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Charles Morerod

Swiss catholic prelate
Person Human Q115935

Facts

16 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[17]
Date of birth
October 28, 1961
Place of birth
Riaz
Country of citizenship
Switzerland[8]
Occupation
writer, university teacher, Latin Catholic priest, Catholic bishop, bishop, Catholic theologian[9]
Employer
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas[12]
Position held
Roman Catholic Bishop of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg, Rector of the Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas, secretary, President of Swiss Bishops Conference[10][11]
Educated at
Catholic University of Toulouse, University of Fribourg[13][14]
Award received
Knight of the Legion of Honour[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[20]
Consecrator
Georges Cottier, William Levada, Pierre Farine[22][23][24]
Family name
Morerod[18]
Given name
Charles[19]
Member of
Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas[16]
Motto text
vivere christus est[21]
🏷️ Also known as
en Charles Morerod zh 嘉祿·莫雷羅德
🔖 Identifiers · 36
ISNI
0000000110200792
VIAF cluster ID
2588950
Library of Congress Authorities ID
nr95039928
GND ID
1020797576
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Monseigneur Charles Morerod.JPG ↗
Angelicum ID
37690
BIBSYS ID
8078687
Biblioteca di Santa Sabina ID
7842
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12562586z
Brockhaus Enzyklopädie online ID
morerod-charles
Catholic Hierarchy person ID
morerod
Dialnet author ID
2032164
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Diamond Catalog ID for persons and organisations
27109
EBAF authority ID
32388
Freebase ID
/m/07s8dw_
GCatholic person ID
24680
HelveticArchives ID
505074
IdRef ID
034925171
IxTheo authority ID
691352429
JRC Names ID
1485688
Munzinger person ID
00000028964
NLP ID
a0000002790467
NUKAT ID
n2003086972
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810591601805606
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
142919470
PUG authority ID
146538
Parsifal cluster ID
38425
Patrinum ID
46125
Pontifical University of Salamanca ID
1233022
Pontificia Università della Santa Croce ID
54956
SBN author ID
TO0V474654
Swiss Bishops ID
mgr-charles-morerod-op
Vatican Library ID (former scheme)
ADV11117251
Vatican Library VcBA ID
495/245629
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgxkYbMrPmpM4mM6x9xDq
Yale LUX ID
person/1f1966a3-df8e-4d0a-8b66-17e1c5174911

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 5
writer, theologian, university teacher, Catholic bishop, Latin Catholic priest
Consecrator 3
William Levada, Georges Cottier, Pierre Farine
← Consecrator 3
Jean-Marie Lovey, Valerio Lazzeri, Alain de Raemy
Educated at 2
University of Fribourg, Catholic University of Toulouse
Award received 1
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Chaired by 1
Roman Catholic Diocese of Lausanne, Geneva and Fribourg
Country of citizenship 1
Switzerland
Employer 1
Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
Given name 1
Charles
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Member of 1
Pontifical Academy of St. Thomas Aquinas
Place of birth 1
Riaz
Sex or gender 1
male
← FactGrid item ID 1
Glanville
← General secretary 1
International Theological Commission
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Summary

Charles Morerod was born on October 28, 1961[1], in Riaz[2]. He has worked as a writer[3], university teacher[4], Latin Catholic priest[5], Catholic bishop[6], and bishop[7].

FAQs

Where was Charles Morerod born?

Charles Morerod was born in Riaz[2].

What did Charles Morerod do for work?

Charles Morerod worked as a writer[3], university teacher[4], Latin Catholic priest[5], Catholic bishop[6], and bishop[7].

Where did Charles Morerod go to school?

Charles Morerod was educated at Catholic University of Toulouse[13] and University of Fribourg[14].

What awards did Charles Morerod receive?

Honors received include Knight of the Legion of Honour[15].

Related Entities

Glanville Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [7] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [9] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . past.va. past.va. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [1] ↑ . Brockhaus Enzyklopädie. wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, university teacher, Latin Catholic priest +1
    "Removed claim: Occupation: theologian, batch #258355"
  2. 25w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → writer, university teacher, Latin Catholic priest +1
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