Cardinal Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy and San Marino
Appointed
4 May 1996
Retired
11 March 2024
Predecessor
Adriano Bernardini
Successor
Petar Rajič
Other post(s)
Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuseppe in Via Trionfale (2023-)
Orders
Ordination
11 April 1974
Consecration
27 June 1996 by Angelo Sodano, Henri Schwery and Norbert Brunner
Created cardinal
30 September 2023 by Pope Francis
Rank
Cardinal Deacon
Personal details
Born
(1947-02-03) 3 February 1947 (age 77)
Unterems, Switzerland
Nationality
Swiss
Previous post(s)
Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and San Marino (2017–2024)
Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina (2012-2017)
Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway (2008–2012)
Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Mongolia (2004–2008)
Apostolic Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, Suriname and Belize (2001–2004)
Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica, Jamaica, Guyana, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Bahamas and Apostolic Delegate to the Antilles (2000–2004)
Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi (1996–2000)
Titular Archbishop of Voli (1996–2023)
Alma mater
Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
Motto
Spes mea Christus (Christ, my hope)
Coat of arms
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Emil Paul Tscherrig (born 3 February 1947) is a Swiss prelate of the Catholic Church who has spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He became an archbishop in 1996 and has since held assignments as Apostolic Nuncio to several countries. He was most recently nuncio to Italy and San Marino when he retired in 2024.
Pope Francis made him a cardinal on 30 September 2023.
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