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Order in College: |
Cardinal Priest |
| With Title:
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Ss. Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica |
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Native Country: |
Switzerland |
| Appointed by:
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John Paul II
on 28 June 1991 |
| Ecclesiastical
Office:
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Archbishop emeritus of Sion |
| Papal Elector:
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Eligible;
Ineligible on
14 June 2012 |
Cardinal Henri Schwery was born in Saint-Leonard, Switzerland, on June 14, 1932. He was ordained a priest on July 7, 1957. He served as director of the minor seminary and later as rector of the College in Sion. On September 17, 1977, he was ordained bishop of Sion. On June 28, 1991, he was created a cardinal. His titular church is the Church of the Protomartyrs (a Via Aurelia Antica). He is Bishop emeritus of Sion, as he retired on April 1, 1995. He is a member of the Congregation for the Causes of Saints and the Council for Social Communications. |
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