This is a list of the

bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...

s and prince-bishops of Liège. It includes the bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Liège and its predecessor see of

Tongeren Tongeren (; french: Tongres ; german: Tongern ; li, Tóngere ) is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of Limburg, in the southeastern corner of the Flemish region of Belgium. Tongeren is the oldest town in Belgium, as the ...

and

Maastricht Maastricht ( , , ; li, Mestreech ; french: Maestricht ; es, Mastrique ) is a city and a municipality in the southeastern Netherlands. It is the capital and largest city of the province of Limburg. Maastricht is located on both sides of the ...

. From 972 to 1795, the bishops of Liège also ruled a lordship (not co-extensive with their diocese) known as the

Prince-Bishopric of Liège The Prince-Bishopric of Liège or Principality of Liège was an ecclesiastical principality of the Holy Roman Empire that was situated for the most part in present-day Belgium. It was an Imperial Estate, so the bishop of Liège, as its prince, ...

Bishops of Tongeren-Maastricht-Liège, 315–971

See in Tongeren (4th-century)

* St. Maternus of Tongeren (?) (c. 315) * Saint Servatius (342–384)

See in Maastricht (380s? to 718)

* Falco (c. 498–c. 512) *

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(?–560) * Saint Monulphus (549–588) * Saint Gondulphus (589–614) * Saint Ebregise ? (614–627) * Saint John I Agnus (627–647) * Saint Amand (647–650) *

Saint Remaclus Saint Remaclus (Remaculus, Remacle, Rimagilus; died 673) was a Benedictine missionary bishop. Life Remaclus grew up at the Aquitanian ducal court and studied under Sulpitius the Pious, bishop of Bourges. In 625 he became a monk at Luxeuil Abbey ...

(652–662) * Saint Theodard (662–669) * Saint Lambert, patron saint of the diocese (669–705 or later) *

Saint Hubert Hubertus or Hubert ( 656 – 30 May 727 A.D.) was a Christian saint who became the first bishop of Liège in 708 A.D. He is the patron saint of hunters, mathematicians, opticians and metalworkers. Known as the "Apostle of the Ardennes", he was ...

, patron saint of the city (705 or before – 727)

See in Maastricht and/or Liège (718 to 810)

* Floribert of Liège (727–736 or 738) * (736 or 738–769) * Agilfride (769–787) * (787–809) * (809–831)

See in Liège (810 to 972)

* (831 – 838 or 840) * (838 or 840 – 857) * (858–901) *

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(901–920) *Richer (920–945) *Hugh I (945–947) *Farabert (947–953) *

Rathier Ratherius (887–890 AD – 974 AD) or Rathier or Rather of Verona was a teacher, writer, and bishop. His difficult personality and political activities led to his becoming an exile and a wanderer. Early life and career He was born sometime bet ...

(953–955) * Baldrick I (955–959) * Eraclus (Eraclius, Evraclus) (959–971)

Prince-bishops of Liège, 972–1794

* Notger (972–1008; founder of the Principality of Liège) *

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(1008–1018) * Wolbodo (1018–1021) * Durandus (1021–1025) *

Reginard Reginard was bishop of Liège in the Low Countries from 1025 to 1037, and had the city's first stone bridge over the Meuse built, the Pont des Arches. Life The earliest sources are contradictory on Reginard's background, but it seems likely that h ...

(1025–1037) *

Nithard Nithard (c. 795–844), a Frankish historian, was the son of Charlemagne's daughter Bertha. His father was Angilbert. Life Nithard was born sometime around the year Charlemagne was crowned '' Imperator Augustus'' in December 800. He was probably ...

(1037–1042) * Wazo (1042–1048) * Theodwin (1048–1075) * Henry of Verdun (1075–1091) * Otbert (1091–1119) * Frederick of Namur (1119–1121) * Albero I of Leuven (1122–1128) *

Alexander I Alexander I may refer to: * Alexander I of Macedon, king of Macedon 495–454 BC * Alexander I of Epirus (370–331 BC), king of Epirus * Pope Alexander I (died 115), early bishop of Rome * Pope Alexander I of Alexandria (died 320s), patriarch of A ...

(1128–1135) * Albero II of Chiny-Namur (1135–1145) * Henry II of Leez (1145–1164) *Alexander II (1164–1167) * Rudolf of Zähringen (1167–1191) * Saint Albert of Leuven (1191–1192) * Lothaire of Hochstaden (1192–1193) *

Simon of Limbourg Simon may refer to: People * Simon (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the given name Simon * Simon (surname), including a list of people with the surname Simon * Eugène Simon, French naturalist and the genus ...

(1193–1195) *

Albert of Cuyck Albert may refer to: Companies * Albert (supermarket), a supermarket chain in the Czech Republic * Albert Heijn, a supermarket chain in the Netherlands * Albert Market, a street market in The Gambia * Albert Productions, a record label * Albert C ...

