Bishop of Dresden-Meissen
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The Bishop
of Dresden
-Meissen
is the Ordinary
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dresden-Meissen in the Archdiocese of Berlin.
The diocese covers an area of 16,934 km² and was erected as the Diocese of Meissen on 24 June 1921. The name was changed to Dresden-Meissen on 15 November 1979.
The current bishop is Joachim Friedrich Reinelt.
Lists of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dresden-Meissen and its precursor offices
The Bishops resided until 1595 in Wurzen
. In 1559 the diocese was united with Kursachsen
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of Dresden
Dresden
Dresden is the capital city of the Free State of Saxony in Germany. It is situated in a valley on the River Elbe, near the Czech border. The Dresden conurbation is part of the Saxon Triangle metropolitan area....
-Meissen
Meissen
Meissen is a town of approximately 30,000 about northwest of Dresden on both banks of the Elbe river in the Free State of Saxony, in eastern Germany. Meissen is the home of Meissen porcelain, the Albrechtsburg castle, the Gothic Meissen Cathedral and the Meissen Frauenkirche...
is the Ordinary
Ordinary
In those hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system, an ordinary is an officer of the church who by reason of office has ordinary power to execute the church's laws...
of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dresden-Meissen in the Archdiocese of Berlin.
The diocese covers an area of 16,934 km² and was erected as the Diocese of Meissen on 24 June 1921. The name was changed to Dresden-Meissen on 15 November 1979.
The current bishop is Joachim Friedrich Reinelt.
Lists of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dresden-Meissen and its precursor offices
968 to 1600
| Name | from | to |
|---|---|---|
| Burchard von Meißen | 968 | 969 or 970 |
| Volkold or Volkrad | 970 or 972 | 992 |
| Eido I. or Ido, Ägidius | 992 | 1015 |
| Eilward or Agilward, Hildward (Ekkehardiner) | 1016 | 1023 |
| Hukbrecht or Hubert | 1023 | 1024 |
| Dietrich I. von Meißen | 1024 | 1046 |
| Eido II. or Ido (counter bishop) | 1040 | 1046 |
| Meinward | 1046 | 1051 |
| Bruno I. von Meißen (counter bishop) | 1046 or 1051 | 1064 or 1065 |
| Reiner von Meißen or Rainer | 1051 | 1065 or 1066 |
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1066 | |
| Benno von Meißen "the Saint", Count of Woldenburg | 1066 | 1106 |
| Sedisvakancy | 1106 | 1108 |
| Herwig or Hartwig | 1108 | 1118 or 1119 |
| Grambert | 1118 or 1119 | 1125 |
| Godebold or Godebald, Gotthold | 1125 | 1140 |
| Reinward | 1140 | 1146 |
| Berthold von Meißen | 1146 | 1149 or 1150 |
| Albrecht I. von Meißen | 1149 or 1150 | 1152 |
| Bruno II. von Meißen or Bruno I. | 1152 | 1154 |
| Gerung | 1154 | 1170 |
| Martin von Meißen | 1170 | 1190 |
| Dietrich II. von Kittlitz | 1191 | 1208 |
| Bruno III. von Borsendorf or Bruno II. | 1209 | maybe 1228 |
| Heinrich I. von Meißen | 1228 | 1240 |
| Konrad I. von Wallhausen | 1240 | 1258 |
| Albrecht II. von Mutzschen | 1258 | 1266 |
| Withego I. von Kamenz or Witticho | 1266 | 1293 |
| Bernhard von Kamenz | 1293 | 1296 |
| Albrecht III. von Leisnig, Albrecht III. Burggraf von Leisnig | 1296 or 1297 | 1312 |
| Withego II. von Colditz or Witticho | 1312 | 1341 or 1342 |
| Wilhelm von Meißen (counter bishop) | 1312 | 1314 |
| Johann I. von Isenburg or Count "von 'Eisenberg? | 1341 or 1342 | 1370 |
| Dietrich von Schönberg, appointed, but did not take office | 1370 | |
| Konrad II. von Kirchberg-Wallhausen | 1370 or 1371 | 1375 |
| Dietrich III. von Meißen (counter bishop) | 1370 | 1373 |
| Johann von Genzenstein | 1375 or 1376 | 1379 |
| Nikolaus I. Ziegenbock | 1379 | 1392 |
| Johann III. von Kittlitz und zu Baruth | 1393 | 1398 |
| Thimo von Colditz | 1399 | 1410 |
| Rudolf von der Planitz | 1411 | 1427 |
| Johann IV. (Hoffmann) | 1427 | 1451 |
| Caspar von Schönberg | 1451 | 1463 |
| Dietrich III. von Schönberg | 1463 | 1476 |
| Johann V. von Weißenbach | 1476 | 1487 |
| Johann VI. von Saalhausen | 1487 | 1518 |
| Johann VII. von Schleinitz | 1518 | 1537 |
| Johann VIII. von Maltitz | 1537 or 1538 | 1549 |
| Nicolaus II. von Carlowitz or Karlowitz | 1550 | 1555 |
| Johann IX. von Haugwitz | 1555 | 1559/81 |
| Johann Leisentrit (administrator) | 1560/67 |
The Bishops resided until 1595 in Wurzen
Wurzen
Wurzen is a town in the Leipzig district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated on the river Mulde, here crossed by two bridges, 25 km east of Leipzig, by rail N.E. of Leipzig on the main line to Dresden...
