Bishop of Eichstätt
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Bishops of Eichstätt, 741-1790
- WillibaldWillibaldSaint Willibald was an 8th century bishop of Eichstätt in Bavaria.Information about his life is largely drawn from the Hodoeporicon of Saint Willibald, a text written in the 8th century by Huneberc, an Anglo-Saxon nun from Heidenheim am Hahnenkamm who knew Willibald and his brother personally...
741-786 - Geroch 786-801
- Aganus 801-819
- Adalung 820-841
- Altun 841-858
- Ottokar 858-881
- Gottschalk 881-884
- Erkenbald 884-916
- Udalfried 916-933
- Starchand 933-966
- Reginald 966-989
- Megingoz von Lechsgemund 989-1014
- Gundackar I 1014-1019
- Walter 1020-1021
- Heribert von Rothenburg 1022-1042
- Guzmann von Rothenburg 1042
- Gebhard of Calw 1042-1057
- Gundackar II 1057-1075
- Ulrich I 1075-1099
- Eberhard I von Vohburg-Schweinfurt 1100-1112
- Ulrich II von Bogen 1112-1125
- Gebhard II von Hirschberg 1125-1149
- Burkhard von Memlem 1149-1153
- Konrad I von Morsberg 1153-1171
- Egilolf 1171-1182
- Otto 1182-1195
- Hartwich I von Hirschberg 1195-1223
- Friedrich I von Hauenstadt 1223-1225
- Heinrich I von Ziplingen 1225-1229
- Heinrich II von Tischlingen 1229-1234
- Heinrich III von Ravensberg 1234-1237
- Friedrich II von Parsberg 1237-1246
- Heinrich IV von Württemberg 1246-1259
- Engelhard 1259-1261
- Hildebrand von Morn 1261-1279
- Reimbrecht von Mulenhard 1279-1297
- Konrad II von Pfaffenhausen 1297-1305
- Johann I von Durbheim 1305-1306
- Philipp von Rathsamhausen 1306-1322
- Marquard I von Hageln 1322-1324
- Gebhard III von Graisbacch 1324-1327
- Friedrich III von Leuchtenberg 1328-1329
- Friedrich IV von Nürnburg 1328-1329
- Heinrich V Schenk von Reicheneck 1329-1344
- Albrecht I von Hohenfels 1344-1353
- Berthold von Nürnburg 1355-1365
- Rhabanus Schenk von Wildburgstetten 1365-1383
- Friedrich V von Öttingen 1383-1415
- Johann II von Heideck 1415-1429
- Albrecht II von Rechberg 1429-1445
- Johann III von Eich 1445-1464
- Wilhelm von Reichenau 1464-1496
- Gabriel von Eyb 1496-1535
- Christoph von Pappenheim-Stahlingen 1535-1539
- Moritz von Hutten 1539-1552
- Eberhard II von Hirnheim 1552-1560
- Martin von Schaumburg 1560-1590
- Kaspar von Seckendorf 1590-1595
- Johann Konrad von Gemmingen 1595-1612
- Johann Christoph von Westerstetten 1612-1636
- Marquard II Schenk von Castell 1637-1685
- Johann Eucharius Schenk von Castell 1685-1697
- Johann Martin von Eyb 1697-1704
- Johann Anton I Knebel von Katznellenbogen 1705-1725
- Ludwig Franz Schenk von Castell 1725-1736
- Johann Anton II von Freinerg-Hopferau 1736-1757
- Raimondo Antonio di Strasoldo 1757-1781
- Johann Anton von Zehmen 1781-1790
Bishops of Eichstätt, 1790 - present
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1790 to 5 February 1818 | Joseph Graf von Stubenberg | Priest of Salzburg; confirment 11 April 1791; ordained 13 November 1791; appointed Archbishop of Bamberg |
| 4 March 1824 to 24 April 1825 | Petrus Pustet | Priest of Regensburg; confirmed 24 May 1824; ordained 3 October 1824; died in office |
| 12 May 1825 to 31 January 1835 | Johann Friedrich Oesterreicher | Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg; confirmed 26 June 1825; installed 9 November 1825; died in office |
| 25 March 1835 to 15 October 1835 | Johann Martin Manl | Bishop of Speyer; confirmed 6 April 1835; installed 1 July 1835; died in office |
| 19 April 1836 to 12 July 1841 | Karl-August Graf von Reisach Karl-August von Reisach Karl-August von Reisach was a German Catholic theologian and Cardinal .-Education:... |
