Jean-Claude Périsset

Jean -Claude Périsset ( born April 13, 1939 in Estavayer -le- Lac, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland ) is a Roman Catholic archbishop and diplomat of the Holy See. He was from 2007 to 2013 Apostolic Nuncio in Germany.

Life

Jean -Claude Périsset comes from the Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg. He attended high school in Fribourg, Switzerland. 1958 to 1959 he studied philosophy in Sarnen. Thereafter, he was admitted to the diocesan seminary in Freiburg and studied theology. On June 28, 1964, he received the priesthood in Freiburg. From 1965 to 1969 Périsset worked as a pastor at the Basilica of Notre -Dame in Geneva, last vicar.

Thereafter Périsset employees in Vatican authorities: 1969 and 1970 in the Congregation for the Clergy, 1970 at the Pontifical Council for Migrants, 1971 in the Congregation for Bishops. At the same time since 1969, he studied at the Pontifical Gregorian University and received his doctorate with a thesis on the canonical relationship between pastor and church council in 1973 Doctor of Canon Law. From 1971 to 1973 he was also trained at the Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy. On September 5, 1974 he was awarded by Pope Paul VI. the honorary title of Chaplain of His Holiness ( Monsignor ).

On July 4, 1973 Périsset entered the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He was from 1973 to 1976 in the diplomatic representation in South Africa, from 1976 to 1980 in Peru, from 1980 to 1983 in France, from 1983 to 1984 in Pakistan, from 1984 to 1986 in Japan working. From 1986 to 1991 Périsset was prosecuted ex officio of the diocesan court in his home diocese of Lausanne- Geneva - Fribourg. He has published studies among other things to the church property law.

To September 15, 1991 Périsset was re- worked the Holy See. He was auditor in the department of the State Secretariat for Relations with States. He was appointed nunciature counselor in 1992 and was on 26 November 1992 by Pope John Paul II the title of Honorary Prelate of His Holiness bestowed.

Périsset was appointed on 16 November 1996 by John Paul II as titular bishop of Accia and appointed Sekretärsadjunkten of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity. He received his episcopal consecration on January 6, 1997, Pope John Paul II himself; Co-consecrators were Giovanni Battista Re, Offizial Secretariat of State, and Archbishop Curia Miroslaw Marusyn.

Périsset speaks fluent German in addition to his French mother tongue among others.

Act as nuncio

On 12 November 1998 Périsset was appointed Titular Archbishop of Iustiniana Prima and Apostolic Nuncio to Romania. With this country the Vatican maintains diplomatic relations since 1990. The early tenure Périssets in Bucharest was marked by a visit of the Pope in Romania in May 1999. The nuncio was in Bucharest Doyen of the Diplomatic Corps. The appointment Périssets nuncio in Moldova were the Vatican on March 22, 2003. As nuncio Périsset has several bishops consecrated ( principal consecrator by Martin Roos, Bishop of Timişoara; Mitkonsekrator by Aurel Perca, Auxiliary Bishop of Iaşi; Jeno Schönberger, Bishop of Satu Mare, and Cornel Damian, Auxiliary Bishop in Bucharest). A key area of ​​work of the nuncio in Romania was the maintenance of the relationship between the Romanian Orthodox Church, the Roman Catholic ( Latin ) Church of the country and united with Rome Greek-Catholic Church of Romania.

On 15 October 2007 Pope Benedict XVI appointed him. as the successor of Erwin Josef Ender Apostolic Nuncio to Germany. During this time he approved the expensive construction projects of the diocesan center of Saint Nicholas in Limburg.

On September 21, 2013 Francis Pope accepted his resignation for reasons of age and at the same time appointed Nikola Eterović his successor.