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Anry ShverySwiss cardinal.
Date of Birth: 14.06.1932
Country:  Switzerland |
Content:
- Early Life and Education
- Priesthood and Work within the Diocese
- Bishop of Sion
- Cardinalate and Retirement
Early Life and Education
Henri Schwery was born on June 14, 1932, in Saint-Léonard, Switzerland. He pursued his education at the Junior Seminary in Sion, the Collège-Institut in Sion, and the Major Seminary in Sion, where he studied Catholic theology and philosophy. He furthered his studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome and the University of Fribourg, specializing in mathematics and theoretical physics.
Priesthood and Work within the Diocese
On July 7, 1957, Schwery was ordained into the priesthood in Saint-Léonard by Bishop Nestor François Adam of Sion. Following his ordination, he продолжил обучение and served as pastor in the Diocese of Sion from 1961 to 1977. During this time, he also held various other roles, including chaplain to Catholic Action's Student Youth (1958-1966), military chaplain (1958-1977), and member of the teaching staff (1961-1972) and rector (1972-1977) of the Collège-Institut in Sion. He also served as director of the Junior Seminary in Sion (1968-1972), and moderator of the diocesan synod (1973-1976).
Bishop of Sion
Pope Paul VI appointed Schwery as Bishop of Sion on July 22, 1977. He was ordained on September 17, 1977, in Sion, by former Bishop of Sion Nestor François Adam, assisted by Bishop Pierre Mamie of Lausanne, Geneva, and Fribourg, and Bishop Otmar Mäder of St. Gallen.
As Bishop of Sion, Schwery became an honorary canon of the Territorial Abbey of Saint-Maurice d'Agaune and served as President of the Swiss Episcopal Conference from 1983 to 1988.
Cardinalate and Retirement
On June 28, 1991, Pope John Paul II elevated Schwery to the College of Cardinals, assigning him the titular church of Ss. Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica. In March 1991, he paid his respects to the late Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.
On April 1, 1995, Schwery resigned as Bishop of Sion. He was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI.
