Society of the Missionaries of Africa
Father Raphaël Deillon, Provincial Delegate of the sector of Switzerland,
informs you of the return to the Lord of Father
Paul Zeller
on Monday 10th February 2020 at Foyer des Soeurs du Bon Pasteur in Fribourg (Switzerland)
at the age of 97 years, of which 71 years of missionary life in
Switzerland, Burundi and Algeria.
Let us pray for him and for his loved ones.
Download here the announcement of Father Paul Zeller’s death
Milestones in the life of Father Paul Zeller
| Born in Kobelwald on 26/07/1922 | Spiritual Year | Missionary Oath | Priesthood ordination |
| in the diocese of St. Gallen | 02/12/1945 | 29/06/1948 | 01/02/1949 |
| Nationality: Swiss | Maison-Carrée (Algeria) | Thibar (Tunisia) | Thibar (Tunisia) |
| 01/09/1949 | Etudes | Fribourg | Suisse |
| 05/09/1953 | Widnau | Suisse | |
| 25/07/1955 | Fribourg | Suisse | |
| 02/06/1956 | Supérieur | Widnau | Suisse |
| 31/08/1964 | Supérieur | Fribourg | Suisse |
| 21/05/1966 | Grande Retraite | Villa Cavalletti | Italie |
| 01/01/1968 | Supérieur | Widnau | Suisse |
| 01/01/1969 | Conseiller Provinc. | Suisse | |
| 30/01/1970 | Professeur au Séminaire | Mugera, D.Gitega | Burundi |
| 01/01/1973 | Paroisse | Giheta | Burundi |
| 01/01/1974 | Prof. Ecole Normale Filles | Gitega,Annexe | Burundi |
| 26/09/1975 | retour en | Suisse | |
| 01/01/1976 | Professeur d’ Allemand | Constantine | Algérie |
| 01/10/1977 | Supérieur | Widnau | Suisse |
| 01/01/1983 | Conseiller Provincial | Suisse | |
| 01/07/1983 | Curé | Heerbrugg | Suisse |
| 05/11/1992 | Ministère | Mutschellen | Suisse |
| 01/09/1995 | Ministère | Berikon | Suisse |
| 20/10/2001 | Administration | Lucerne | Suisse |
| 01/11/2001 | Conseiller Provincial | Suisse | |
| 03/07/2006 | Conseiller Provincial | Suisse | |
| 01/07/2010 | Résidence | Fribourg | Suisse |
| 01/09/2015 | Résidence | Fribourg | Suisse |
| 10/02/2020 | Retour auprès du Père | Fribourg | Suisse |