The Prince-Bishopric of Naumburg-Zeitz (german: Bistum Naumburg-Zeitz; la, Citizensis, then ' or ') was a medieval diocese in the central German area between Leipzig in the east and

Erfurt Erfurt () is the capital and largest city in the Central German state of Thuringia. It is located in the wide valley of the Gera river (progression: ), in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest. It sits in ...

in the west. The seat of the bishop was Zeitz Cathedral in Zeitz from 968 and 1029 and Naumburg Cathedral in Naumburg between 1029 and 1615. It was dissolved in the wake of the Reformation. The Bishopric of Zeitz-Naumburg encompassed the four archdeaconries of Naumburg, Zeitz,

Altenburg Altenburg () is a city in Thuringia, Germany, located south of Leipzig, west of Dresden and east of Erfurt. It is the capital of the Altenburger Land district and part of a polycentric old-industrial textile and metal production region betw ...

and "trans Muldam" (comprising the sub-districts (''Unterbezirke'') of Lichtenstein, Glauchau, Hartenstein and

Lößnitz Bergstadt Lößnitz (“Mining Town of Lößnitz”, also spelt Lössnitz), sometimes also called ''Muhme'' (“Aunt”) for its age, is a town in the district of Erzgebirgskreis, Saxony, Germany, and belongs to the Town League of Silberberg (''St ...

History

The diocese of Zeitz was founded on January 2, AD 968. Along with Meißen and Merseburg, it had been authorized by

Pope John XIII Pope John XIII ( la, Ioannes XIII; died 6 September 972) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 1 October 965 to his death. His pontificate was caught up in the continuing conflict between the Holy Roman emperor, Otto I, and t ...

at the

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the year before, in accordance with a recommendation by Emperor Otto I. All three bishoprics were

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s of the

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List

Bishops of Zeitz

Hugh I Hugh I may refer to: * Hugh I of Lusignan (c. 885–c. 930) * Hugh I, Count of Maine (died 933) * Hugh I, Viscount of Châteaudun (died 989 or after) * Hugh I of France (c. 939–996), a.k.a. Hugh Capet, first King of the Franks of the Capetian dy ...

(968–979) * Frederick (979–990) * Hugh II (991–1002) * Hildeward (1003–1030)

Bishops of Naumburg

* Kadeloh (1030–1045) * Eberhard (1045–1079) * Günther I (1079–1090) * Walram (1091–1111), who corresponded with St Anselm * Dietrich I (1111–1123) * Richwin (1123–1125) * Udo I (1125–1148) * Wichmann von Seeburg (1148–1154) * Berthold I (1154–1161) * Udo II (1161–1186) * Berthold II (1186–1206) * Engelhard (1206 – 4 April 1242) * Dietrich II (1243–1272) * Meinher von Neuenburg (1272–1280) *

Ludolf von Mihla Ludolf is a Germanic surname or given name. It is derived from two stems: Hlud meaning "fame" and olf meaning "wolf". An alternate spelling of the name is Ludolph. People with the name include: * George Philipp Ludolf von Beckedorff (1778-1858), pr ...

(1280–1285) *

Bruno von Langenbogen 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 Cologn ...

(1285–1304) * Ulrich I (1304–1315) * Henry I (1316–1335) * Withego I (1335–1348) *

John I John I may refer to: People * John I (bishop of Jerusalem) * John Chrysostom (349 – c. 407), Patriarch of Constantinople * John of Antioch (died 441) * Pope John I, Pope from 523 to 526 * John I (exarch) (died 615), Exarch of Ravenna * John I o ...

(1348–1351) * Rudolf von Nebra (1352–1359) :''

John of Neumarkt John of Neumarkt also Johannes von Neumarkt ( la, Ioannes de Novo Foro, cs, Jan ze Středy; 1310 in Neumarkt – 24 December 1380 in Modřice, Moravia) was Chancellor of Emperor Charles IV, appointed Bishop of Naumburg, Bishop of Litomyšl, ...

was bishop-elect in opposition to Rudolf in 1352–1253.'' *

Gerhard von Schwarzburg Gerhard is a name of Germanic origin and may refer to: Given name * Gerhard (bishop of Passau) (fl. 932–946), German prelate * Gerhard III, Count of Holstein-Rendsburg (1292–1340), German prince, regent of Denmark * Gerhard Barkhorn (1919–19 ...

(13 May 1359 - 6 October 1372, translated to Würzburg) * Withego II (6 October 1372 – 1382) *

Christian von Witzleben Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a Monotheism, monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus in Christianity, Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ (title), Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive ...

(1382 – 23 October 1394) *

Ulrich II Ulrich II may refer to: * Ulrich II. (St. Gallen) († 1076) Abbot of St. Gall * Ulrich II, Duke of Carinthia (c. 1176 – 1202) * Ulrich II, Count of Württemberg (c. 1254 – 1279) * Ulrich II von Graben (before 1300 – about 1361) * Ulrich II, ...

(1394–1409) * Gerhard II (1409–1422) * John II (1422–1434) * Peter von Schleinitz (6 September 1434 – 1 October 1463) *

Georg von Haugwitz Georg may refer to: * ''Georg'' (film), 1997 *Georg (musical), Estonian musical * Georg (given name) * Georg (surname) * , a Kriegsmarine coastal tanker See also * George (disambiguation) George may refer to: People * George (given name) * G ...

(1463) * Dietrich III (25 May 1464 – 9 March 1466) * Henry II (2 June 1466 - 24 March 1480) * Dietrich IV (27 June 1481 – 15 March 1492) * John III (15 March 1492 – 26 September 1517) *

Philipp von der Pfalz Philip of the Palatinate (german: Philipp von der Pfalz; 5 July 1480 in Heidelberg – 5 January 1541 in Freising) was Prince-Bishop of Freising (1498–1541) and Naumburg (1517–1541). He was a member of the house of Wittelsbach, and the son ...

(1517–1541) *

Nicolaus von Amsdorf Nicolaus von Amsdorf (German: Nikolaus von Amsdorf, 3 December 1483 – 14 May 1565) was a German Lutheran theologian and an early Protestant reformer. As bishop of Naumburg (1542–1546), he became the first Lutheran bishop in the Holy Roman E ...

(1542–1546), Lutheran bishop * Julius von Pflug (6 November 1542 – 3 September 1564), the last Catholic bishop of the diocese

Auxiliary bishops

Heinrich Kratz Heinrich Kratz was a Roman Catholic prelate who served as Bishopric of Naumburg-Zeitz, Auxiliary Bishop of Naumburg (1484–?).Catholic Hierarchy: "Bishop Heinrich Kratz, O. Hosp. S.J.H."
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