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Christoph Graf

Christoph Graf

35th Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard

Colonel Christoph Graf (born 5 September 1961) is the 35th and current Commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, appointed by Pope Francis on 7 February 2015, replacing Col. Daniel Anrig.

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Graf was born in Pfaffnau, in the canton of Lucerne, Switzerland. He joined the Swiss Guard in 1987.[citation needed] In August 1999 he was promoted to sergeant, and later in 2000 he was promoted to sergeant-major, a position in which he remained until April 2009 when he was promoted to second captain.[1] In October 2010, he was promoted to lieutenant colonel and vice commander of the guard, where he acted as a chief of staff and senior adviser to the commander.[2]

In late 2014, it was announced that Anrig would leave the position of commander after seven years of service. On 7 February 2015, Pope Francis appointed Graf as the new commander of the Pontifical Swiss Guard.[3]

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    "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-11-21. Retrieved 2015-04-24.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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    "Organization". www.guardiasvizzera.va. Archived from the original on 2015-02-19.
  3. [3]
    "Pope Francis appoints Lt. Col. Christoph Graf new Swiss Guard commander". www.news.va. Archived from the original on 2017-07-20. Retrieved 2015-04-24.
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