Joseph Alfons Tscherrig
Joseph Alfons Tscherrig CSsR (also José Alfonso Tscherrig ; born October 25, 1903 in Brig , Switzerland ; † November 22, 1982 ) was a Roman Catholic religious and apostolic vicar of Reyes in Bolivia .
Life
Joseph Alfons Tscherrig joined the Congregation of the Redemptorists in and put on 8 September 1923, the profession from. On September 28, 1928, he received the sacrament of ordination .
Pope Pius XII appointed him on December 11, 1956 Titular Bishop of Nephelis and Vicar Apostolic of Reyes . He was ordained episcopate on May 30 of the following year by the Bishop of Sion , François-Nestor Adam CRB . Co - consecrators were the Abbot Bishop of Saint-Maurice , Louis-Séverin Haller CanReg , and the Bishop of Luxembourg , Léon Lommel .
Tscherrig took part in all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council as a council father.
On December 11, 1970, Pope Paul VI took his early resignation.
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| predecessor | Office | successor |
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| Giovanni Claudel CSsR |
Vicar Apostolic of Reyes 1956–1970 |
Roger-Émile Aubry CSsR |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Tscherrig, Joseph Alfons |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tscherrig, José Alfonso |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss religious, Vicar Apostolic of Reyes in Bolivia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 25, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brig , Switzerland |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 22, 1982 |