Jean-Claude Périsset (born 13 April 1939) is a Swiss

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of the

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and diplomat of the

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. He served as

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from 2007 until his resignation in 2013.

Biography

Périsset was born on 13 April 1939 in

Estavayer-le-Lac Estavayer-le-Lac (;Florence Cattin/Andres Kristol, ''Estavayer-le-Lac FR (La Broye)'' in: ''Dictionnaire toponymique des communes suisses – Lexikon der schweizerischen Gemeindenamen – Dizionario toponomastico dei comuni svizzeri (DTS, LSG)'', ...

, Switzerland. He was ordained as a priest on 28 June 1964. To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1967. On 16 November 1996, he was appointed

Titular Bishop A titular bishop in various churches is a bishop who is not in charge of a diocese. By definition, a bishop is an "overseer" of a community of the faithful, so when a priest is ordained a bishop, the tradition of the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox ...

of Accia and was named the secretary of the

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. On 12 November 1998, Périsset was named the Titular Archbishop of

Justiniana Prima Justiniana Prima (Latin: , sr, Јустинијана Прима, Justinijana Prima) was an Eastern Roman city that existed from 535 to 615, and currently an archaeological site, known as or ''Caričin Grad'' ( sr, Царичин Град), nea ...

and was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

. On 22 March 2003, he was named the Nuncio to

Moldova Moldova ( , ; ), officially the Republic of Moldova ( ro, Republica Moldova), is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by Romania to the west and Ukraine to the north, east, and south. The unrecognised state of Transnistr ...

as well. On 15 October 2007, he was appointed the Nuncio to Germany, where he served until his resignation due to old age on 21 September 2013. He was succeeded by

Nikola Eterović Nikola Eterović (born 20 January 1951) is a Croatian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been a titular archbishop and the Apostolic Nuncio to Germany since 2013. Biography Nikola Eterović was born on 20 January 1951 in Pučišća. He ...

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Jean-Claude Périsset in ''catholic-hierarchy.org''
{{DEFAULTSORT:Perisset, Jean-Claude 1939 births Living people Roman Catholic titular archbishops Apostolic Nuncios to Germany Apostolic Nuncios to Moldova Apostolic Nuncios to Romania Swiss Roman Catholic archbishops

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