List of bishops of Metz
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This is a list of bishop
s of Metz
; the Roman Catholic diocese of Metz
now lies in eastern France.
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...
s of Metz
Metz
Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...
; the Roman Catholic diocese of Metz
Diocese of Metz
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Metz is a Diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. In the Middle Ages it was in effect an independent state, part of the Holy Roman Empire, ruled by the bishop who had the ex officio title of count. It was annexed to France by King Henry II in...
now lies in eastern France.
To 500
- Clement of MetzClement of MetzSaint Clement of Metz is venerated as the first Bishop of Metz. According to tradition, he was sent by Saint Peter to Metz during the 1st century, with two disciples: Celestius and Felix , who are listed as his successors in that see...
(c. 280-300) - Celestius
- Felix I
- Patient
- Victor I 344–346
- Victor II
- Simeon
- Sambace
- Rufus of MetzRufus of MetzRufus of Metz was, according to some sources, bishop of Metz for 29 years. He has been made a Catholic saint with his feast day on November 7.In the ninth century his relics were transferred to Gau-Odernheim in Rhenish Hesse, Diocese of Mainz....
- AdelphusAdelphusAccording to a historical catalogue inserted in the Drogo Sacramentary , Adelphe is the 10th bishop of Metz. Most agree he lived in the fifth century...
- Firmin
- Legonce
- Auctor c. 451
- Expiece
- Urbice
- Bonole
- Terence
- Consolin
- Romanus c. 486
- Phronimius to 497
- Grammatius 497?–512
From 500 to 1000
- Agatimber 512?–535
- Hesperius 525–542
- Villicus 542–568
- Peter 568?–578
- Aigulf or AgilulfAgilulf, Bishop of MetzAgilulf, also called Aigulf , was a Bishop of Metz between 590 or 591 and 601, and was the predecessor of Arnual or Arnoldus or Arnoald...
590 or 591-601 - Gondulf 591-??? (he was probably only a chorbishopChorbishopA chorbishop is a rank of Christian clergy below bishop. The name chorepiscope or chorepiscopus is taken from the Greek and means rural bishop.-History:Chorepiscopi are first mentioned by Eusebius in the second century...
). - ArnoaldArnoaldArnoald, also called Arnoldus or Arnual , was a Bishop of Metz between 601 and 609 or 611, the successor of Agilulf, and a Margrave of Schelde. He was the son of Ansbertus, a Senator, and wife Blithilde....
or Arnual or Arnoldus 601–609 or 611 - Pappolus 609?–614
- ArnulfArnulf of MetzSaint Arnulf of Metz was a Frankish bishop of Metz and advisor to the Merovingian court of Austrasia, who retired to the Abbey of Remiremont....
614–629 (Arnulfing) - Goericus 629-644
- Godo 641?–652?
- Chlodulf, son of Arnulf, 652?–693? (Arnulfing)
- Albo 696-707
- Aptatus 707-715
- Felix II 715-716
- Sigibald 716-741
- Chrodegang 742–766
- Angilram 768–791
- GundulfGondulphus of MetzSaint Gondulphus, Gundulfus, Gondulf, or Gondon was the Bishop of Metz from 816 until his death.As bishop, Gondulphus succeeded Angilram, him who caused Paul the Deacon to write the Liber de episcopis Mettensibus, and who died probably in 791...
819 to 7 September 822 - DrogoDrogo of MetzDrogo , also known as Dreux or Drogon, was an illegitimate son of Frankish emperor Charlemagne by the concubine Regina....
823–8 December 855 - Adventius 858 to 31 August 875
- Wala 876 to 12 April 882
- Robert I 883 to 2 January 916
- Wigerich 917 to 19 February 927
- Benno of Einsiedeln 927–929
- Adalbero I of Bar 929 to 26 April 964
- Dietrich IDietrich I of MetzDietrich of Metz was Bishop of Metz from 964 until his death. He was the son of Hedwig of Nordgau and Siegfried of Luxembourg.He succeeded Adalbero I as bishop of Metz...
964 to 7 September 984 - Adalbero II of Upper Lorraine 984 to 14 December 1005
1000 to 1300
- Dietrich II of Luxemburg 1006 to 30 April 1047
- Adalbero III of Luxemburg 1047 to 13 November 1072
- Hermann 1073 to 4 May 1090
- Bruno of Calw 1088–1089
- Bouchard 1090
- Poppo of Burgundy 1090–1103
- Adalbero IV 1090–1117
- Theoger of Saint George 1118 to 29 April 1120
- Etienne de BarEtienne de BarEtienne de Bar was a French cardinal and cardinal-nephew of Pope Callixtus II, his uncle who elevated him in 1120.-References:...
1120 to 29 December 1163 - Dietrich III of Bar 1164 to 8 August 1171
- Hugo of Clermont 1171
- Friedrich of Pluyvoise 1171–1173
- Dietrich IV of Lorraine 1173–1179
- Bertram 1180 to 6 April 1212 (1178-1179 archbishop of Bremen)
- Conrad of Scharfenberg 1212 to 12 December 1224
- Johann of Aspremont 1224 to 10 December 1238
- Jacob of Lorraine 1239 to 24 October 1260
- Philip of Lorraine-Florenges 1261–1264
- Wilhelm of Traisnel 1264 to 4 January 1269
- Lorenz of Leistenberg 1270–1279
- John of Flanders 1280 to 31 October 1282
- Burkhard of Avesnes-Hennegau 1282 to 29 November 1296
- Gerhard of Rehlingen 1297 to 30 June 1302
1300-present
- Reginald of BarReginald of Bar (bishop of Metz)Reginald of Bar was bishop of Metz from 1302 to 1313. He was the son of Thiébaut II, count of Bar and his wife Jeanne de Toucy, and the grandson of Henry II of Bar....
