Bishop of Speyer
The Bishop of Speyer is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Speyer, which is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Bamberg.[1][2] The diocese covers an area of 5,893 km². The current bishop is Karl-Heinz Wiesemann.[3]
Bishop of Speyer | |
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 Franz Christoph von Hutten zum Stolzenberg, prince-bishop of Speyer | |
| Incumbent: Karl-Heinz Wiesemann 19 December 2007 | |
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| Country | Germany |
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| Established | 1802 |
| Archdiocese | Bamberg |
| Diocese | Speyer |
Listed here are the bishops of the diocese and auxiliary bishops.
Bishops to 1802
At some point the bishops of Speyer acquired imperial fiefs. From 1546 to 1801 they ruled as prince-bishops.
| Name | From | Until |
|---|---|---|
| Jesse of Speir | circa 346 | |
| Hildericus episcopus | circa 613 | |
| Atanasius | 610 | 650 |
| Principius | 650 | 659 |
| Dragobodo | 659 | 700 |
| Otto | 700 | 709 |
| Siegwin I | 709 | 725 |
| Luido | 725 | 743 |
| David | 743 | 760 |
| Basinus | 760 | 775 |
| Siegwin II | 775 | 802 |
| Otto I | 802 | 810 |
| Fraido | 810 | 814 |
| Benedikt | 814 | 828 or 830 |
| Bertin, also Hertinus | 828 or 830 | 845 or 846 |
| Gebhard I | 845 or 847 | 880 |
| Goddank | 881 | 895 or 898 |
| Einhard, also Eginhard | 895 or 898 | 913 |
| Bernhard | 914 | 922 |
| Amalrich | 913 or 923 | 943 |
| Reginwalt I, also Reginhard | 943 or 944 | 950 |
| Gottfried I | 950 | 960 |
| Otgar | 960 | 970 |
| Balderich | 970 | 987 |
| Ruprecht | 987 | 1004 |
| Walter | 1004 | 1031 |
| Siegfried I | 1031 | 1032 |
| Reinher, also Reginher | 1032 | 1033 |
| Reginhard II of Dillingen,[4] also Reginbald | 1033 | 1039 |
| Sigbodo I, also Siegbodo | 1039 | 1051 |
| Arnold I of Falkenberg | 1051 | 1056 |
| Konrad I | 1056 | 1060 |
| Eginhard II of Katzenelnbogen | 1060 | 1067 |
| Heinrich of Scharfenberg | 1067 | 1072 or 1073 |
| Rüdiger Hutzmann (Hußmann?) | 1073 | 1090 |
| Johann I of Kraichgau | 1090 | 1104 |
| Gebhard II, Count of Urach | 1105 | 1107 († 1110) |
| Bruno, Count of Saarbrücken (Count of Saargau) | 1107 | 1123 |
| Arnold II, Count of Leiningen | 1124 | 1126 |
| Siegfried I, Count of Wolffölden | 1127 | 1146 |
| Günther von Henneberg | 1146 | 1161 |
| Ulrich I of Dürrmenz | 1161 | 1163 |
| Gottfried II | 1164 | 1167 |
| Rabodo, Count of Lobdaburg | 1167 | 1176 |
| Konrad II | 1176 | 1178 |
| Ulrich II of Rechberg | 1178 | 1187 |
| Otto II, Count of Henneberg | 1187 | 1200 |
| Conrad III of Scharfenberg | 1200 | 1224 |
| Beringer of Entringen | 1224 | 1232 |
| Konrad IV of Dahn | 1233 | 1236 |
| Konrad V, Count of Eberstein | 1237 | 1245 |
| Heinrich II, Count of Leiningen | 1245 | 1272 |
| Friedrich of Bolanden | 1272 | 1302 |
| Sigibodo II of Lichtenberg, also Siegbodo | 1302 | 1314 |
| Emich, Count of Leiningen, also Emicho | 1314 | 1328 |
| Berthold, Count of Bucheck | 1328 | 1328 |
| Walram, Count of Veldenz | 1328 | 1336 |
| Baldwin, Archbishop of Trier (Administrator) | 1332 | 1336 |
| Gerhard of Ehrenberg | 1336 | 1363 |
| Lambert of Born (Brunn?) | 1364 | 1371 |
| Adolf I, Count of Nassau | 1371 | 1388 |
| Nikolaus I aus Wiesbaden | 1388 | 1396 |
| Raban of Helmstatt | 1396 | 1438 |
| Reinhard of Helmstatt | 1438 | 1456 |
| Siegfried III Freiherr of Venningen | 1456 | 1459 |
| Johann II Nix of Hoheneck, aka Enzenberger | 1459 | 1464 |
| Matthias Freiherr of Rammingen | 1464 | 1478 |
| Ludwig of Helmstädt | 1478 | 1504 |
| Philip I of Rosenberg | 1504 | 1513 |
| George, Count Palatine by Rhine | 1513 | 1529 |
| Philip II of Flersheim | 1529 | 1552 |
| Rudolf of Frankenstein | 1552 | 1560 |
| Marquard Freiherr of Hattstein | 1560 | 1581 |
| Eberhard of Dienheim | 1581 | 1610 |
| Philipp Christoph von Sötern | 1610 | 1652 |
| Lothar Friedrich of Metternich | 1652 | 1675 |
| Johann Hugo von Orsbeck | 1675 | 1711 |
| Heinrich Hartard of Rollingen | 1711 | 1719 |
| Hugo Damian of Schönborn[5] | 1719 | 1743 |
| Franz Christoph of Hutten zu Stolzenberg | 1743 | 1770 |
