This list records the incumbents of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Hildesheim (german: link=no, Bistum Hildesheim). Between 1235 and 1803 the bishops simultaneously officiating as rulers of princely rank (prince-bishop) in the Prince-Bishopric of Hildesheim (german: link=no,

Hochstift In the Holy Roman Empire and the Catholic Church, the German term (plural: ) referred to the territory ruled by a bishop as a prince (i.e. prince-bishop), as opposed to his diocese, generally much larger and over which he exercised only spir ...

Hildesheim), a state of

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within the

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Hildesheim Hildesheim (; nds, Hilmessen, Hilmssen; la, Hildesia) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany with 101,693 inhabitants. It is in the district of Hildesheim, about southeast of Hanover on the banks of the Innerste River, a small tributary of the ...

is the seat of the bishops and the cathedral chapter. Wappen des Bistums Hildesheim

Titles of the incumbents of the Hildesheim See

Between 1235 and 1803 the elected and papally confirmed bishops of the Hildesheim See were additionally imperially invested princely power as prince-bishops. In 1235 part of the Hildesheim diocesan territory, the episcopal and capitular

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(

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) were disentangled from the Duchy of Brunswick and Lunenburg and became an own territory of

called Prince-Bishopric of Brunswick and Lunenburg (german: link=no, Hochstift Hildesheim), a vassal of the

. The prince-bishopric was an

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, with the monarch being the respective bishop usually elected by the Hildesheim Cathedral chapter and confirmed by the

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, or exceptionally only appointed by the Holy See. Papally confirmed bishops were then invested by the emperor with the princely

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, thus the title prince-bishop. However, sometimes the respective incumbent of the see never gained a papal confirmation as bishop (lacking canonical qualification; e.g. Ferdinand of Bavaria and Frederick of Denmark), but was still invested the princely regalia. The respective incumbents of the see bore the following titles: The respective incumbents of the see bore the following titles: *

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of Hildesheim from 815 to 1235 * Prince-bishop of Hildesheim from 1235 to 1803 * Bishop of Hildesheim since 1803

Bishops of Hildesheim till 1235

Prince-bishops of Hildesheim between 1235 and 1803

Bishops of Hildesheim since 1803

Auxiliary bishops

* Johann Christiani von Schleppegrell, O.S.A. (7 Jun 1428 to 8 Oct 1468)"Bishop Johann Christiani von Schleppegrell, O.S.A."
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 March 2016 *

Johann Anguli Wilkelmann Johann, typically a male given name, is the German form of ''Iohannes'', which is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Iōánnēs'' (), itself derived from Hebrew name ''Yochanan'' () in turn from its extended form (), meaning "Yahweh is Gracious" ...

, O.F.M. (28 November 1436) *

Johannes Tideln Johannes Tideln, O.P. (died 28 Jul 1501) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim (1477–1501) and Auxiliary Bishop of Minden (1477–1501).O.P. (7 Feb 1477 to 28 Jul 1501)"Bishop Johannes Tideln, O.P.
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 March 2016 *

Ludwig von Siegen (bishop) Ludwig von Siegen, O.F.M. (died 13 February 1508) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim (1502–1508) and Auxiliary Bishop of Minden (1502–1508).O.F.M. (20 May 1502 to 13 Feb 1508)"Bishop Ludwig von Siegen, O.F.M."
'' Catholic-Hierarchy.org''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 March 2016 *

Balthasar Fannemann Balthazar, or variant spellings, may refer to: Arts, entertainment and media * ''Balthazar'' (novel), by Lawrence Durrell, 1958 * ''Balthasar'', an 1889 book by Anatole France * ''Professor Balthazar'', a Croatian animated TV series, 1967-1978 ...

(Waneman) (26 Aug 1540 to 8 Oct 1561) * Nikolaus Arresdorf, O.F.M. Conv. (23 Nov 1592 to 28 Mar 1620) *

Johannes Pelking Johannes is a Medieval Latin form of the personal name that usually appears as "John" in English language contexts. It is a variant of the Greek and Classical Latin variants (Ιωάννης, ''Ioannes''), itself derived from the Hebrew name '' Yeh ...

(Pelcking), O.F.M. Conv. (16 Dec 1619 to 28 Dec 1642) *

Adam Adami Adam Adami may refer to: * Adam Adami (diplomat) (died 1663), German diplomat and priest * Adam Adami (footballer) Adam Adami Martins (born 24 June 1992), also known as Adam Adami, is a Brazilian Professionalism in association football, profe ...

, O.S.B. (16 Dec 1652 to 19 Feb 1663) *

Johann Heinrich von Anethan Johann Heinrich von Anethan (1618–1693) was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Auxiliary Bishop of Cologne (1680–1693), Auxiliary Bishop of Trier (1676–1680), and Auxiliary Bishop of Hildesheim (1665–1676). Biography Johann Heinr ...

(6 Jul 1665 to 13 Nov 1676) *

Friedrich von Tietzen-Schlütter Friedrich may refer to: Names *Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' *Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' Other *Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' ...

(12 Dec 1677 to 4 Nov 1696) *Maximilian Heinrich von Weichs zu Rösberg (1 Oct 1703 to 20 Sep 1723) *Ernst Friedrich von Twickel (27 Sep 1724 to 17 Jan 1734) *Johann Wilhelm von Twickel (27 Jun 1735 to 10 Sep 1757) *Ludwig Hatteisen, O.S.B. (2 Oct 1758 to 3 Apr 1771) *Johannes Bydolek (10 Sep 1949 to 18 Oct 1957) *Heinrich Pachowiak (27 May 1958 to 24 Aug 1992) *Adolf Kindermann (11 Jul 1966 to 23 Oct 1974) *Heinrich Machens (24 Mar 1976 to 11 Feb 1994) *Hans-Georg Koitz 24 Aug 1992 to 4 Dec 2010) *Nikolaus Schwerdtfeger (19 Jun 1995 -) *Heinz-Günter Bongartz (4 Dec 2010 -)

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