Roman Catholic Diocese of Bolzano-Brixen

The Diocese of Bolzano-Brixen (German: Diözese Bozen-Brixen, Italian: Diocesi di Bolzano-Bressanone, Latin: Dioecesis Bauzanensis-Brixinensis) is a Catholic diocese in northern Italy, with its seat in the city of Bolzano. Its territory corresponds with that of the province of South Tyrol with its predominantly German-speaking population. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Trento.[1][2]

Diocese of Bolzano-Brixen

Dioecesis Bauzanensis-Brixinensis

Diözese Bozen-Brixen
Diocesi di Bolzano-Bressanone
Location
CountryItaly
MetropolitanTrento
Statistics
Area7,400 km2 (2,900 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics (including non-members)		(as of 2018)
525,092
501,619 (95.5%)
Parishes281
Information
RiteRoman Rite
Established6th Century
CathedralCattedrale di Santa Maria Assunta e San Cassiano (Brixen)
Co-cathedralDuomo di Santa Maria Assunta (Bolzano)
Secular priests239 (diocesan)
174 (Religious Orders)
29 Permanent Deacons
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopIvo Muser
Map
Website
www.bz-bx.net

The current configuration of the diocese was created by Pope Paul VI, in a papal bull of 6 August 1964, when the South Tyrolean parts of the archdiocese of Trento around Bolzano and Merano were merged into the Diocese of Brixen. In turn, the Austrian parts of the Brixen diocese around Feldkirch, Vorarlberg were at first allocated to the Diocese of Innsbruck.[3] The Diocese of Feldkirch was created in 1964, and allocated the Voralberg as its diocesan territory in 1968.[4] The Ladin districts of Fodom (Livinallongo del Col di Lana and Colle Santa Lucia) and Anpez (Cortina d’Ampezzo) passed from Brixen to the Diocese of Belluno. At the same time the episcopal see was moved from Brixen to Bolzano, where the Assumption of Mary parish church was elevated to a co-cathedral, while the chapter remained in Brixen.

The diocesan ordinary (bishop) is Ivo Muser, appointed on 27 July 2011 by Pope Benedict XVI.

History

The history of the diocese begins when the diocese was established in Säben (Sabiona)[5] in the 6th century, and it was subject to the patriarchate of Aquileia.[6]

On 20 April 798, on orders of Charlemagne, Pope Leo III established the new archdiocese of Salzburg, and assigned it as suffragans the dioceses of Passau, Ratisbon, Freising, Säben, and Neuburg.[7]

It was under Bishop Albuinus (c. 974–1006), probably in 993, that the residence of the bishop and his episcopal seat were transferred from Säben to Brixen, some twelve miles to the northeast, in the same valley. The episcopal treasury, however, remained in Säben, and the church of the Holy Cross at the monastery of Säben continued to function as a cathedral of the diocese. A new cathedral was established in the church of Ss. Cassius and Ingenuinus in the monastery of the same title in Brixen.[8] Albuin's predecessor, Richbert(us), had also lived at Brixen from time to time, but when he died he was buried with his predecessors in the cathedral of the Holy Cross in Säben.[9]

Synods

The Emperor Henry IV held a synod at Brixen, on 25 June 1080, attended by thirty bishops, including Bishop Altwin of Brixen. The synod accused Pope Gregory VII of sacrilege, perjury, homicide, and other crimes, and deposed him from his papal office.[10] Pope Gregory replied by excommunicating the emperor and all of his supporters, including presumably Bishop Altwin of Brixen, at a synod held in Rome in February 1081.

A diocesan synod was an irregularly held, but important, meeting of the bishop of a diocese and his clergy. Its purpose was (1) to proclaim generally the various decrees already issued by the bishop; (2) to discuss and ratify measures on which the bishop chose to consult with his clergy; (3) to publish statutes and decrees of the diocesan synod, of the provincial synod, and of the Holy See.[11]

Bishop Bruno von Bullenstetten und Kirchberg (1250–1288) presided over a diocesan synod in Brixen in 1287 or 1288. Bishop Landulfus held a diocesan synod c. 1296.[12] Bishop Johannes Wulfing von Güttingen (1306–1322) held a synod in 1318.[13]

A diocesan synod was held in Brixen by Bishop Christoph von Schrofenstein (1509–1521) in 1511.[14] Bishop Christoph Andreas von Spaur (1601–1613) presided over a diocesan synod in Brixen on 23–26 September 1603.[15]

