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

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of the

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and

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of the

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. He served as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany from 2007 until his resignation in 2013.

Biography

Périsset was born on 13 April 1939 in Estavayer-le-Lac,

Switzerland Switzerland, officially the Swiss Confederation, is a landlocked country located in west-central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the south, France to the west, Germany to the north, and Austria and Liechtenstein to the east. Switzerland ...

. He was ordained as a priest on 28 June 1964.

Diplomatic career

To prepare for a diplomatic career he entered the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy in 1967. On 16 November 1996, he was appointed

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of Accia and was named the secretary of the

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

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and was appointed Apostolic Nuncio to

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

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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.

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External links

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

Biography

Diplomatic career

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