncio to San Marino, cardinal-deacon[8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]
Educated at
Pontifical Gregorian University[23]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[24]
Consecrator
Angelo Sodano, Henri Schwery, Norbert Brunner[32][33][34]
Family name
Tscherrig[26]
Given name
Emil, Paul[27][28]
Motto text
spes mea christus[30]
Name in native language
Emil Paul Tscherrig[31]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Wiki goes Caribbean requested article, Wiki goes Caribbean[35][36]
P14931
tscherrig_ep[37]
Participant in
2025 conclave[29]
🏷️ Also known as
en Emil Paul Tscherrig cs Emil Paul Tscherigg cs Emil Paul Tscherrig de Tscherrig de Emil Tscherrig fr Emil Tscherrig he אמיל פאול טשריג ko 에밀 폴 체리크 pt Emil Tscherrig pt Tscherrig ru Шерриг, Эмиль-Поль ru Эмиль-Поль Шерриг sv Paul Tscherrig sv Tscherrig, Emil Paul
🔖 Identifiers · 13
VIAF cluster ID
501159234786103372747, 478159234395203371481
GND ID
1398850934
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Emil Paul Tscherrig (cropped).jpg ↗
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
tsce
FactGrid item ID
The Trout
GCatholic person ID
6926
Google Knowledge Graph ID
/g/121pvyhy
OpenSanctions ID
Emil Paul Tscherrig
PUG authority ID
123342
Parsifal cluster ID
206289, 222293
RERO ID (legacy)
A006245285, A003913338
SBN author ID
SBLV169701
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The College of Cardinals Report ID
emil-paul-tscherrig

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🔗 Connections
Consecrator 3
Angelo Sodano, Henri Schwery, Norbert Brunner
← Consecrator 3
Ángel Fernández Artime, Giordano Piccinotti, Héctor Luis Zordán
Given name 2
Emil, Paul
Occupation 2
Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Educated at 1
Pontifical Gregorian University
FactGrid item ID 1
The Trout
Instance of 1
human
OpenSanctions ID 1
Emil Paul Tscherrig
Participant in 1
2025 conclave
Participated in 1
2025 conclave
Place of birth 1
Unterems
Position held 1
cardinal-deacon
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Monchiet
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Emil Paul Tscherrig
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Summary

Emil Paul Tscherrig was born on February 3, 1947[1], in Unterems[2]. He died on May 12, 2026[3], in Rome[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

FAQs

Where was Emil Paul Tscherrig born?

Emil Paul Tscherrig was born in Unterems[2].

Where did Emil Paul Tscherrig die?

Emil Paul Tscherrig passed away in Rome[4].

What did Emil Paul Tscherrig do for work?

Emil Paul Tscherrig worked as a Catholic priest[5] and Catholic bishop[6].

Where did Emil Paul Tscherrig go to school?

Emil Paul Tscherrig was educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[23].

Related Entities

Angelo Sodano Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Tages-Anzeiger. Retrieved . tagesanzeiger.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . GCatholic.org. Retrieved . gcatholic.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  20. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [3] ↑ . Tages-Anzeiger. Retrieved . tagesanzeiger.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  31. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · ערן · 2026-10-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Employer → Holy See
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  2. 4w ago · Tymewalk · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14931 → tscherrig_ep
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  3. 4w ago · MatSuBot bot · 2026-10-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → titular archbishop, apostolic nuncio to Burundi, Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago +22
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Position held: apostolic nuncio to Mongolia, fix redirect apostolic nuncio to Mongolia → apostolic nuncio to Mongolia ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b/CB/a70315927b13|details]])"
  4. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sitelink count → 28
    Wikipedia languages → ['arz', 'ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'eu', 'fi', 'fr', 'he', 'hr', '
    Position held → titular archbishop, apostolic nuncio to Burundi, Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago +22
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Position held: apostolic nuncio to Finland, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect apostolic nuncio to Finland → apostolic nuncio to Finland ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b"
  5. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-09-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → titular archbishop, apostolic nuncio to Burundi, Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago +22
    "/* wbsetclaimvalue:1| */ Position held: Apostolic Nuncio to Grenada, разрешение перенаправления / resolving redirect Apostolic Nuncio to Grenada → Apostolic Nuncio to Grenada ([[:toollabs:editgroups/b"
  6. 17w ago · Printstream · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    GND ID → 1398850934
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  7. 25w ago · Baptiste44bzh · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → titular archbishop, apostolic nuncio to Burundi, Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago +22
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Position held: Catholic archbishop"
  8. 25w ago · Osnenzo · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Rome
    Wikidata description → Swiss Roman Catholic Archbishop and Vatican Diplomat (1947-2026)
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-short:0||en, it */"
  9. 25w ago · VandBoec · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
    Position held → titular archbishop, apostolic nuncio to Burundi, Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago +22
    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 */ Date of death: 12 May 2026"
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