Bishop Kaspar Ignaz von Künigl zu Ehrenburg (1703–1747) held a diocesan synod in 1710.[16]

Bishop Simon Aichner (1884–1904) held a diocesan synod on 27–31 August 1900.[17]

Seminary

The Council of Trent, in its 23rd session in 1562, decreed that each diocese, to the extent that it was feasible, should have a diocesan seminary for the training of priests.[18] As early as 1567, Archduke Ferdinand II and Cardinal Madruzzo began to draw up plans, but financial difficulties as well as problems with a site for the institution impeded progress. The Salzburg provincial synod of 1569 was encouraging, and again in 1576, but not with financial aid. Madruzzo's coadjutor and successor, Prince-Bishop Johann Thomas von Spaur (1578–1591), kept the plan alive, with the support of the Jesuit Peter Canisius, but still the problem was financial, even with a proposed tax on the Canons. The diocesan seminary of Brixen was finally founded by Bishop Johann Thomas Spaur in 1607, in the Kirchmayr house in the Runggad. It was not until 1764–1767 that the seminary acquired its own building.[19]

In 1779, the cathedral church, dedicated to the taking up (Assumption) of the body of the Virgin Mary into heaven, and to Ss. Cassianus, Ingenuinus, and Albuinus, had a Chapter composed of two dignities and nineteen Canons.[20]

On 29 September 1822, in the bull "Quae Nos Gravissimi", on a petition presented by Count Antal Apponyi, ambassador of the Emperor Francis I to the Holy See, Pope Pius VII granted the emperor the privilege of nominating the bishops of Trent and Brixen. The bull states that this was done with the consent of the Chapters of the two cathedrals (who thereby lost their right to free election of their bishop), as well as of the bishop of Brixen.[21]

On 7 March 1825, Pope Leo XII issued the bull "Ubi Primum", in which he named Salzburg as the metropolitan of the ecclesiastical province, and assigned as suffragans the dioceses of Trent, Brixen, Gurk, Seckau, and Lavant.[22]

Bishops

Bishops of Säben
...
  • Ingenuinus (attested c. 590)[23]
  • Mastalo (attested 599)[24]
...
  • Alim (attested 749–800)[25]
  • Heinrich (attested 805–828)[26]
  • Aribo (Arnbo, Arbeo)[27]
  • Wilfund
  • Lantfried (c. 842 – c. 875)[28]
  • Zerito (c. 875–885)[29]
  • Zacharias (c. 890–907)[30]
  • Maginbert (907–c.925)[31]
  • Nithard (attested 925–935)[32]
Wisant (c. 938–956??)[33]
  • Hugo (attested 952)[34]
  • Richbert (c. 960–977?)[35]

to 1200
  • Albuinus (c. 974–1006)[36]
  • Adalbert (attested 1011)[37]
  • Heriward[38]
  • Hartwig (attested 1027–1038)[39]
  • Poppo (1040–1048)[40]
  • Altwin (1049–1091 Resigned)[41]
  • Anto (attested 1097–1100)[42]
  • Hugo (c. 1100?–1125)[43]
  • Reginbert, O.S.B. (1125–1140)
  • Hartmann von Brixen (1140–1164)[44]
  • Otto von Andechs (1165–1170 Resigned)
  • Heinrich von Fügen (1170–1174)
  • Richer von Hohenburg (1174–1178)[45]
  • Heinrich von Berchtesgaden (1178–1196)[46]
  • Eberhard de Truxen von Regensberg (1196–1200)[47]