1302–1316 - Henri, Dauphin of ViennoisHenri, Dauphin of ViennoisHenri Dauphin was a bishop of Metz. He was the son of Humbert I and his wife Anne of Burgundy. In 1318 he succeeded as regent to the Dauphiné of Viennois, on behalf of his nephew Guigues VIII, and held that role until 1323.Whilst bishop of Passau and despite never being ordained priest, he was...
1316 to 24 November 1324 - Louis of Poitiers-Valentinois 1325–1327
- Ademar of Monteil 1327 to 12 May 1361
- Johann III of Vienne 1361–1365
- Dietrich V Bayer of Boppard 1365 to 18 January 1384
- Peter of Luxemburg 1384 to 2 July 1387
- Rudolf of Coucy 1388–1415
- Conrad II Bayer of Boppard 1416 to 20 April 1459
- George of Baden 1459 to 11 October 1484
- Henri of Lorraine-VaudemontHenri of Lorraine-VaudémontHenri of Lorraine-Vaudémont was bishop of Thérouanne, and then bishop of Metz from 1484 to 1505. From an aristocratic family, he was son of Antoine of Vaudémont.-Life:...
1484 to 28 October 1505 - John, Cardinal of LorraineJohn, Cardinal of LorraineJean de Lorraine was a French cardinal, who was archbishop of Reims, Lyon and Narbonne, bishop of Metz, Toul, Verdun, Thérouanne, Luçon, Albi, Valence, Nantes and Agen...
1505–1543 - Nicholas, Duke of Mercœur 1543–1548
- John, Cardinal of LorraineJohn, Cardinal of LorraineJean de Lorraine was a French cardinal, who was archbishop of Reims, Lyon and Narbonne, bishop of Metz, Toul, Verdun, Thérouanne, Luçon, Albi, Valence, Nantes and Agen...
1548 to 19 May 1550 - Charles, Cardinal of LorraineCharles, Cardinal of LorraineCharles de Lorraine , Duke of Chevreuse, was a French Cardinal, a member of the powerful House of Guise. He was known at first as the Cardinal of Guise, and then as the second Cardinal of Lorraine, after the death of his uncle, John, Cardinal of Lorraine . He was the protector of Rabelais and...
1550 to 18 May 1551 - Robert de Lenoncourt 1551 to 25 September 1553
- François Beaucaire de Péguillon 1555–1568
- Louis I, Cardinal of GuiseLouis I, Cardinal of GuiseLouis de Lorraine was the fourth son of Claude, Duke of Guise and Antoinette de Bourbon, and the younger brother of Charles of Guise, Cardinal of Lorraine. He was the nephew of Cardinal Jean de Lorraine...
1568 to 28 March 1578 - Charles III de Lorraine-Vaudémont 1578 to 24 November 1607
- Anne d'Escars de GivryAnne d'Escars de GivryAnne d'Escars de Givry was a French Benedictine churchman, supporter of the Ligue, and Cardinal.He was born in Paris, the son of Jacques de Perusse, Seigneur d'Escars and Françoise de Longwy, Dame de Pagny and de Mirebeau....
1608 to 19 April 1612 - Henri de Bourbon, duc de VerneuilHenri de Bourbon, duc de VerneuilGaston Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Verneuil was the bishop of Metz from 1612 to 1652.-Biography:Henri was the illegitimate son of King Henry IV of France and his mistress, Catherine Henriette de Balzac d'Entragues. He was born at Château de Vincennes...
1612–1652 (last prince-bishopPrince-BishopA Prince-Bishop is a bishop who is a territorial Prince of the Church on account of one or more secular principalities, usually pre-existent titles of nobility held concurrently with their inherent clerical office...
) - Jules Mazarin 1652–1658
- Karl von Fürstenberg 1658–1663
- Wilhelm von FürstenbergWilliam Egon of FürstenbergWilliam Egon of Fürstenberg was a German clergyman who was bishop of Strasbourg.He began his career as a soldier in the French service....
1663–1668 - Georges d'Aubusson de la Feuillade 1669–1697
- Henri Charles du Cambout de CoislinHenri Charles du Cambout de CoislinHenri-Charles du Camboust was a French prelate. He was bishop of Metz from 1697 to 1732, and duc de Coislin from 1710.-Life:...
1697–1732 - Claude de Saint Simon 1733–1760
- Louis-Jean de Montmorency-Laval 1760–1802
- Nicolas Francin 1792–1802
- Pierre-François Bienaymé 1802–1806
- Gaspard-André Jauffret 1806–1823
- Jacques-François Besson 1824–1842
- Paul Dupont des Loges 1843–1886
- François Fleck 1886–1899
- Willibrord BenzlerWillibrord BenzlerWillibrord Benzler OSB was the Roman Catholic Bishop of Metz from 1901 to 1919.Born as Karl Heinrich Johann Eugen Benzler in Niederhemer, Westphalia, the eldest son of Karl Benzler, an innkeeper, and his wife, Klementine , he was baptized at SS Peter and Paul Church on 24 October 1853...
1901–1919 - Jean-Baptiste Pelt 1919–1937
- Joseph-Jean Heintz 1938–1958
- Paul Joseph Schmitt 1958–1987
- Pierre Raffin 1987, incumbent