Bishop of Gurk
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The Bishop of Gurk is the head of the Diocese of Gurk, which was established in 1072, as the first suffragan bishop of the Archdiocese of Salzburg. The following men have held this office:
- Günther von Krappfeld (1072 - 1090)
- Berthold von Zeltschach (1090 - 1106)
- Hiltebold (1106 - 1131)
- Roman I (1131 - 1167)
- Heinrich I (1167 - 1174)
- Roman II von Leibnitz (1174 - 1179)
- Hermann von Ortenburg (1179 - 1180)
- Dietrich von Albeck (1180 - 1194) (von Kellnitz)
- Wernher (1194 - 1195)
- Ekkehard (1196 - 1200)
- Walther Truchsess von Waldburg (1200 - 1213) (von Vatz)
- Otto I (1214) (nur erwählt)
- Heinrich II von Pettau (1214 - 1217)
- Ulschalk (1217 - 1220)
- Ulrich I (1220 - 1231)
- Paul I (1231 - 1250)
- Ulrich II von Ortenburg (1250 - 1253)
- Dietrich II von Marburg (1253 - 1278)
- Johann I von Ennsthal (1279 - 1281)
- Konrad I von Lupburg (1282) (only elected)
- Hartnid von Lichtenstein-Offenberg (1283 - 1298)
- Heinrich III von Helfenberg (1298 - 1326)
- Gerold von Friesach (1326 - 1333)
- Lorenz I von Brunne (1334 - 1337) (von Grimming)
- Konrad II von Salmansweiler (1337 - 1344)
- Ulrich III von Wildhaus (1345 - 1351)
- Paul von Jägerndorf (1352 - 1359) (von Harrach)
- Johann II von Platzheim-Lenzburg (1359 - 1364)
- Johann III von Töckheim (1364 - 1376)
- Johann IV von Mayrhofen (1376 - 1402)
- Konrad III von Hebenstreit (1402 - 1411)
- Ernst Auer (1411 - 1432)
- Johann V Schallermann (1433 - 1453)
- Lorenz II von Lichtenberg (1432 - 1436) (Antibishop)
- Ulrich IV Sonnberger (1453 - 1469)
- Sixtus von TannbergSixtus of TannbergSixtus of Tannberg was from 1470 to 1474 Bishop of Gurk and from 1474 to 1495 Prince-Bishop of Freising.- Life :...
(1470 - 1474) - Lorenz III von Freiberg (1472 - 1487)
- Georg Kolberger (1490) (nur erwählt)
- Raimund Peraudi (1491 - 1505)
- Matthäus Lang von WellenburgMatthäus Lang von WellenburgMatthäus Lang von Wellenburg was a statesman of the Holy Roman Empire, a Cardinal and Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg from 1519 to his death....
(1505 - 1522) - Hieronymus Balbi (1522 - 1526)
- Antonius Salamanca-Hoyos (1526 - 1551)
- Johann VI von Schönburg (1552 - 1555)
- Urban Sagstetter (1556 - 1573)
- Christoph Andreas Freiherr von Spaur (1574 - 1603)
- Johann VII Jakob Freiherr von Lamberg (1603 - 1630)
- Sebastian Graf von Lodron (1630 - 1643)
- Franz I Graf von Lodron (1643 - 1652)
- Sigismund FranzArchduke Sigismund Francis of AustriaSigismund Francis, Archduke of Further Austria was the ruler of Further Austria including Tyrol from 1662 to 1665.-Biography:...
, Archduke of Austria (1653 - 1665) - Wenzeslaus Graf von Thun (1665 - 1673)
- Polykarp Graf von Kienburg (1673 - 1675)
- Johann VIII Freiherr von Goess (1675 - 1696)
- Otto II de la Bourde (1697 - 1708)
- Jakob I Maximilian Graf von Thun (1709 - 1741)
- Joseph I Maria Graf von Thun (1741 - 1761)
- Hieronymus II Graf von Colloredo (1761 - 1772)
- Joseph II Anton Graf von Auersperg (1772 - 1783)
- Franz II Xaver Altgraf von Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim (1783 - 1822)
- Jakob Peregrin Paulitsch (1824 - 1827)
- Georg Mayer (1827 - 1840)
- Franz Anton Gindl (1841)
- Adalbert Lidmansky (1842 - 1858)
- Valentin WieryValentin WieryValentin Wiery was an Austrian Catholic Cardinal.Wiery was born in St Marein in Wolfsberg, was educated locally and was ordained on 24 August 1835....
(1858 - 1880) - Peter Funder (1881 - 1886)
- Josef Kahn (1887 - 1910)
- Balthasar Kaltner (1910 - 1914)
- Adam Hefter (1914 - 1939)
- Andreas Rohracher (1939 - 1945) (Vicar capitularVicar capitularA diocesan administrator is a provisional ordinary of a Roman Catholic particular church. The college of consultors elects an administrator within eight days after the see is known to be vacant. The college must elect as administrator a priest or bishop at least 35 years old...
) - Joseph Köstner (1945 - 1981)
- Egon Kapellari (1982 - 2001)
- Alois Schwarz (2001 - incumbent)