Daniel Anrig
| Daniel Anrig | |
|---|---|
| Born |
July 10, 1972 Walenstadt, Switzerland |
| Allegiance |
 Vatican City Switzerland |
| Service/branch |
Pontifical Swiss Guard Swiss Army |
| Years of service |
1992–1994 2008–2015 |
| Rank | Colonel |
| Commands held | Pontifical Swiss Guard |
| Other work |
Police Officer Professor of Civil Law |
Daniel Rudolf Anrig (born 10 July 1972) was the thirty fourth Commandant of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 19 August 2008,[1] and was later removed by Pope Francis on January 31, 2015.[2] He replaced Elmar Mäder who had served as Commandant of the Swiss Guard since 2002.[3]
Biography
Anrig was born in Walenstadt (Canton of St. Gallen), Switzerland. He is married and has four children. Anrig served as halberdier in the Swiss Guard between 1992 and 1994.[4] He graduated in civil and ecclesiastical law from the University of Fribourg in 1999. He was Assistant Professor of Civil Law at the same university from 1999 until 2001.
He was head of criminal police in the canton of Glarus, from 2002 to 2006 when he became Commanding General of the Police Body of the canton of Glarus.[5]
Anrig holds the rank of a captain in the Swiss Army. He has said that he is open to allowing women in the Guard, something which his predecessors had always rejected.[6]
Since Pope Francis decided not to extend Ahring's term, it ended on 31 January 2015.[7]
References
- ↑ Bunson, Matthew (2008-10-15). Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Almanac. Our Sunday Visitor Publishing. pp. 261–. ISBN 9781592764419. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
- ↑ http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ex-swiss-guard-head-defends-leadership-style/41247358
- ↑ "Swiss guard row over brutal police raid". Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ "Swiss Guard — Organization". Archived from the original on 12 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
- ↑ "New head of Pope's army under fire over allegations of police brutality against asylum seekers". Daily Mail. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
- ↑ "Donne nella guardia svizzera? Perché no!" Il colonnello Anrig parla a Studio Aperto
- ↑ "Pope Francis removes Swiss Guard chief". Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
| Military offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Elmar Mäder |
Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard 2008–2015 |
Succeeded by Christoph Graf |
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