Bishops of Regensburg
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The Bishops of Regensburg are bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Regensburg, Bavaria
, Germany
. The seat of the bishops is Regensburg Cathedral
.
, ruling a territory known as the Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg
. They were not among the most powerful Prince-Bishops, due to the existence of other reichsfrei authorities in Regensburg which prevented them from consolidating a major territorial base.
With the dissolution of the Archbishopric of Mainz
, the Bishopric of Regensburg was elevated to the Archbishopric of Regensburg. It was part of the Principality of Regensburg, ruled by the Prince-Primate Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg
. The end of the Holy Roman Empire
in 1806 and its aftermath saw the end of the territorial claim of the bishops. With the death of Dalberg in 1817, the archdiocese was downgraded to being a suffragan of the Archbishops of Munich and Freising.
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. The seat of the bishops is Regensburg Cathedral
Regensburg Cathedral
The Regensburg Cathedral , dedicated to St Peter, is the most important church and landmark of the city Regensburg, Germany. It is the seat of the Catholic diocese of Regensburg...
.
History
The diocese was founded in 739. The bishops were Princes of the Holy Roman EmpirePrinces of the Holy Roman Empire
The term Prince of the Holy Roman Empire denoted a secular or ecclesiastical Imperial State, who ruled over an immediate fief directly assigned by the Holy Roman Emperor...
, ruling a territory known as the Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg
Bishopric of Regensburg
The Bishopric of Regensburg was a small prince-bishopric of the Holy Roman Empire, located in what is now southern Germany. It was elevated to the Archbishopric of Regensburg in 1803 after the dissolution of the Archbishopric of Mainz, but became a bishopric again in 1817.-History:The diocese...
. They were not among the most powerful Prince-Bishops, due to the existence of other reichsfrei authorities in Regensburg which prevented them from consolidating a major territorial base.
With the dissolution of the Archbishopric of Mainz
Archbishopric of Mainz
The Archbishopric of Mainz or Electorate of Mainz was an influential ecclesiastic and secular prince-bishopric in the Holy Roman Empire between 780–82 and 1802. In the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy, the Archbishop of Mainz was the primas Germaniae, the substitute of the Pope north of the Alps...
, the Bishopric of Regensburg was elevated to the Archbishopric of Regensburg. It was part of the Principality of Regensburg, ruled by the Prince-Primate Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg
Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg
Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg was Archbishop-Elector of Mainz, Arch-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, Prince of Regensburg, primate of the Confederation of the Rhine and Grand-Duke of Frankfurt.-Biography:...
. The end of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a realm that existed from 962 to 1806 in Central Europe.It was ruled by the Holy Roman Emperor. Its character changed during the Middle Ages and the Early Modern period, when the power of the emperor gradually weakened in favour of the princes...
in 1806 and its aftermath saw the end of the territorial claim of the bishops. With the death of Dalberg in 1817, the archdiocese was downgraded to being a suffragan of the Archbishops of Munich and Freising.
Before 739
Itinerant bishops before the foundation of the diocese:- Saint EmmeramEmmeram of RegensburgSaint Emmeram of Regensburg was born in Poitiers and was a Christian bishop and a martyr. He died circa 652 and is buried in St. Emmeram's in Regensburg, Germany. His feast day in the Catholic calendar of saints is 22 September.-Life:What we know of Emmeram comes to us second hand...
(to 652) - Saint RupertRupert of SalzburgRupert of Salzburg is a saint in the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches and a founder of the Austrian city of Salzburg...
(about 697) (uncertain) - Saint Erhard (about 700)
After the foundation of the diocese
Bishops since the foundation of the diocese of Regensburg in 739:- GaubaldGaubaldGaubald was the first bishop of Regensburg after the foundation of the diocese of Regensburg . He has been beatified. His name is also spelled Gawibald, Geupald or Gaibald.-Life:He was ordained bishop in Regensburg in 739 by Saint Boniface...
(739-761) - Sigerich (762–768)
- Simpert or Sindbert (768–791)
- Adalwin (791–816)
- Baturich (817–847)
- Erchanfried (847–864)
- Ambricho (864–891)
- Aspert (891–893)
- Tuto (893–930)
- Isangrim (930–941)
- Gunther (941)
- Michael (941–972)
- Saint WolfgangWolfgang of RegensburgSaint Wolfgang was bishop of Regensburg in Bavaria from Christmas 972 until his death. He is a saint of the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches...
(972–994) - Gebhard I of SwabiaGebhard I, Bishop of RegensburgGebhard I , known as Gebhard of Swabia, was the Bishop of Regensburg from 994 until his death.Following the death of Bishop Wolfgang, the cathedral canons elected Tagino to replace him, with the support of Henry II, Duke of Bavaria...
(995–1023) - Gebhard II of HohenwartGebhard II, Bishop of RegensburgGebhard II, called Gebhard von Hohenwart, was the bishop of Regensburg from 1023 to 17 March 1036. He succeeded Gebhard I. On his death, he was succeeded by Gebhard III....
(1023–1036) - Gebhard III of HohenloheGebhard III, Bishop of RegensburgGebhard III, called Gebhard of Franconia or von Hohenlohe, was the bishop of Regensburg from 1036 to 2 December 1060. He succeeded Gebhard II...
