Diocese of Sion, Switzerland

Bishops of Sion (Roman Rite)

Bishop Jean-Marie Lovey, C.R.B. (68)
(2014.07.08 – ...)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland)

Born:	1950.08.02 (Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1977.06.15
Consecrated Bishop:	2014.09.28

Superior General of Canons Regular of the Hospitaller Congregation of Great Saint Bernard (2009.02.04 – 2014.07.08)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (2014.07.08 – ...)

Bishop Norbert Brunner (76)
(1995.04.01 – 2014.07.08)

Bishop emeritus of Sion (Switzerland)

Au service de notre espérance

Born:	1942.06.21 (Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1968.07.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1995.06.09

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (1995.04.01 – 2014.07.08)

President of Conference of Bishops of Switzerland (2010 – 2012.09.05)

Cardinal Henri Schwery (86)
(1977.07.22 – 1995.04.01)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica
Bishop emeritus of Sion (Switzerland)

Spiritus Domini gaudium et spes

Born:	1932.06.14 (Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1957.07.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1977.09.17
Created Cardinal:	1991.06.28

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (1977.07.22 – 1995.04.01)

President of Conference of Bishops of Switzerland (1983 – 1988)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica (1991.06.28 – ...)

Bishop François-Nestor Adam, C.R.B.
(1952.08.08 – 1977.06.22)

Ubi caritas ibi Deus

Born:	1903.02.07 (Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1927.08.28
Consecrated Bishop:	1952.10.12
Died:	1990.02.08 († 87)

Superior General of Canons Regular of the Hospitaller Congregation of Great Saint Bernard (1939.05.10 – 1952.08.08)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (1952.08.08 – 1977.06.22)

President of Conference of Bishops of Switzerland (1970 – 1976)

Bishop Viktor Bieler
(1919.05.26 – 1952.03.19)

Deus adjutor meus

Born:	1881.03.16 (Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1907.07.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1919.07.27
Died:	1952.03.19 († 71)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (1919.05.26 – 1952.03.19)

Bishop Jules-Maurice Abbet
(1901.02.26 – 1918.07.11)

Veritas et pax

Born:	1845.09.12 (Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1870
Consecrated Bishop:	1896.02.02
Died:	1918.07.11 († 72)

Titular Bishop of Troas (1895.10.01 – 1901.02.26)

Coadjutor Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) ([1895.02.19] 1895.10.01 – 1901.02.26)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (1901.02.26 – 1918.07.11)

Bishop Adrian Jardinier
(1875.09.23 – 1901.02.26)

Born:	1808.04.15 (Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1832.04.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1875.10.05
Died:	1901.02.26 († 92)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) ([1875.08.19] 1875.09.23 – 1901.02.26)

Bishop Peter-Josef de Preux
(1844.01.25 – 1875.07.15)

Born:	1795.04.28 (Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1822.04.06
Consecrated Bishop:	1844.06.30
Died:	1875.07.15 († 80)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) ([1843.11.08] 1844.01.25 – 1875.07.15)

Bishop Moritz-Fabian Roten
(1830.07.05 – 1843.08.11)

Born:	1783.04.07 (Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1807.09.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1830.08.28
Died:	1843.08.11 († 60)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) ([1830.03.21] 1830.07.05 – 1843.08.11)

Bishop Augustin-Sulpice Zen-Ruffinen
(1817.08.28 – 1820.12.21)

Born:	1765.04.21 (Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1790.04.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1817.10.12
Died:	1820.12.21 († 55)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) ([1817.05.25] 1817.08.28 – 1820.12.21)

Bishop Josef-Franz de Preux
(1807.08.03 – 1817.05.01)

Born:	1740.11.19 (Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1764.12.22
Consecrated Bishop:	1807.11.08
Died:	1817.05.01 († 76)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) ([1807.05.24] 1807.08.03 – 1817.05.01)

Bishop Joseph Anton Blatter
(1790.11.29 – 1807.03.19)

Born:	1745.03.08 (Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1769.02.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1791.02.13
Died:	1807.03.19 († 62)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) ([1790.08.03] 1790.11.29 – 1807.03.19)

Bishop Franz Melchior Joseph Zen-Ruffinen
(1780.09.18 – 1790.06.14)

Born:	1729.01.07 (Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1752.03.18
Consecrated Bishop:	1780.11.12
Died:	1790.06.14 († 61)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) ([1780.05.26] 1780.09.18 – 1790.06.14)

Bishop Franz Joseph Friedrich Ambuel
(1761.05.25 – 1780.03.11)

Born:	1704.02.29 (Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1727.09.29
Consecrated Bishop:	1761.11.30
Died:	1780.03.11 († 76)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) ([1760.12.18] 1761.05.25 – 1780.03.11)

