Church Roman Catholic Church Name Pierre Burcher Consecration March 12, 1994 Nationality Swiss Ordination March 27, 1971 | Successor incumbent Predecessor Joannes Gijsen See Diocese of Reykjavik Role Bishop of Reykjavik | |
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In office December 15, 2007—September 18, 2015 Born December 20, 1945 (age 78)
Fiesch, Switzerland ( 1945-12-20 ) Previous post Roman Catholic Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg | ||
Pierre Bürcher (born on December 20, 1945 in Fiesch, Switzerland) is a Swiss prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, he was bishop of Diocese of Reykjavík, Iceland.
On October 30, 2007, Pierre Bürcher, until then Titular bishop of Maximiana in Byzacena and Auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Lausanne, Genève and Fribourg, Switzerland, was appointed Bishop of Reykjavík by Pope Benedict XVI.
He resigned September 18, 2015 and Pope Francis appointed new bishop David Tencer OFM Cap.
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