The Bishop of Osnabrück is the ordinary of the

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Diocese of Osnabrück In church governance, a diocese or bishopric is the ecclesiastical district under the jurisdiction of a bishop. History In the later organization of the Roman Empire, the increasingly subdivided provinces were administratively associat ...

, the current incumbent is

Franz-Josef Hermann Bode Franz-Josef Hermann Bode (16 February 1951) is German prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany, since 1995. He has been a bishop since 1991 and Deputy Chairman of the German Bishops Conference since 2017. Within th ...

. Theodor Kettmann is his auxiliary bishop.

List of bishops

Early bishops

* Wiho I. ( Wicho I) 783 to 1. April 809 * Meginhard 810 to 12. April 829 * Goswin 829–845 * Gosbert 845 to 11. April 860 * Eckbert 860 to 1. February 887 * Egilmar 887 to 11. May 906 * Bernhard I. 906–918 * Dodo I. 918 to 14. May 949 * Drogo 949 to 7. November 967 * Ludolf 967 to 31. March 978 * Dodo II. 978 to 12. April 996 ** Kuno 978–980 (counter-bishop) * Günther 996 to 27. November 1000 * Wodilulf 998 to 17. February 1003 * Dietmar 1003 to 18. June 1022 * Meginher 1023 to 10. December 1027 * Gozmar 1028 to 10. December 1036 * Alberich 1036 to 19. April 1052 * Benno I. (Werner) 1052–03. December 1067 *

Benno II Benno may refer to: People Mononym * (927–940), saint * (1049–1061) *Benno I of Osnabrück (bishop, 1052–1067) *Benno of Meissen (bishop, 1066–1106), saint *Benno II of Osnabrück (bishop, 1068–1088) *Benno of Santi Martino e Silvestro ( ...

(Bernhard) 1068 to 27 July 1088 * Marquard 1088–1093 * Wicho II. 1093 to 21. April 1101 * Johann I. 1101 to 13. July 1109 * Gottschalk von Diepholz 1109 to 1. January 1119 * Diethard 1119–1137 ** Konrad 1119–1125 (counter-bishop) * Udo von Steinfurt 1137 to 28. June 1141 * Philipp von Katzenelnbogen 1141 to 15. June 1173 ** Wezel 1141 (counter-bishop) * Arnold von Altena 1173–1190 * Gerhard I. von Oldenburg-Wildeshausen 1190–1216 *

Adolf von Tecklenburg Adolf (also spelt Adolph or Adolphe, Adolfo and when Latinised Adolphus) is a given name used in German-speaking countries, Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Flanders, France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Latin America and to a lesser extent in var ...

1216–1224

Prince-bishops

Prince-Bishops of Osnabrück include: * 1224–1226: Engelbert I von Isenberg * 1206–1227: Otto I * 1227–1239: Konrad I von Velber * 1239–1250: Engelbert I von Isenberg * 1251–1258: Bruno von Isenberg * 1259–1264: Balduin von Rüssel * 1265–1269: Widukind von Waldeck * 1270–1297: Konrad von Rietberg * 1297–1308: Ludwig von Ravensberg * 1309–1320: Engelbert II von Weyhe * 1321–1349:

Gottfried von Arnsberg Gottfried is a masculine German given name. It is derived from the Old High German name , recorded since the 7th century. The name is composed of the elements (conflated from the etyma for 'God' and 'good', and possibly further conflated with ) a ...

* 1350–1366: Johann II Hoet * 1366–1376:

Melchior von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen Melchior of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (died 1381 or 1384) was a German aristocrat, Prince-Bishopric of Osnabrück, prince-bishop of Osnabrück from 1369, and then Bishopric of Schwerin, prince-bishop of Schwerin from 1376 to 1381. He was the son of Hen ...

* 1376–1402:

Dietrich of Horne Dietrich of Horne (? in Horneburg (Westendorf) – 19 January 1402, in Osnabrück) was a German nobleman. He was bishop of Osnabrück from 1376 until his death. Life Dietrich was a member of the noble ''von Horne'' family, who resided at Horneb ...

* 1402–1410: Henry I of Schauenburg-Holstein * 1410–1424: Otto von Hoya * 1424–1437: Johann III von Diepholz * 1437–1442: Erich von Hoya * 1442–1450: Heinrich von Moers * 1450–1454: Albert von Hoya * 1454–1455: Rudolf von Diepholz * 1455–1482: Konrad III von Diepholz * 1482–1508:

Konrad IV von Rietberg 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 o ...

