Vitus Huonder


Vitus Huonder
Bishop Emeritus of Chur
Bishop Vitus Huonder, circa 2013
ChurchCatholic Church
SeeChur
Appointed8 July 2007
Installed8 September 2007
Term ended20 May 2019
PredecessorAmédée Grab
SuccessorJoseph Marie Bonnemain
Other post(s)Bishop of Chur (2007–2019)
Orders
Ordination25 September 1971
by Johannes Anton Vonderach
Consecration8 September 2007
by Amédée Grab, Francesco Canalini, Kurt Koch
Personal details
Born(1942-04-21)21 April 1942
Died3 April 2024(2024-04-03) (aged 81)
Wangs, Switzerland
BuriedInternational Seminary of Saint Pius X, Écône, Valais, Switzerland
NationalitySwiss
DenominationRoman Catholic
Alma mater
MottoInstaurare Omnia in Christo
(Restore all things in Christ)
Coat of armsVitus Huonder's coat of arms
Ordination history of
Vitus Huonder
History
Priestly ordination
Ordained byJohannes Vonderach
Date29 September 1971
PlaceChur Cathedral, Chur
Episcopal consecration
Principal consecratorAmédée Grab
Co-consecratorsFrancesco Canalini, Kurt Koch
Date8 September 2007
PlaceChur Cathedral, Chur
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Vitus Huonder as principal consecrator
Marian Eleganti31 January 2010
Styles of
Vitus Huonder
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Vitus Huonder (21 April 1942 – 3 April 2024) was a Swiss prelate of the Catholic Church. A Traditionalist Catholic, he served as Bishop of Chur from 2007 to 2019.