The Bishops of Regensburg (

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) are bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Regensburg,

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History

The diocese was founded in 739. The bishops were

Princes of the Holy Roman Empire Prince of the Holy Roman Empire ( la, princeps imperii, german: Reichsfürst, cf. ''Fürst'') was a title attributed to a hereditary ruler, nobleman or prelate recognised as such by the Holy Roman Emperor. Definition Originally, possessors o ...

, ruling a territory known as the Prince-

Bishopric of Regensburg The Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg (german: link=no, Fürstbistum Regensburg; Hochstift Regensburg) was a small ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire located near the Free Imperial City of Regensburg in Bavaria. It was elevate ...

. They were not among the most powerful Prince-Bishops, due to the existence of other ''

reichsfrei Imperial immediacy (german: Reichsfreiheit or ') was a privileged constitutional and political status rooted in German feudal law under which the Imperial estates of the Holy Roman Empire such as Imperial cities, prince-bishoprics and secular pri ...

'' authorities in Regensburg that prevented them from consolidating a major territorial base. With the dissolution of the

Archbishopric of Mainz The Electorate of Mainz (german: Kurfürstentum Mainz or ', la, Electoratus Moguntinus), previously known in English as Mentz and by its French name Mayence, was one of the most prestigious and influential states of the Holy Roman Empire. In t ...

on that territory's annexation by France in 1802, the Bishopric of Regensburg was elevated to the Archbishopric of Regensburg. It was part of the

Principality of Regensburg The Principality of Regensburg (german: Fürstentum Regensburg) was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire that was created in 1803. Its capital was Regensburg. Following the dissolution of the Empire in 1806, the principality became a member ...

, ruled by the Prince-Primate

Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg Karl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg (8 February 1744 – 10 February 1817) was Prince- Archbishop of Regensburg, Arch-Chancellor of the Holy Roman Empire, Bishop of Constance and Worms, prince-primate of the Confederation of the Rhine and Gr ...

. The end of the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire was a political entity in Western, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806 during the Napoleonic Wars. From the accession of Otto I in 962 unt ...

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 The following people were bishops, prince-bishops or archbishops of Freising or Munich and Freising in Bavaria: Bishops of Freising * St. Corbinian (724–730); founded the Benedictine abbey in Freising, although the diocese was not organ ...

Before 739

Itinerant bishops before the foundation of the diocese: * Saint Emmeram (to 652) * Saint Rupert (about 697) (uncertain) * Saint Erhard (about 700)

After the foundation of the diocese

Bishops since the foundation of the diocese of Regensburg in 739: *

Gaubald Gaubald (c. 700 – 23 December 761) was the first bishop of Regensburg after the foundation of the diocese of Regensburg (he had been preceded by a number of ''episcopi vagantes'' active in the region). He has been beatified. His name is also s ...

(739–761) * Sigerich (762–768) * Simpert or Sindbert (768–791) * Adalwin (791–816) *

Baturich Baturich (died 847), also spelled Baturic or Baturicus, was the abbot of Saint Emmeram's and bishop of Regensburg from 817 until his death. Life Baturich studied under Hraban Maur at the abbey of Fulda. He became abbot and bishop simultaneously ...

(817–847) * Erchanfried (847–864) * Ambricho (864–891) * Aspert (891–893) * Tuto (893–930) * Isangrim (930–941) * Gunther (941) * Michael (941–972) *

Saint Wolfgang Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg ( la, Wolfgangus; 934 – October 31, 994 AD) was bishop of Regensburg in Bavaria from Christmas 972 until his death. He is a saint of the Catholic (canonized in 1052) and Eastern Orthodox churches. He is regarde ...

(972–994) * Gebhard I of Swabia (995–1023) * Gebhard II of Hohenwart (1023–1036) * Gebhard III of Hohenlohe (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) *

Godfrey of Spitzenberg Godfrey of Spitzenberg (1132 – July 8, 1190 in Antioch) was a close confidant of Emperor Frederick I and bishop of Regensburg and Würzburg. Godfrey was the son of Rudolf I of Sigmaringen and his wife Adelheid. He belonged to the Sigmaringen-Sp ...

(1185–1186) *

Konrad III of Laichling Konrad III of Laichling (died April 23, 1204) was the 25th Bishop of Regensburg from 1186 to 1204. In 1189, Konrad III participated in the Third Crusade until 1191. In 1197, he set out again in the Henry VI's crusade. However, the death of the e ...

(1186–1204) *

Konrad IV of Frontenhausen Konrad is a German (with variants ''Kunz'' and ''Kunze'') given name and surname that means "bold counselor" and may refer to: People Given name Surname *Alexander Konrad (1890–1940), Russian explorer *Antoine Konrad (born 1975), birth name ...

(1204–1227) * Siegfried (1227–1246) * Albert I of Pietengau (1247–1260) * Saint

Albertus Magnus Albertus Magnus (c. 1200 – 15 November 1280), also known as Saint Albert the Great or Albert of Cologne, was a German Dominican friar, philosopher, scientist, and bishop. Later canonised as a Catholic saint, he was known during his li ...

