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Roman Catholic Diocese of Regensburg The Diocese of Regensburg ( la, Dioecesis Ratisbonensis) is a Roman Catholic ecclesiastical territory seated in Regensburg, Germany. Its district covers parts of northeastern Bavaria; it is subordinate to the archbishop of Munich and Freising. , ...

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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. They were not among the most powerful Prince-Bishops, due to the existence of other '' reichsfrei'' authorities in Regensburg that prevented them from consolidating a major territorial base. With the dissolution of the Archbishopric of Mainz 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, 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

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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.

Before 739

Itinerant bishops before the foundation of the diocese: *

Saint Emmeram Saint Emmeram of Regensburg (also ''Emeram(m)us'', ''Emmeran'', ''Emmerano'', ''Emeran'', ''Heimrammi'', ''Haimeran'', or ''Heimeran'') was a Christian bishop and a martyr born in Poitiers, Aquitaine. Having heard of idolatry in Bavaria, Emmera ...

(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 ...

(739–761) * Sigerich (762–768) * Simpert or Sindbert (768–791) * Adalwin (791–816) * Baturich (817–847) * Erchanfried (847–864) * Ambricho (864–891) * Aspert (891–893) * Tuto (893–930) * Isangrim (930–941) * Gunther (941) * Michael (941–972) * Saint Wolfgang (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 The Third Crusade (1189–1192) was an attempt by three European monarchs of Western Chris ...

(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 Albert I Count of Pietengau (* around 1215; † 9 December 1260/62) was Bishop of Regensburg from 1246 to 1259.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. 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

Pierre Gassendi Pierre Gassendi (; also Pierre Gassend, Petrus Gassendi; 22 January 1592 – 24 October 1655) was a French philosopher, Catholic priest, astronomer, and mathematician. While he held a church position in south-east France, he also spent much t ...

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

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Johann Müller
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 John III of the Palatinate (7 May 1488 in Heidelberg – 3 February 1538) was the 48th Archbishop of Regensburg. He reigned from 1507 until his death. Background John III of the Palatine was a member of the House of Wittelsbach. His father ...

(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 (1579–1598) * Sigmund von Fugger (1598–1600) * Wolfgang II von Hausen (1600–1613) * Albert IV von Toerring-Stein (1613–1649) *

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 Ca ...

(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 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 ...

(1685–1716) *

Clemens August I 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 Electorate of Cologne, Archbishop-Elector of Cologne. Biography Clemens August (Clementus ...

(1716–1719) * Johann Theodor of Bavaria (1719–1763) *

Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony Prince Clemens Wenceslaus of Saxony (German: ''Clemens Wenzeslaus August Hubertus Franz Xaver von Sachsen'') (28 September 1739 – 27 July 1812) was a Saxon prince from the House of Wettin and the Archbishop- Elector of Trier from 1768 until 18 ...

(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 (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 Michael Buchberger (8 June 1874, Jetzendorf – 10 June 1961, Straubing) was a Roman Catholic priest, notable as the seventy-fourth bishop of Regensburg since the diocese's foundation in 739. Life Buchberger was ordained as a priest on 29 J ...

(1927–1961) * Dr. Rudolf Graber (1962–1982) * Manfred Müller (1982–2002) *

Gerhard Ludwig Müller Gerhard Ludwig Müller (; born 31 December 1947) is a German cardinal of the Catholic Church. He served as the Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF) from his appointment by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012 until 2017. He was e ...

(2002–2012) *

Rudolf Voderholzer Rudolf Voderholzer (October 9, 1959) is a prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is bishop of Regensburg since 2012. Life Born in Munich, Voderholzer studied at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich where he received an MA in 1985 and ...

(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, C.R.S.A. (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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