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Henri Schwery

Bishop and Cardinal (1932-2021)
Person human Q115681

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
June 14, 1932
Date of death
January 7, 2021
Place of birth
Saint-Léonard
Place of death
Saint-Léonard
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[8]
Ethnic group
Swiss[9]
Occupation
Catholic priest, theologian, Catholic bishop
Position held
cardinal, Roman Catholic Bishop of Sion, President of Swiss Bishops Conference[10][11][12]
Educated at
Pontifical Gregorian University, University of Fribourg[13][14]
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church, Catholicism[15][16]
Consecrator
François-Nestor Adam, Pierre Mamie, Otmar Mäder[22][23][24]
Family name
Schwery[18]
Given name
Henri[19]
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national
Saint-Léonard[20]
P14931
schwery_h[25]
Participant in
2005 conclave[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Henri Schwery de Schwery ru Швери ru Швери Анри ru Швери, Анри ru Швери А. ru Анри Швери zh 亨利·施維里
🔖 Identifiers · 30
ISNI
0000000110257342
VIAF cluster ID
43442393
Library of Congress authority ID
n89600382
GND ID
124504833
Angelicum ID
76867
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
15576247t
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
schwery-henri
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
schwery
DDB person (GND) ID
124504833
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
124504833
FactGrid item ID
José Calasanz Marqués
Freebase ID
/m/059c58
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GCatholic person ID
151
HDS ID
027458
IdRef ID
076515524
IxTheo authority ID
521506999
JRC Names ID
179369
Munzinger person ID
00000019901
NUKAT ID
n2007055972
Parsifal cluster ID
49222
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
128422
Portrait Archive ID
335086
Prabook ID
488247
SBN author ID
LIGV062040
Swiss Bishops ID
cardinal-henri-schwery
The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church ID
1991:Schwery
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV11451226
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/280658
WorldCat Entities ID
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Yale LUX ID
person/8f220310-1ec8-435c-a7ed-474f3fd10665

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🔗 Connections
← Consecrator 7
Emil Paul Tscherrig, Wolfgang Haas, Pierre Bürcher, Amédée Grab, Norbert Brunner, Eugenio Corecco, Joseph Candolfi
Consecrator 3
François-Nestor Adam, Pierre Mamie, Otmar Mäder
Occupation 3
theologian, Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
Educated at 2
Pontifical Gregorian University, University of Fribourg
Religion or worldview 2
Catholic Church, Catholicism
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Ethnic group 1
Swiss
Given name 1
Henri
Instance of 1
human
Municipal affiliation of a Swiss national 1
Saint-Léonard
Participant in 1
2005 conclave
Participated in 1
2005 conclave
Place of birth 1
Saint-Léonard
Place of death 1
Saint-Léonard
Position held 1
cardinal
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Ger
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Summary

Henri Schwery was born on June 14, 1932[1], in Saint-Léonard[2]. He died on January 7, 2021[3], in Saint-Léonard[4]. He worked as a Catholic priest[5], theologian[6], and Catholic bishop[7].

FAQs

Where was Henri Schwery born?

Henri Schwery was born in Saint-Léonard[2].

Where did Henri Schwery die?

Henri Schwery passed away in Saint-Léonard[4].

What did Henri Schwery do for work?

Henri Schwery worked as a Catholic priest[5], theologian[6], and Catholic bishop[7].

Where did Henri Schwery go to school?

Henri Schwery was educated at Pontifical Gregorian University[13] and University of Fribourg[14].

Related Entities

Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [10] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [1] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  17. [3] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . portraitarchiv.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . Historical Dictionary of Switzerland. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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