| Damian August Philipp Karl, Count of Limburg-Stirum-Vehlen | 1770 | 1797 |
| Philipp Franz Wilderich of Walderdorf | 1801 | 1802 († 1810) |
| Sede vacante | 1802 | 1818 |
| Secularization and division of the diocese[6] | 1803 |
Bishops after 1818
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1802 to 5 February 1818 | Sede vacante | Secularization and division of the bishopric of Speyer |
| 5 February 1818 to 30 June 1826 | Matthäus Georg von Chandelle | Priest of Mainz; ordained 9 December 1821; died in office |
| 22 July 1826 to 25 March 1835 | Johann Martin Manl | Priest of Mainz; confirmed 9 April 1827; ordained 25 April 1827; appointed Bishop of Eichstätt |
| 23 March 1835 to 20 September 1836 | Johann Peter von Richarz | Priest of Würzburg; confirmed 24 July 1835; ordained 1 November 1835; Appointed Bishop of Augsburg |
| 20 September 1836 to 23 May 1842 | Johannes von Geissel | Priest of Speyer; confirmed 19 May 1837; ordained 13 August 1837; Appointed Bishop of Cologne |
| 5 March 1842 to 13 December 1869 | Nicolaus von Weis | Priest of Speyer; confirmed 23 May 1842; ordained 10 July 1842; died in office |
| 6 May 1870 to 4 April 1871 | Konrad Reither | Priest of Speyer; confirmed 27 June 1870; ordained 18 September 1870; died in office |
| 23 May 1872 to 31 May 1876 | Bonifatius von Haneberg, OSB | Priest of the Order of Saint Benedict; confirmed 29 July 1872; ordained 25 August 1872; died in office |
| 9 June 1878 to 18 March 1905 | Joseph Georg von Ehrler | Priest of Würzburg; confirmed 9 June 1878; ordained 15 July 1878; died in office |
| 21 March 1905 to 9 September 1910 | Konrad von Busch | Priest of Speyer; confirmed 30 May 1905; ordained 16 July 1905; died in office |
| 4 November 1910 to 26 May 1917 | Michael von Faulhaber | Priest of Speyer; confirmed 7 January 1911; ordained 19 February 1911; appointed Archbishop of München und Freising |
| 28 May 1917 to 20 May 1943 | Ludwig Sebastian | Priest of Bamberg; confirmed 31 July 1917; ordained 23 September 1917; died in office |
| 20 May 1943 to 9 August 1952 | Joseph Wendel | Coadjutor Bishop of Speyer; installed 4 June 1943; Appointed Archbishop of München und Freising |
| 22 December 1952 to 10 February 1968 | Isidor Markus Emanuel | Priest of Speyer; ordained 1 February 1953; resigned |
| 28 May 1968 to 28 October 1982 | Friedrich Wetter | Priest of Speyer; ordained 29 June 1968; Appointed Archbishop of München und Freising |
| 25 August 1983 to 10 February 2007 | Anton Schlembach | Priest of Würzburg; ordained 16 October 1983 |
| 19 December 2007 to present | Karl-Heinz Wiesemann | Auxiliary bishop of Paderborn; ordained 2 March 2008 |
Auxiliary bishops
- Pierre Spitznagel, O. Carm. (1444–1465)[7]
- Johann Isenberg, O.F.M. (1466–1484)
- Stephan Karrer, O.P. (1484–1486)
- Heinrich Schertlin (1486–1511)
- Lukas Schleppel (1512–1520)
- Anton Engelbrecht (1520–1525)
- Nikolaus Schigmers, O.S.A. (1529–1541)
- Georg Schweicker (1544–1563)
- Matthais Ob (1566–1572)
- Heinrich Fabricius (1575–1595)
- Dionys Burckard (1596–1605)
- Theobald Manshalter (1606–1610)
- Johannes Streck (1611–)
- Wolfgang Ralinger (1623–1663)
- Johann Brassert (1673–1684)
- Johann Philipp Burkhard (1685–1698)
- Peter Cornelius Beyweg (1701–1744)
- Johann Adam Buckel (1745–1771)
- Johann Andreas Seelmann (1772–1789)
- Valentin Philipp Anton Schmidt (1790–1805)
- Ernst Gutting (1971–1994)
- Otto Georgens (1995–)
See also
References
- "Diocese of Speyer" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- "Diocese of Speyer" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
- "Bischöfe". Home page of the Diocese of Speyer (in German). Bistum Speyer. 2003. Archived from the original on 2006-03-29. Retrieved 2009-07-06.
- Reginhard II/Reginbald according to Gumbert was the architect of the Speyer Cathedral.
- Hugo Damian of Schönborn moved the seat of the bishopric to Bruchsal.
- The diocese was and secularized in 1803 by France and with the Rhine as a border, divided between France and the margraviate of Baden.
- "Bishop Pierre Spitznagel, O. Carm." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
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