Bishop Johann Hildebrand Roten
(1752.12.18 – 1760.09.19)

Born:	1722.02.28 (Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1745.06.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1753.02.24
Died:	1760.09.19 († 38)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) ([1752.09.25] 1752.12.18 – 1760.09.19)

Bishop Johann Joseph Anton Blatter
(1734.09.27 – 1752.01.19)

Born:	1684.03.17 (Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1708
Consecrated Bishop:	1734.11.21
Died:	1752.01.19 († 67)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) ([1734.05.18] 1734.09.27 – 1752.01.19)

Bishop Franz Joseph Supersaxo
(1702.06.21 – 1734.05.01)

Born:	1665.02.15 (Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1688.07.25
Consecrated Bishop:	1702.06.21
Died:	1734.05.01 († 69)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) ([1701.06.02] 1702.06.21 – 1734.05.01)

Bishop Adrian von Riedmatten
(1673.06.26 – 1701.05.20)

Born:	1641.03.31 (Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1664.11.30
Consecrated Bishop:	1674.01.28
Died:	1701.05.20 († 60)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) ([1672.08.25] 1673.06.26 – 1701.05.20)

Bishop Adrian von Riedmatten
(1650.08.22 – 1672.08.13)

Born:	1613.09.25 (Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1644.03.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1650.12.22
Died:	1672.08.13 († 58)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) ([1646.10.01] 1650.08.22 – 1672.08.13)

Bishop Adrien de Riedmatten
(1640 – 1646)

Born:

(Switzerland)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (1640 – 1646)

Bishop Barthélemy Supersaxo
(1638 – 1640)

Born:

(Switzerland)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (1638 – 1640)

Bishop Hildebrand Jost
(1613 – 1638)

Born:

(Switzerland)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (1613 – 1638)

Bishop Adrien de Riedmatten, C.R.A.
(1604 – 1613)

Born:

(Switzerland)

Abbot Ordinary of Saint-Maurice d’Agaune (Switzerland) (1587 – 1604)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (1604 – 1613)

Bishop Jean de Riedmatten
(1565 – 1604)

Born:

(Switzerland)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (1565 – 1604)

Bishop Jean Jordan
(1548 – 1565)

Born:

(Switzerland)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (1548 – 1565)

Bishop Adrien de Riedmatten
(1529 – 1548)

Born:

(Switzerland)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (1529 – 1548)

Cardinal Paolo Emilio Cesi
(Apostolic Administrator 1522.11.12 – 1529.09.08)

Cardinal Matthäus Schiner
(1499.09.20 – 1522.09.30)

Born:	1465 (Switzerland)
Ordained Priest:	1489.04.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1499.10.15
Created Cardinal:	1511.03.10
Died:	1522.09.30 († 57)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (1499.09.20 – 1522.09.30)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pudenziana (1511.09.22 – 1522.09.30)

Apostolic Administrator of Novara (Italy) (1512.02.06 – 1516)

Apostolic Administrator of Catania (Italy) (1520.11.01 – 1522.09.30)

Apostolic Administrator of Novara (Italy) (1521 – 1522.09.30)

Bishop Nicolas Schiner
(1496 – 1499)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (1496 – 1499)

Bishop Jost von Silenen
(1482 – 1496)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (1482 – 1496)

Bishop Walter Supersaxo
(1457 – 1482)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (1457 – 1482)

Bishop Henri Asperlin
(1454 – 1457)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (1454 – 1457)

Cardinal Guillaume d’Estaing, O.S.B. Clun.
(1451.03.01 – 1454.09.11)

Born:	(France)
Ordained Priest:
Consecrated Bishop:
Created Cardinal in pectore:	1449.12.19
Revealed as Cardinal:	1449.12.20
Died:	1455.10.28

Cardinal-Priest of S. Sabina (1450.01.12 – 1455.10.28)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (1451.03.01 – 1454.09.11)

Camerlengo of Sacred College of Cardinals (1452.11 – 1453.11.05)

Bishop of Fréjus (France) (1453.06.27 – 1455.10.28)

Bishop Guillaume de Rarogne
(1437 – 1451)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (1437 – 1451)

Archbishop André dei Benzi de Gualdo (Andrea Brenti)
(1431 – 1437)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Kalocsa (Hungary) (1413.01.04 – 1418)

Apostolic Administrator of Sion (Switzerland) (1418 – 1431)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (1431 – 1437)

Archbishop André dei Benzi de Gualdo (Andrea Brenti)
(Apostolic Administrator 1418 – 1431)

Bishop Guillaume de Rarogne
(1402 – 1417)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (1402 – 1417)

Bishop Guillaume de Rarogne
(1394 – 1402)

Bishop of Sion (Switzerland) (1394 – 1402)

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