(1195–1200) * Hugh of Pierrepont (1200–1229) * John of Eppes (1229–1238) *

William of Savoy William of Savoy (died 1239 in Viterbo) was a bishop from the House of Savoy. He was a son of Thomas, Count of Savoy and Margaret of Geneva. He was elected bishop of Valence in 1224. He negotiated the weddings of queens, and was an advisor to ...

(1238–1239) * Robert of Thourotte (1240–1246) * Henry of Guelders (1247–1274) * John of Enghien (1274–1281) *

John of Flanders John of Flanders (c. 1250 – 14 October 1292), also known as John of Dampierre, was the third son of the Count of Flanders and Namur Guy of Dampierre from his first marriage with Matilda of Béthune, and brother of Robert of Béthune. He is ...

(1282–1291) * Hugh of Chalon (1295–1301) * Adolph of Waldeck (1301–1302) * Thibaut of Bar (1302–1312) * Adolph de la Marck (1313–1344) * Englebert de la Marck (1345–1364) *

John of Arkel John of Arkel or Jan van Arkel (1314 – 1 July 1378 in Liège) was a Bishop of Utrecht from 1342 to 1364 and Prince-Bishop of Liège from 1364 to 1378. John was the son of John III, lord of Arkel, and his second wife Kunigonda of Virneburg. A ...

(1364–1378) * Arnold of Horne (1378–1389) * John of Bavaria (1389–1418) * John of Walenrode (1418–1419) * John of Heinsberg (1419–1455) * Louis of Bourbon (1456–1482) * John of Hornes (1484–1505) * Érard de La Marck (1505–1538) *

Corneille of Berghes Corneille of Berghes or de Glymes-Berghes (1490?–1560?) was Prince-bishop of Liège between 1538 and 1544. Corneille of Berghes was the youngest son of Cornelis of Glymes, Admiral of the Netherlands and Maria Margaretha van Zevenbergen. First ...

(1538–1544) *

George of Austria George of Austria ( Ghent, 1505 – Liège, 4 May 1557), was Prince-bishop of Liège from 1544 to 1557. He was an illegitimate son of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor and Margaretha of Edelsheim. He became Bishop of Brixen (Tyrol) between ...

(1544–1557) *

Robert of Berghes Robert of Berghes or de Glymes-Berghes (died 1564) was 87th Prince-bishop of Liège (1557–1563). He was forced to resign the see on 30 March 1563, due to insanity, and died in the course of the following year. Alphonse Le Roy, "Berghes (Rob ...

(1557–1564) * Gerard of Grœsbeek (1564–1580) * Ernest of Bavaria (1581–1612) * Ferdinand of Bavaria (1612–1650) *

Maximilian Henry of Bavaria Maximilian Henry of Bavaria (german: Maximilian Heinrich von Bayern: 8 October 1621 – 3 June 1688) was the third son and fourth child of Albert VI, landgrave of Leuchtenberg and his wife, Mechthilde von Leuchtenberg. In 1650, he was named A ...

(1650–1688) * John Louis of Elderen (1688–1694) *

Joseph Clemens of Bavaria Joseph Clemens of Bavaria (german: Joseph Clemens von Bayern) (5 December 1671 – 12 November 1723) was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty of Bavaria and Archbishop-Elector of Cologne from 1688 to 1723. Biography The third son of Ferdinand ...

(1694–1723) *

Georges-Louis de Berghes Georges-Louis de Berghes (1662–1743) was the 94th prince-bishop of Liège. Life De Berghes was born into the old House of Glymes on 5 September 1662, the son of Eugene de Berghes, 2nd Count of Grimberghen, brother of Philippe François de Ber ...

(1724–1743) * Jean-Théodore of Bavaria (1744–1763) *

Charles-Nicolas d'Oultremont Charles-Nicolas-Alexandre d'Oultremont (26 June 1716 – 22 October 1771) was Prince-Bishop of Liège from 20 April 1763 to his death in 1771. He was the eighth child of Jean-François-Paul-Emile, Count of Oultremont and of the Holy Roman Empi ...

(1763–1771) * François-Charles de Velbruck (1772–1784) * César-Constantin-François de Hoensbroeck (1784–1792) * François-Antoine-Marie de Méan (18 August 1792 – 20 July 1794)

Bishops of Liège, 1802–present

* Jean-Évangéliste Zäpfel (1802–1808) *vacancy (1808–1829) * Corneille Richard Antoine van Bommel (1829–1852) * Theodor Joseph de Montpellier (1852–1879) * Victor Joseph Doutreloux (1879–1901) * Martin-Hubert Rutten (1902–1927) * Louis-Joseph Kerkhofs (1927–1961) * Guillaume Marie van Zuylen (1961–1986) * Albert Houssiau (1986–2001) * Aloys Jousten (2001–2013) *

Jean-Pierre Delville Jean-Pierre Delville (born 29 April 1951) is a Belgian prelate of the Catholic Church who has been the Bishop of Liège since 2013. His earlier career was devoted to church history and teaching, which he always combined with pastoral activity. He ...

, consecrated July 14, 2013