. In 1559 the diocese was united with Kursachsen
Since 1800
(Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office)| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 22 May 1801 to 7 September 1831 | Bishop Georg Lock, Prefect of Meissen | Priest of Meissen; died in office |
| 1831 to 14 September 1841 | Bishop Ignatz Bernhard Mauermann, Prefect of Meissen | Priest of Meissen; died in office |
| 20 April 1846 to 5 October 1853 | Bishop Joseph Dittrich, Prefect of Meissen | Priest of Litomerice; died in office |
| 11 July 1854 to 8 January 1875 | Bishop Ludwig Forwerk, Prefect of Meissen | Priest of Meissen; died in office |
| 28 January 1876 to 18 March 1890 | Bishop Franz Bernert, Prefect of Meissen | Priest of Litomerice; died in office |
| 11 July 1890 to 1900 | Bishop Ludwig Wahl, Prefect of Meissen | Priest of Rottenburg; resigned |
| 13 February 1904 to 28 December 1905 | Bishop Georg Wuschanski, Prefect of Meissen | Priest of Meissen; died in office |
| 4 April 1906 to 5 September 1914 | Bishop Aloys Schaefer, Prefect of Meissen | Priest of Meissen; died in office |
| 30 January 1915 to 4 December 1920 | Bishop Franz Löbmann, Prefect of Meissen | Priest of Meissen; died in office |
| 12 August 1921 to 13 August 1930 | Christian Schreiber Christian Schreiber Christian Schreiber is a German rower. -References: * at sports-reference.com... , Bishop of Meissen |
Priest of Fulda; ordained 14 September 1921; appointed Bishop of Berlin |
| 13 January 1931 to 21 May 1932 | Conrad Gröber Conrad Gröber Conrad Gröber was a Catholic priest and archbishop of the Archdiocese of Freiburg.-Youth and education:... , Bishop of Meissen |
Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau; ordained 1 February 1931; appointed Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau |
| 9 September 1932 to 9 March 1951 | Petrus Legge, Bishop of Meissen | Priest of Paderborn; ordained 28 October 1932; died in office |
| 9 March 1951 to 19 August 1957 | Heinrich Wienken, Bishop of Meissen | Coadjutor Bishop of Meissen; installed 29 November 1951; retired |
| 23 June 1958 to 21 June 1970 | Otto Spülbeck, Bishop of Meissen | Coadjutor Bishop of Meissen; installed 24 July 1958; died in office |
| 12 September 1970 to 15 November 1979 | Gerhard Schaffran, Bishop of Meissen | Auxiliary Bishop of Görlitz; installed 23 September 1970; becoming Bishop of Dresden-Meissen |
| 15 November 1979 to 1 August 1987 | Gerhard Schaffran, Bishop of Dresden-Meissen | Hitherto Bishop of Meissen; retired |
| 2 January 1988 to present | Joachim Friedrich Reinelt, Bishop of Dresden-Meissen | Priest of Dresden-Meissen; ordained 20 February 1988; |