Pascal Burri
Pascal Burri (born September 4, 1965 in Neuchâtel , Switzerland ) is a Swiss Catholic clergyman and chaplain of the Papal Swiss Guard in the Vatican .
Life
Burri entered the seminary of the diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Friborg in 1989 and studied religious studies at the theological faculty of the University of Friborg . In 1994 he graduated with a licentiate and was on 21 May 1995 in Basilica of Our Lady of Neuchatel priests ordained.
From 1994 to 1999 he worked as a pastor in Bernex near Geneva, from 1999 to 2005 in Gruyères and then in the pastoral care unit Sainte-Thérèse / Saint-Laurent (parishes of Friborg , Givisiez and Granges-Paccot ). From 1996 to 2004 Burri was an army chaplain in the Swiss Army .
On June 28, 2014, Burri was appointed by Pope Francis to the Guards Chaplain in the Vatican . He has been a Guardian since September 1, 2014, taking over the office of his predecessor Alain de Raemy , who was appointed auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Friborg on November 30, 2013 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Freiburg pastor becomes new chaplain of the Swiss Guard www.kipa-apic.ch, article from June 28, 2014
- ↑ Pascal Burri is the new Gardekaplan kath.net, message from June 29, 2014
- ↑ Neuchâtel becomes the new chaplain of the Swiss Guard, Vatican Radio, communication from June 28, 2014
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burri, Pascal |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss Catholic clergyman and chaplain of the Papal Swiss Guard in the Vatican |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th September 1965 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuchâtel , Switzerland |