(1036–1060) - Otto of Riedenburg (1061-1089)
- Gebhard IV of Gosham (1089–1105)
- Hartwig I of Spanheim (1105–1126)
- Konrad I (1126–1132)
Prince-Bishops of Regensburg
- Heinrich I of Wolfratshausen (1132–1155)
- Hartwig II of Ortenburg (1155–1164)
- Eberhard the Swabian (1165–1167)
- Konrad II of Raitenbuch (1167–1185)
- Konrad III of Laichling (1186–1204)
- Konrad IV of Frontenhausen (1204–1227)
- Siegfried (1227–1246)
- Albert I of Pietengau (1247–1260)
- Saint Albertus MagnusAlbertus MagnusAlbertus Magnus, O.P. , also known as Albert the Great and Albert of Cologne, is a Catholic saint. He was a German Dominican friar and a bishop, who achieved fame for his comprehensive knowledge of and advocacy for the peaceful coexistence of science and religion. Those such as James A. Weisheipl...
(Albert II) (1260–1262) - Leo Thundorfer (1262–1277)
- Heinrich II von Rotteneck (1277–1296)
- Konrad V von Luppurg (1296–1313)
- Nikolaus von Ybbs (1313–1340)
- Friedrich von Zollern-Nürnberg (1340–1365) (d. 1368)
- Heinrich III von Stein (1365–1368)
- Konrad VI von Haimberg (1368–1381)
- Theoderich von Abensberg (1381–1383)
- Johann von Moosburg (1384–1409)
- Albert III von Stauf (1409–1421)
- Johann II von Streitberg (1421–1428)
- Konrad VII von Soest (1428–1437)
- Friedrich II von Parsberg (1437–1450)
- Friedrich III von Plankenfels (1450–1457)
- Rupert I (1457–1465)
- Heinrich IV von Absberg (1465–1492)
- Rupert II (1492–1507)
- Johann III von der Pfalz (1507–1538)
- Pankraz von Sinzenhofen (1538–1548)
- Georg von Pappenheim (1548–1563)
- Vitus von Fraunberg (1563–1567)
- David Kölderer von Burgstall (1567–1579)
- Philipp von Bayern (1579–1598)
- Sigmund von FuggerSigmund Fugger von Kirchberg und WeißenhornSigmund Friedrich Fugger von Kirchberg und Weißenhorn was a German cleric of the Fugger family, most notable as bishop of Regensburg from 2 July 1598 to 1600.- Life :...
(1598–1600) - Wolfgang II von Hausen (1600–1613)
- Albert IV von Toerring-Stein (1613–1649)
- Franz Wilhelm von WartenbergFranz Wilhelm von WartenbergFranz Wilhelm, Count von Wartenberg was a Bavarian Catholic Bishop of Osnabrück, expelled from his see in the Thirty Years' War and later restored, and at the end of his life a Cardinal....
(1649–1661) - Johann Georg von Herberstein (1662–1663)
- Adam Lorenz von Toerring-Stein (1663–1666)
- Guidobald von Thun (1666–1668)
- Albrecht Sigismund von Bayern (1668–1685)
- Joseph Clemens of BavariaJoseph Clemens of BavariaJoseph Clemens of Bavaria was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty of Bavaria and Archbishop-Elector of Cologne from 1688 to 1723.-Biography:...
(1685–1716) - Clemens August I of Bavaria (1716–1719)
- Johann Theodor of BavariaJohann Theodor of BavariaJohn Theodore of Bavaria , a son of Elector Maximilian II Emanuel of Bavaria and Teresa Kunegunda Sobieska, and a grandson of King John III Sobieski of Poland...
(1719–1763) - Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony (1763–1769)
- Anton Ignaz von Fugger-Glött (1769–1787)
- Maximilian Prokop von Toerring-Jettenbach (1787–1789)
- Joseph Konrad von Schroffenberg (1790–1803)
Archbishop of Regensburg
- Karl Theodor Anton Maria von DalbergKarl Theodor Anton Maria von DalbergKarl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg was Archbishop-Elector of Mainz, Arch-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, Prince of Regensburg, primate of the Confederation of the Rhine and Grand-Duke of Frankfurt.-Biography:...
(1802–1817), Archbishop of Regensburg - sede vacanteSede vacanteSede vacante is an expression, used in the Canon Law of the Catholic Church, that refers to the vacancy of the episcopal see of a particular church...
1817–1821
Bishops of Regensburg
- Johann Nepomuk Wolf (1821–1829)
- Johann Michael SailerJohann Michael SailerJohann Michael Sailer was a German Jesuit professor of theology and Bishop of Ratisbon.-Biography:Sailer was born at Aresing in Upper Bavaria on 17 October 1751 as the son of a poor shoemaker. Until his tenth year he attended the primary school in his native place; after this he was a pupil in the...
(1829–1832) - Georg Michael Wittmann (died in 1833 before the Papal nomination arrived)
- Franz Xaver Schwäbl (1833–1841)
- Valentin Riedel (1842–1857)
- Ignatius von SenestreyIgnatius von SenestréyBishop Ignatius von Senestréy was Bishop of Regensburg, Germany from 1858 to 1906....
(1858–1906) - Dr. Anton von Henle (1906–1927)
- Dr. Michael BuchbergerMichael BuchbergerMichael Buchberger was a Roman Catholic priest, notable as the seventy-fourth bishop of Regensburg since the diocese's foundation in 739.- Life :...
(1927–1961) - Dr. Rudolf Graber (1962–1982)
- Manfred Müller (1982–2002)
- Gerhard Ludwig MüllerGerhard Ludwig MüllerGerhard Ludwig Müller has served as the Bishop of Regensburg since his appointment by Pope John Paul II on 1 October 2002.-Early life:...
(from 2002)