Henri Schwery (14 June 1932 – 7 January 2021) was a Swiss prelate of the Catholic Church who was Bishop of Sion from 1977 to 1995.
[1] Born in St-Léonard, Valais, Schwery studied mathematics, theoretical physics, Catholic theology, and philosophy in Sion, Rome, and Fribourg.
[5] On 28 June 1991, Pope John Paul II named Schwery a member of the College of Cardinals,[6] assigning him as a cardinal-priest to Santi Protomartiri a Via Aurelia Antica.
[8] During March of that year, he paid his respects when Lefebvre died, making a quiet visit to pray over his body alongside the Apostolic Nuncio to Switzerland Edoardo Rovida.
[10] Schwery was one of the cardinal electors who participated in the 2005 papal conclave that elected Pope Benedict XVI.