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Pierre Bürcher

Prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Person human Q124218

Facts

11 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[7]
Date of birth
December 20, 1945
Place of birth
Fiesch
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[5]
Occupation
Catholic priest, Catholic bishop
Position held
auxiliary bishop, Roman Catholic Bishop of Reykjavík, titular bishop, apostolic administrator
Religion or worldview
Catholic Church[6]
Consecrator
Pierre Mamie, Henri Schwery, Gabriel Bullet[10][11][12]
Family name
Bürcher[8]
Given name
Pierre[9]
🏷️ Also known as
en Pierre Buercher en Pétur Bürcher en Pierre Bürcher da Pétur Bürcher da Peter Bürcher de Pétur Bürcher de Peter Bürcher de Bürcher en-gb Peter Bürcher en-gb Pétur Bürcher es Peter Bürcher es Pétur Bürcher fi Peter Bürcher fi Pétur Bürcher fr Peter Bürcher fr Pétur Bürcher it Pétur Bürcher it Peter Bürcher nl Peter Bürcher nl Pétur Bürcher
🔖 Identifiers · 8
VIAF cluster ID
20147121769526392535
Library of Congress authority ID
no2016093202
GND ID
1206370971
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
burcher
Freebase ID
/m/03gtm10
GCatholic person ID
4030
Swiss Bishops ID
mgr-peter-buercher
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJyCHkmQ8TdgHVHpfbymVC

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🔗 Connections
Consecrator 3
Henri Schwery, Pierre Mamie, Gabriel Bullet
Position held 3
titular bishop, auxiliary bishop, apostolic administrator
← Consecrator 3
David Tencer, Joseph Maria Bonnemain, Bernard Genoud
Occupation 2
Catholic bishop, Catholic priest
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Given name 1
Pierre
Instance of 1
human
Place of birth 1
Fiesch
Religion or worldview 1
Catholic Church
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Mézières-sur-Oise
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Summary

Pierre Bürcher's place of birth was Fiesch[1]. He was born on December 20, 1945[2]. He worked as a Catholic priest[3] and Catholic bishop[4].

FAQs

Where was Pierre Bürcher born?

Born in Fiesch[1].

What did Pierre Bürcher do for work?

Pierre Bürcher worked as Catholic priest[3] and Catholic bishop[4].

Related Entities

Mézières-sur-Oise Switzerland

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [1] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 8w ago · Bargioni · 2026-09-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held → auxiliary bishop, Roman Catholic Bishop of Reykjavík, titular bishop +1
    Given name → Pierre
    Country of citizenship → Switzerland
    Instance of → human
    + 10 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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