Jean-Claude Périsset

The Most Reverend
Jean-Claude Périsset
Titular Archbishop of Justiniana Prima
Archdiocese Titular see of Justiniana Prima
Appointed 12 November 1998
Orders
Ordination 28 June 1964
Consecration 6 January 1997
by Pope John Paul II
Personal details
Birth name Jean-Claude Périsset
Born (1939-04-13) 13 April 1939
Estavayer-le-Lac, Switzerland
Nationality Swiss
Denomination Roman Catholic

Jean-Claude Périsset (born 13 April 1939) is a Swiss titular archbishop of the Roman Catholic Church and diplomat of the Holy See. 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. He was ordained as a priest on 28 June 1964. On 16 November 1996, he was appointed Titular Bishop of Accia and was named the secretary of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, where he served until 12 November 1998.

On 12 November 1998, Périsset was named the Titular Archbishop of Justiniana Prima and was appointed as the Nuncio to Romania. On 22 March 2003, he was named the Nuncio to Moldova. 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. [1]

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Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Janusz Bolonek
Apostolic Nuncio to Romania
12 November 1998-15 October 2007
Succeeded by
Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián
Preceded by
Karl Josef Rauber
Apostolic Nuncio to Moldova
22 March 2003-15 October 2007
Succeeded by
Francisco-Javier Lozano Sebastián
Preceded by
Erwin Ender
Apostolic Nuncio to Germany
15 October 2007-21 September 2013
Succeeded by
Nikola Eterović
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