Norbert Brunner (bishop)
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His Excellency Norbert Brunner | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Sion | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Diocese of Sion |
| Appointed | 1 April 1995 |
| Installed | 9 June 1995 |
| Term ended | 8 July 2014 |
| Predecessor | Henri Schwery |
| Successor | Jean-Marie Lovey |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 6 July 1968 |
| Consecration | 9 June 1995 by Henri Schwery |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 June 1942 |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Coat of arms |  |
Norbert Brunner (born 21 June 1942) is a Swiss prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sion in Switzerland from 1995 to 2014. He was the elected President of the Swiss Bishops Conference for the term 2010–2012.
Brunner was born 1942 in Naters, Valais. He studied at the University of Innsbruck, Austria, and was ordained to the Catholic priesthood on July 6, 1968.
His resignation as Bishop of Sion was accepted, in accordance with Canon 401.2 of the 1983 Latin rite Code of Canon Law, by Pope Francis on Tuesday, July 8, 2014, and that same day, Pope Francis named the Right Reverend Abbot Jean-Marie Lovey c.r.b, then the Provost (Superior General) of the Congregation of Canons Regular of St. Bernard the Great, as Brunner's successor.[1]
