Father Gérard Chabanon, Provincial Superior of Europe,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father
Hans Zoller
on Tuesday the 12th March 2019 at “Foyer St-Joseph” in Sierre (Switzerland)
at the age of 89 years, of which 61 years of missionary life
in D.R. Congo (Zaire) and in Switzerland.
Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.
Download here the announcement of Father Hans Zoller’s death
Milestones in the life of Father Hans Zoller
Hans was born on December 18, 1929 in Widnau, in the diocese of St. Gallen, in northern Switzerland. He was accepted into the novitiate of the White Fathers on September 7, 1953 in Varsenare, Belgium, where he will do all his formation. He studied theology at Heverlee where he took his missionary oath on July 6, 1957 and was ordained a priest on April 6, 1958.
| 18/09/1959 | Petit Séminaire | Mungombe,Kasongo | Congo |
| 13/09/1963 | Widnau | Suisse | |
| 01/03/1966 | Lulingu,D.Kasongo | Congo | |
| 01/01/1967 | Vicaire | Kampene | Congo |
| 20/09/1969 | Grande Retraite | Villa Cavalletti | Italie |
| 01/10/1976 | Supérieur | Lulingu | Congo |
| 01/01/1983 | Supérieur | Lucerne | Suisse |
| 13/06/1983 | Session-Retraite | Jérusalem | Israël / Palestine |
| 17/10/1988 | Vicaire | Kibangula,D.Kasongo | Zaïre S.E. |
| 10/10/1991 | Etudes Pisai | Roma,M.G. | Italia |
| 01/07/1992 | Anim.vocat. | Lucerne | Suisse |
| 15/07/1992 | Elu Cons.Provincial | Suisse | |
| 01/10/1994 | Nommé Cons.Prov. | Suisse | |
| 04/10/1996 | Supérieur | Veyras | Suisse |
| 24/05/1997 | Elu Conseil.Prov. | Suisse | |
| 03/05/2000 | Session 60+ | Monte Cucco | Italie |
| 30/05/2000 | Elu Conseiller Prov. | Suisse | |
| 03/07/2006 | Elu Conseiller | Suisse | |
| 01/08/2008 | Ministère | Veyras | Suisse |
| 01/11/2009 | Supérieur,Ministère | Lucerne | Suisse |
| 01/07/2010 | Résidence | Veyras | Suisse |
| 01/09/2017 | Résidence H.C. | Sierre | Suisse |
| 12/03/2019 | Retour auprès du Père | Foyer St-Pierre – Veyras | Suisse |