Bernard Genoud
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Bernard Genoud (22 February 1942 – 21 September 2010) was the bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg from his appointment on 18 March 1999, until his death on 21 September 2010.[1] He was consecrated bishop on 24 May 1999.[1]
Bernard Genoud | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg |
| In office | 18 March 1999 – 21 September 2010 |
| Predecessor | Amédée Grab |
| Successor | Charles Morerod |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 22 June 1968 |
| Consecration | 24 May 1999 by Amédée Grab |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 February 1942 |
| Died | 21 September 2010 (aged 68) Fribourg, Canton of Fribourg, Switzerland |
Bernard Genoud was born on 22 February 1942 in Châtel-Saint-Denis, Switzerland.[2] He was ordained a Catholic priest in 1968. Bishop Genoud died on 21 September 2010 from lung cancer at a hospice in Fribourg, Switzerland, at the age of 68.[2] His funeral was held at the Fribourg Cathedral on 25 September 2010.[2]
Accusation of sexual abuse
In 2008, Bishop Genoud publicly asked Swiss Catholics for forgiveness during the priest sex abuse scandal in the country.[2]
On December 11, 2023, Bishop Charles Morerod made a statement to the press accusing his predecessor, Bernard Genoud, of sexual abuse by a woman, then aged 19. The allegations date back to Bernard Genoud's days as a teacher at the Collège du Sud in Bulle, between 1976 and 1994.[3][4]
