Peter Stephan Zurbriggen

Styles of
**Peter Stephan Zurbriggen**
Styles of; Peter Stephan Zurbriggen
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Peter Stephan Zurbriggen
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Peter Stephan Zurbriggen
Apostolic Nuncio emeritus of Austria; Titular Archbishop of Glastonbury
	Zurbriggen with Sebastian Kurz, Chancellor of Austria
Appointed	14 January 2009
Term ended	30 November 2018
Predecessor	Edmond Farhat
Successor	Pedro López Quintana
Other post(s)	Titular Archbishop of Glastonbury
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Nuncio to Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania (2001–2009); Apostolic Administrator of Estonia (2001–2005); Apostolic Nuncio to Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia (1998–2001); Apostolic Delegate/Nuncio to Mozambique (1993–1998);
Orders
Ordination	10 October 1969
Consecration	6 January 1994; by John Paul II, Giovanni Battista Re, and Josip Uhac
Personal details
Born	27 August 1943; Brig, Switzerland
Died	28 August 2022 (aged 79); Brig, Switzerland
Nationality	Swiss
Motto	Sancta Crux Mihi Lux

Peter Stephan Zurbriggen (27 August 1943 – 28 August 2022) was a Swiss archbishop of the Catholic Church, who worked in the diplomatic service of the Holy See from 1993 until his retirement in 2018. He was Apostolic Nuncio to Austria from 2009 to 2018.

Biography

He was born and died in Brig, Switzerland. He was ordained a priest on 10 October 1969, entering the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1970.^[1]

On 13 November 1993, he was named Apostolic Delegate to Mozambique, advancing to the post of Apostolic Nuncio in that country on 22 February 1996.

He was elevated to the episcopacy on 6 January 1994, becoming titular archbishop of Glastonbury.^[2]

On 13 June 1998, Pope John Paul II appointed him Apostolic Nunzio to Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan. From 25 October 2001 he was Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. Pope John Paul II named him Apostolic Administrator of Estonia on 15 November 2001. Pope Benedict XVI named him Apostolic Nuncio to Austria on 14 January 2009.^[3]

References

^ "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
^ "Archbishop Peter Stephan Zurbriggen". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
^ "Österreichs Kirche trauert um früheren Nuntius Zurbriggen". Kurier (in German). Vienna. 29 August 2022.

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Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Edmond Y. Farhat	Apostolic Nuncio to Austria 2009–2018	Succeeded by Pedro López Quintana
Preceded by Erwin Josef Ender	Apostolic Administrator of Estonia 2001–2005	Succeeded by Philippe Jourdan
Preceded by Erwin Josef Ender	Apostolic Nuncio to Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia 2001–2009	Succeeded by Luigi Bonazzi
Preceded by Jean-Paul Aimé Gobel	Apostolic Nuncio to Georgia, Azerbaijan, Armenia 1998–2001	Succeeded by Claudio Gugerotti
Preceded by Giacinto Berloco	Apostolic Delegate to Mozambique 1993–1998	Succeeded by Juliusz Janusz
Preceded by Kevin O’Connor	Titular Archbishop of Glastonia 1993–2022	Succeeded by Sede vacante

[1] "Pontificia Accademia Ecclesiastica, Ex-alunni 1950 – 1999" (in Italian). Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. Retrieved 17 January 2020.

[2] "Archbishop Peter Stephan Zurbriggen". Catholic Hierarchy. Retrieved 29 August 2022.

[3] "Österreichs Kirche trauert um früheren Nuntius Zurbriggen". Kurier (in German). Vienna. 29 August 2022.

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Authority control databases
International	VIAF
National	Germany

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