Emil Paul Tscherrig

His Eminence Emil Paul Tscherrig
Cardinal Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy and San Marino
Appointed	4 May 1996
Retired	11 March 2024
Predecessor	Adriano Bernardini
Successor	Petar Rajič
Other post(s)	Cardinal-Deacon of San Giuseppe in Via Trionfale (2023-)
Orders
Ordination	11 April 1974
Consecration	27 June 1996 by Angelo Sodano, Henri Schwery and Norbert Brunner
Created cardinal	30 September 2023 by Pope Francis
Rank	Cardinal Deacon
Personal details
Born	(1947-02-03) 3 February 1947 (age 77) Unterems, Switzerland
Nationality	Swiss
Previous post(s)	Apostolic Nuncio to Italy and San Marino (2017–2024) Apostolic Nuncio to Argentina (2012-2017) Apostolic Nuncio to Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Iceland and Norway (2008–2012) Apostolic Nuncio to Korea and Mongolia (2004–2008) Apostolic Nuncio to Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Grenada, Suriname and Belize (2001–2004) Apostolic Nuncio to Trinidad and Tobago, Dominica, Jamaica, Guyana, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, the Bahamas and Apostolic Delegate to the Antilles (2000–2004) Apostolic Nuncio to Burundi (1996–2000) Titular Archbishop of Voli (1996–2023)
Alma mater	Pontifical Ecclesiastical Academy
Motto	Spes mea Christus (Christ, my hope)
Coat of arms

Styles of Emil Paul Tscherrig
Reference style	His Eminence
Spoken style	Your Eminence
Informal style	Cardinal

Emil Paul Tscherrig (born 3 February 1947) is a Swiss prelate of the Catholic Church who has spent his career in the diplomatic service of the Holy See. He became an archbishop in 1996 and has since held assignments as Apostolic Nuncio to several countries. He was most recently nuncio to Italy and San Marino when he retired in 2024.

Pope Francis made him a cardinal on 30 September 2023.