Amédée Grab
Amédée Grab (3 February 1930 – 19 May 2019)[1] was a Swiss Roman Catholic bishop.
Amédée Grab | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Chur | |
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| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Chur |
| Appointed | 12 June 1998 |
| Installed | 23 August 1998 |
| Term ended | 5 February 2007 |
| Predecessor | Wolfgang Haas |
| Successor | Vitus Huonder |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 12 June 1954 |
| Consecration | 12 April 1987 by Pierre Mamie |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 February 1930 |
| Died | 19 May 2019 (aged 89) |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Grab was born in Switzerland and was ordained to the priesthood in 1954. He served as titular bishop of Canæ and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg, Switzerland, from 1987 to 1995. Grab then served as bishop of the diocese from 1995 to 1998. He then served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Chur from 1998 to 2007.[2][3]
References
- "Décès de Mgr Amédée Grab, ancien évêque de LGF et de Coire". cath.ch (in French). 20 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- "Bishop Amédée (Antoine-Marie) Grab". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
- Diocese of Chur
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