* 1508–1532:

Eric of Brunswick-Grubenhagen Eric of Brunswick-Grubenhagen (1478 – 14 May 1532 in Fürstenau) was from 1508 to 1532 prince-bishop of Paderborn and Osnabrück. In 1532, he was elected bishop of Münster, however, he died before he could be consecrated. Life Eric was t ...

* 1532–1553:

Franz von Waldeck Count Franz von Waldeck (1491 – 15 July 1553) was Prince-Bishop of Münster, Osnabrück, and Minden in the Lower Rhenish–Westphalian Circle of the Holy Roman Empire. He suppressed the Münster Rebellion, a millenarian Anabaptist theocra ...

(Lutheran after 1543) * 1553–1574: Johann II von Hoya (Catholic) * 1574–1585: Henry II of Saxe-Lauenburg (Lutheran) * 1585–1591: Bernhard von Waldeck (Lutheran) * 1591–1623:

Philip Sigismund of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duke Philip Sigismund of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (July 1, 1568 in Hessen am Fallstein – 19 March 1623 in Iburg) was a Lutheran administrator of the Prince-Bishopric of Verden and Osnabrück Osnabrück (; wep, Ossenbrügge; archaic ''Osnab ...

(Lutheran) * 1623–1625:

Eitel Frederick von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Eitel Friedrich von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (25 September 1582 – 19 September 1625) was a Roman Catholic Cardinal-Priest and Prince-Bishop of Osnabrück. He was a son of Charles II, Count of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen and thus a member of the no ...

(Catholic) * 1625–1634:

Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg Franz Wilhelm, Count von Wartenberg (born at Munich, 1 March 1593; died at Ratisbon, 1 December 1661) was a Bavarian Catholic Bishop of Osnabrück, expelled from his see in the Thirty Years' War and later restored, and at the end of his life a Car ...

(Catholic) * 1634–1648:

Gustav Gustavsson af Vasaborg Count Gustav Gustavsson of Vasaborg, 1st Count of Nystad (24 April 1616 – 25 October 1653) was a Swedish noble and military officer. Biography He was a son of King Gustavus Adolphus (''Gustav II Adolf'') and his mistress Margareta Slots. I ...

(Lutheran) * 1648–1661:

(Catholic) * 1662–1698:

Ernest Augustus, Elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg Ernest Augustus (german: Ernst August; 20 November 1629 – 23 January 1698) was ruler of the Principality of Lüneburg from 1658 and of the Principality of Calenberg from 1679 until his death, and father of George I of Great Britain. He was appo ...

(Lutheran) * 1698–1715:

Charles Joseph of Lorraine Charles Joseph John Anthony Ignace Felix of Lorraine (german: Karl Joseph Anton Johann Ignaz Felix von Lothringen), also known as ''Charles III'' in his capacity as the bishop of Olomouc (24 November 1680 – 4 December 1715), was a German prela ...

(Catholic) * 1715–1728:

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(Lutheran) * 1728–1761:

Klemens August of Bavaria Clemens August of Bavaria (german: Clemens August von Bayern) (17 August 1700 – 6 February 1761) was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty of Bavaria and Archbishop-Elector of Cologne. Biography Clemens August (Clementus Augustus) was born in B ...

(Catholic) * 1764–1802:

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(Lutheran), last Prince-Bishop The prince-bishopric was

mediatized Mediatization or mediatisation may refer to: * German mediatisation German mediatisation (; german: deutsche Mediatisierung) was the major territorial restructuring that took place between 1802 and 1814 in Germany and the surrounding region by ...

in 1803 to the

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. For Catholic bishops after the mediatization, see

Roman Catholic Diocese of Osnabrück The Diocese of Osnabrück is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic church in Germany.

Modern bishops

* Paul Ludolf Melchers (1857-1866) * Johannes Heinrich Beckmann (1866-1878) * Johann Bernard Höting (1882-1898) * Heinrich Hubert Aloysius Voß (1899-1914) *

Hermann Wilhelm Berning Hermann or Herrmann may refer to: * Hermann (name), list of people with this name * Arminius, chieftain of the Germanic Cherusci tribe in the 1st century, known as Hermann in the German language * Éditions Hermann, French publisher * Hermann, Miss ...

(1914-1955) * Gerhard Franz Demann (March 3, 1957) * Helmut Hermann Wittler (1957-1987) * Ludwig Averkamp (1987-1994) *

Franz-Josef Bode Franz-Josef Hermann Bode (16 February 1951) is German prelate of the Catholic Church who has been Bishop of Osnabrück, Germany, since 1995. He has been a bishop since 1991 and Deputy Chairman of the German Bishops Conference since 2017. Within th ...

(1995-2023)

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