(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) **

Regiomontanus Johannes Müller von Königsberg (6 June 1436 – 6 July 1476), better known as Regiomontanus (), was a mathematician, astrologer and astronomer of the German Renaissance, active in Vienna, Buda and Nuremberg. His contributions were instrument ...

(1476)Regiomontanus was named bishop of Regensburg (or at least promised the title) shortly before his death on 6 July 1476 as part of the rewards promised to him by

Sixtus IV Pope Sixtus IV ( it, Sisto IV: 21 July 1414 – 12 August 1484), born Francesco della Rovere, was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 August 1471 to his death in August 1484. His accomplishments as pope include ...

. Rudolf Schmidt,
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in: ''Deutsche Buchhändler. Deutsche Buchdrucker'' vol. 5 (1908), 797f. Reported by Paul Jovius (Giovio; 1483-1552), ''Ab hac commendatione eruditi nominis creatus est a Xysto Quarto Ratisponensis Episcopus'' (cited by

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). Hagen, J. (1911) in ''

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opines that the report by Jovius "is not improbable, since by this dignitary title the pope could give more force to his invitation. Yet it seems certain that Müller never occupied the episcopal chair." * Rupert II (1492–1507) * John III of the Palatinate (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 Philipp Wilhelm of Bavaria (22 September 1576, Munich – 18 May 1598, Dachau) was a German cardinal. Life The son of William V, Duke of Bavaria and Renata of Lorraine, he studied theology and philosophy at Ingolstadt University with his young ...

(1579–1598) * Sigmund von Fugger (1598–1600) * Wolfgang II von Hausen (1600–1613) * Albert IV von Toerring-Stein (1613–1649) * Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg (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 Bavaria (1685–1716) * Clemens August I of Bavaria (1716–1719) *

Johann Theodor of Bavaria Johann Theodor of Bavaria (3 September 1703 – 27 January 1763) was a cardinal, Prince-Bishop of Regensburg, Prince-Bishop of Freising, and Prince-Bishop of Liège. Early life Johann Theodor was a son of Elector Maximilian II Emanuel of ...

(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

(1802–1817), Archbishop of Regensburg *

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1817–1821

Bishops of Regensburg

* Johann Nepomuk Wolf (1821–1829) *

Johann Michael Sailer Johann Michael Sailer (17 October 1751, in Aresing – 20 May 1832, in Regensburg) was a German Jesuit theologian and philosopher, and Bishop of Regensburg. Sailer was a major contributor to the Catholic Enlightenment. Biography Sailer was born ...

(1829–1832) *

Georg Michael Wittmann Georg Michael Wittmann (22 (23?) January 1760, near Pleistein, Oberpfalz, Bavaria – 8 March 1833, at Ratisbon) was a German prelate of the Catholic Church. Life He studied first with the Jesuits, then with the Benedictines at Amberg (1769 ...

(died in 1833 before the Papal nomination arrived) * Franz Xaver Schwäbl (1833–1841) * Valentin Riedel (1842–1857) * Ignatius von Senestrey (1858–1906) * Dr. Anton von Henle (1906–1927) * Dr. Michael Buchberger (1927–1961) * Dr. Rudolf Graber (1962–1982) * Manfred Müller (1982–2002) *

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(2002–2012) * Rudolf Voderholzer (since 2013)

Auxiliary bishops

* Ulrich Aumayer (Aumair), O.F.M. (1456–1468)"Bishop Ulrich Aumayer (Aumair), O.F.M."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 27, 2016 * Johann Ludwig von Windsheim, O.S.A. (1468–1480)"Bishop Johann Ludwig von Windsheim, O.S.A."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 27, 2016 * Johann Schlecht, O.S.A. (1481–1500) * Peter Krafft (1501–1530) * Johann Kluspeck,

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(1531–1545) * Johann Zolner (1546–1549) * Georg Waldeisen (1552–1560) * Georg Riedl (1561–1566) * Johann Deublinger (1570–1576) * Johann Baptist Pichlmair (1579–1604) * Stephan Nebelmair (1606–1618) * Otto Heinrich Pachmair (Bachmaier) (1622–1634) * Sebastian Denick (1650–1671) * Franz Weinhart (1663–1686) * Albert Ernst von Wartenberg (1687–1715) *Gottfried Langwerth von Simmern (1717–1741) *Franz Joachim Schmid von Altenstadt (1741–1753) *Johann Georg von Stinglheim (1754–1759) *Johann Anton von Wolframsdorf (1760–1766) *Adam Ernst Joseph Bernclau von Schönreith (1766–1779) *Valentin Anton von Schneid (1779–1802) *Johann Nepomuk von Wolf (1802–1818) Appointed, Bishop of Regensberg *Karl Josef Jerome von Kolborn (1806–1816) *Georg Michael Wittmann (1829–) *Bonifaz Kaspar von Urban (1834–1842) *Sigismund Felix von Ow-Felldorf (1902–1906) *Johann Baptist Hierl (1911–1936) *Johannes Baptist Höcht (1936–1950) *Josef Hiltl (1951–1979) *Karl Borromäus Flügel (1968–1984) *Vinzenz Guggenberger (1972–2004) *Wilhelm Schraml (1986–2001) *Reinhard Pappenberger (2007) *Josef Graf (2015)

References

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