Daniel Anrig

Daniel Rudolf Anrig (born 10 July 1972) was the thirty fourth Commandant of the Pontifical Swiss Guard, appointed by Pope Benedict XVI on 19 August 2008,[1] He replaced Elmar Mäder who had served as Commandant of the Swiss Guard since 2002.[2] He was succeeded by Christoph Graf as his term ended on 31 January 2015 and was not extended by Pope Francis.[3][4]

Daniel Anrig
Born	10 July 1972 Walenstadt, Switzerland
Allegiance	Vatican City
Service/branch	Pontifical Swiss Guard Swiss Army
Years of service	1992–1994 2008–2015
Rank	Colonel
Commands held	Pontifical Swiss Guard
Other work	Police officer

Banner of the Pontifical Swiss Guard of Pope Francis under the command of Anrig (2013–2015)

Anrig was born in Walenstadt (Canton of St. Gallen), Switzerland. He is married and has four children. Anrig served as halberdier in the Swiss Guard between 1992 and 1994.[5] He graduated in civil and ecclesiastical law from the University of Fribourg in 1999.

Anrig held the rank of a captain in the Swiss Army. He was head of criminal police in the canton of Glarus, from 2002 to 2006 when he became commanding general of the police body of the canton of Glarus. Since July 2015 Anrig has been head of a section of the Zürich Airport corps of Kantonspolizei Zürich.[6]

References

1. Bunson, Matthew (15 October 2008). Our Sunday Visitor's Catholic Almanac. Our Sunday Visitor Publishing. pp. 261–. ISBN 9781592764419. Retrieved 12 June 2012.
2. "Swiss guard row over brutal police raid". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 4 May 2014.
3. "Pope Francis removes Swiss Guard chief". Guardian. Retrieved 3 December 2014.
4. http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/ex-swiss-guard-head-defends-leadership-style/41247358
5. "Swiss Guard — Organization". Archived from the original on 11 February 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
6. Ex-Kommandant beschäftigt Regierungsrat, Zürcher Unterländer 30 June 2015.