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The Archbishop of Cologne is an archbishop governing the Archdiocese of Cologne of the
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in western
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and is also a historical state in the Rhine holding the birthplace of
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and northern
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in
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and was ''ex officio'' one of the
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of the
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, the Elector of Cologne, from 1356 to 1801. Since the early days of the
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, there have been ninety-four bishops and archbishops of
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. Seven of these ninety-four retired by resignation, including four resignations which were in response to impeachment. Eight of the bishops and archbishops were
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s before they took office. Seven individuals were appointed as coadjutors freely by the
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. One of the ninety-four moved to the
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, where he became a cardinal. Additionally, six of the archbishops of Cologne were chairmen of the German Bishops' Conference. Cardinal
Rainer Woelki Rainer Maria Woelki (; born 18 August 1956) is a German Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He has been Archbishop of Cologne since his installation on 20 September 2014 following his election by the Cathedral Chapter to succeed Joachim Meisner in ...
has been the Archbishop of Cologne since his 2014 transfer from
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, where he was also Cardinal Archbishop.


Bishops and Archbishops of Cologne


Bishops of Colonia Agrippina, 88–784

All names before Maternus II are to be approached with considerable skepticism, as little contemporary evidence is available. Maternus was present at a council in
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in 313. The bishops between Severinus and Charentius are also
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l. Domitianus was the Bishop of Maastricht (Mosa Traiectum). The given dates of office before Gunther are also conjectural, at best. *Maternus I c. 88–128 *Paulinus *Marcellinus *Aquilinus *Levoldus c. 248–285 * Maternus II c. 285–315 *Euphrates c. 315–348 * Severinus c. 348–403 *Ebergisil I ? c. 403–440 *Solatius c. 440–470 *Sunnovaeus c. 470–500 *Domitianus fl. c. 535 *Charentinus fl. c. 570 * Eberigisil II ? c. 580–600 ? *Remedius c. 600 ? –611 ? *Solatius c. 611 ? –622 * Cunibert c. 623–663 *Bodatus c. 663–674 *Stephen 674–680 *Adelwin 680–695 *Giso 695–708 *Anno I 708–710 *Faramund 710–713 * Agilolf 713–717 *Reginfried 718–747 * Hildegar 750–753 *Bertholm 753–763 *
Rikulf Ricolf was bishop of Cologne in the eighth century, from 763 to 784. There was also a lord Ricolf in Flanders, who settled Ricolvingahem (now the Rijkeghem kouter near Tielt), during the reign of Louis the Pious, the successor of Charlemagne bet ...
763–784


Archbishops of Cologne, 784–1238

* Hildebold 784–818 * Hadbold 818–842 * Hildwin 842–849 * Günther 850–864 * Hugo Welf 864 * Wilbert 870–889 * Hermann I 890–924 * Wigfried 924–953 * Bruno I 953–965 * Volkmar 965–969 * Gero 969–976 * Warin 976–984 *
Ebergar Ebergar (also Everger) (died June 11, 999) was the Archbishop of Cologne, Germany, from 984 to 999. Biography Ebergar's origins are not known. Before becoming Archbishop, Ebergar was a member of the Cathedral Chapter. Ebergar became the Archbish ...
984–999 * Heribert 999–1021 *
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1021–1036 * Hermann II 1036–1056 * Anno II 1056–1075 * Hildholf 1076–1078 * Sigwin 1078–1089 * Hermann III 1089–1099 *
Friedrich I Frederick I may refer to: * Frederick of Utrecht or Frederick I (815/16–834/38), Bishop of Utrecht. * Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine (942–978) * Frederick I, Duke of Swabia (1050–1105) * Frederick I, Count of Zol ...
1100–1131 * Bruno II von Berg 1131–1137 *
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1137 * Arnold I 1138–1151 *
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1152–1156 * Friedrich II von Berg 1156–1158, nephew of Bruno II von Berg above * Rainald of Dassel 1159–1167 * Philipp von Heinsberg 1167–1191, he gained the title of Duke of Westphalia and Angria in 1180, from then on held in
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by all incumbents of the Cologne see until 1803. * Bruno III von Berg 1191–1192, brother of Friedrich II above * Adolf I von Berg 1192–1205, nephew of Bruno III above *
Bruno IV von Sayn Bruno may refer to: People and fictional characters *Bruno (name), including lists of people and fictional characters with either the given name or surname * Bruno, Duke of Saxony (died 880) * Bruno the Great (925–965), Archbishop of Cologne, ...
1205–1208 (in opposition) *
Dietrich I von Hengebach Dietrich I von Hengebach (born around 1150, died after 1223) was the Archbishop of Cologne. He was elected in 1208. He supported Otto of the House of Welf as Holy Roman Emperor and was excommunicated in 1212 by Innocent III. Upon his excommunica ...
1208–1215 (in opposition) *
Engelbert II von Berg Count Engelbert II of Berg, also known as Saint Engelbert, Engelbert of Cologne, Engelbert I, Archbishop of Cologne or Engelbert I of Berg, Archbishop of Cologne (1185 or 1186, Schloss Burg – 7 November 1225, Gevelsberg) was archbishop of C ...
1216–1225, nephew of Bruno III above *
Heinrich I von Mulnarken Heinrich may refer to: People * Heinrich (given name), a given name (including a list of people with the name) * Heinrich (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) *Hetty (given name), a given name (including a list of p ...
1225–1237


Archbishop-Electors of Cologne, 1238–1803


Modern Archbishops of Cologne: 1824 to date

* Ferdinand August von Spiegel 1824–1835 * Clemens August II Droste zu Fischering 1835–1845 *Cardinal Johannes von Geissel 1845–1864 *Cardinal
Paul Melchers Paul Melchers (6 January 1813 – 14 December 1895) was a Cardinal and Archbishop of Cologne. At the height of the '' Kulturkampf'' he took refuge in the Netherlands. Life Melchers was born in Münster. He studied law at Bonn (1830–33), an ...
1866–1885 *Cardinal Philipp Krementz 1885–1899 * Hubert Theophil Simar 1899-1902 *Cardinal Anton Hubert Fischer 1902–1912 *Cardinal
Felix von Hartmann Felix von Hartmann (15 December 1851 – 11 November 1919) was a German prelate, who was Archbishop of Cologne from 1912 to 1919. Life Felix von Hartmann was born in Münster, the child of the second marriage of government official Albert vo ...
1912–1919 *Cardinal Karl Joseph Schulte 1920–1941 *Cardinal
Josef Frings Josef Richard Frings (6 February 1887 – 17 December 1978), was a German Cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Cologne from 1942 to 1969. Considered a significant figure in Catholic resistance to Nazism, he was elevated to ...
1942–1969 *Cardinal Joseph Höffner 1969–1987 *Cardinal Joachim Meisner 1988–2014 *Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki since 2014


Auxiliary bishops


See also

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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne The Archdiocese of Cologne ( la, Archidioecesis Coloniensis; german: Erzbistum Köln) is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western North Rhine-Westphalia and northern Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany. History The Electorate of Colog ...
*
Cologne Cathedral Cologne Cathedral (german: Kölner Dom, officially ', English: Cathedral Church of Saint Peter) is a Catholic cathedral in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is the seat of the Archbishop of Cologne and of the administration of the Archdiocese of ...


References


External links


List of Bishops and Archbishops of Cologne
''Archdiocese of Cologne (Erzbistum Köln)''

''Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom)'' {{Electors of the Holy Roman Empire after 1356