Career
He served as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany from 2007 until his resignation in 2013. Périsset was born on 13 April 1939 in Estavayer-le-Lac, Switzerland. He was ordained as a priest on 28 June 1964.
On 12 November 1998, Périsset was named the Titular Archbishop of Justiniana Prima and was appointed as the Nuncio to Romania.
On 22 March 2003, he was named the Nuncio to Moldova. On 15 October 2007, he was appointed the Nuncio to Germany, where he served until his resignation due to old age on 21 September 2013.
He was succeeded by Nikola Eterović.