Priest of München und Freising, Munich; confirmed 11 July 1836; ordained 17 July 1836; installed 13 March 1837; appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of München und Freising, Munich |
| 3 October 1846 to 6 February 1866 | Georg von Oettl | Priest of München und Freising, Munich; confirmed 21 December 1846; ordained 7 February 1847died in office |
| 13 November 1866 to 5 September 1905 | Franz Leopold Freiherr von Leonrod | Priest of Eichstätt; confirmed 22 February 1867; ordained 19 March 1867; died in office |
| 5 October 1905 to 20 June 1932 | Johannes Leo von Mergel, OSB | Priest of Order of Saint Benedict Benedictine Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict... ; confirmed 11 December 1905; ordained 27 December 1905; died in office |
| 9 September 1932 to 5 July 1935 | Konrad Graf von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos Konrad von Preysing Johann Konrad Maria Augustin Felix Graf von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos was a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church... |
Priest of München und Freising, Munich; ordained 28 October 1932; appointed Bishop of Berlin |
| 4 November 1935 to 5 May 1948 | Michael Rackl Michael Rackl Michael Rackl was Roman Catholic Bishop of Eichstätt from 1935 until his death in 1948.Born in Rittersdorf, Rackl was ordained a priest on 29 June 1909 at the age of 25 in Eichstätt by Cardinal Konrad von Preysing.... |
Priest of Eichstätt; ordained 21 December 1935; died in office |
| 23 July 1948 to 2 January 1968 | Joseph Schröffer Joseph Schröffer Joseph Schröffer was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Secretary of the Sacred Congregation of Seminaries and Universities from 1967 to 1976, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1976.... |
Priest of Eichstätt; ordained 21 September 1948; appointed Titular Archbishop of Volturnum |
| 28 May 1968 to 1 June 1983 | Alois Brems | Priest of Eichstätt; ordained 6 July 1968; retired (becoming Apostolic Administrator of Eichstätt) |
| 17 April 1984 to 25 March 1995 | Karl Heinrich Braun | appointed Archbishop of Bamberg |
| 24 February 1996 to 16 July 2005 | Walter Mixa Walter Mixa thumb|Walter Mixa Walter Johannes Mixa is a German Catholic priest, and Bishop Emeritus of Augsburg and Ordinary Emeritus of the Bundeswehr. He resigned as Bishop of Augsburg in 2010 due to allegations of fraud and violence towards children who had been in his care.- Biography :Mixa was born in... |
Priest of Augsburg; ordained 23 March 1996; Military Bishop of Germany 31 August 2000 |
| 14 October 2006 to present | Gregor Maria Hanke OSB | Abbott of the Abbey of Plankstetten; named to the see by Pope Benedict XVI Pope Benedict XVI Benedict XVI is the 265th and current Pope, by virtue of his office of Bishop of Rome, the Sovereign of the Vatican City State and the leader of the Catholic Church as well as the other 22 sui iuris Eastern Catholic Churches in full communion with the Holy See... , 14 October 2006, consecrated, 2 December 2006; by virtue of his office, Great Chancellor of the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt The Katholische Universität Eichstätt-Ingolstadt is a Roman Catholic university in Eichstätt and Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany.The Catholic University Eichstätt-Ingolstadt is the one and only Roman Catholic university in the German-speaking world. Compared to other German universities The... |