1200 to 1500
  • Konrad von Rodeneck (1200–1217)[48]
  • Berthold von Neifen (1217–1224)[49]
  • Heinrich von Taufers (1224?–1239)[50]
  • Egno von Eppan (1240–1250)[51]
  • Bruno von Bullenstetten und Kirchberg (1250–1288)[52]
  • Heinrich von Trevejach (1290–1295)[53]
  • Landulfus (1295–1301)[54]
  • Arnoldus (attested 1302)
  • Johannes Sax (attested 1303–1306)[55]
  • Johannes Wulfing von Güttingen (1306–1322)[56]
  • Konrad von Klingenberg (1322–1324) Bishop-elect[57]
  • Albert von Enn (1324–1336)[58]
  • Matthaeus (1336–1363)[59]
  • Lampertus von Brunn (1364) Bishop-elect[60]
  • Johann von Lenzburg (1364–1374)[61]
  • Friedrich von Erdlingen (1376–1396)[62]
  • Ulrich of Vienna (1396–1417)[63]
  • Sebastian Stämpfl (1417–1418)[64]
  • Berthold von Bükelsberg (1418–1427)[65]
  • Ulrich Putsch (1428–1437)[66]
  • Georg von Stubai (1437–1443)[67]
  • Johann Rottel (1444–1450)[68]
  • Nikolaus von Cusa (1450–1464)[69]
  • Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga (1464–1466) Administrator[70]
  • Leo von Spaur (1469–1471)[71]
  • Georg Golser (1471–1488 Resigned)[72]
  • Melchior von Meckau (1489–1509)[73]

1500 to 1800
  • Christoph von Schrofenstein (1509–1521)[74]
  • Sebastian Sperantius (Sprenger) (1521–1525)[75]
  • George of Austria (1526–1538)[76]
  • Cardinal Bernhard von Cles (Clesio) (1539)[77]
  • Christoph Fuchs von Fuchsberg (1539–1542)[78]
  • Cardinal Cristoforo Madruzzo (1542–1578)[79]
  • Johann Thomas von Spaur (1578–1591)[80]
  • Andreas von Austria (1591–1600)
  • Christoph Andreas von Spaur (1601–1613)[81]
  • Karl von Habsburg (1613–1624)[82]
  • Hieronymus Otto Agricola (1625–1627)[83]
  • Daniel Zeno (1627–1628)[84]
  • Wilhelm von Welsberg (1629–1641)[85]
  • Johann Platzgummer (1641–1647)[86]
  • Anton Crosini von Bonporto (1648–1663)[87]
  • Sigmund Alphons von Thun (1663–1677)[88]
  • Paulinus Mayr (1678–1685)[89]
  • Johann Franz von Khuen zu Liechtenberg (1687–1702)[90]
  • Kaspar Ignaz von Künigl zu Ehrenburg (1703–1747)[91]
  • Leopold Maria von Spaur (1748–1778)[92]
  • Ignaz Franz von Spaur (1778–1779)[93]
  • Joseph Philipp von Spaur (1780–1791)[94]

since 1800
  • Karl Franz von Lodron (1792–1828)[95]
  • Bernhard Galura (1829–1856)[96]
  • Vinzenz Gasser (1856–1879)[97]
  • Johannes von Leiß (Leiss) (1880–1884)[98]
  • Simon Aichner (1884–1904 Resigned)[99]
  • Josef Altenweisel (1904–1912)
  • Franz Egger (1912–1918)
  • Johann Raffl (1921–1927)
  • Josef Mutschlechner (1928–1930 Resigned)
  • Johann Baptist Geisler (1930–1952 Resigned)
  • Joseph Gargitter (1952–1986 Resigned)
  • Wilhelm Emil Egger, O.F.M. Cap. (1986–2008)
  • Karl Golser (2008–2011 Resigned)
  • Ivo Muser (2011– )[100]
Cathedral in Brixen (left) Co-cathedral in Bolzano (right)

References
  1. "Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone {Bozen-Brixen}" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  2. "Diocese of Bolzano–Bressanone" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016.
  3. Acta Apostolicae Sedis 57 (Città del Vaticano 1965), pp. 363–364.
  4. Acta Apostolicae Sedis 60 (Città del Vaticano 1968), pp. 782-783.
  5. Volker Bierbrauer and Hans Nothdurfter, "Sabiona – frühmittelalterlicher Bischofssitz," in Archäologie in Deutschland No. 3 (Juli - Sept. 1991), pp. 12-17. (in German)
  6. Brackmann, Germania pontificia I, p. 140.
  7. Brackmann, Germania pontificia, p. 4 and p. 8-9, nos. 7-10.
  8. Resch(ius), Annales II, pp. 562-563.
  9. Resch(ius), Annales II, pp. 521-524. Brackmann (p. 4) follows Haupt, Kirschengeschichte Deutschlands (III, p. 165), in placing the date before 15 October 967.
  10. MGH Leges (in folio): Tomi primi supplementa. Constitutiones et acta regum Germanicorum. Capitularia spuria. Canones ecclesiastici. Bullae pontificum. T. 2. Monumenta Germaniae Historica (in Latin). Hannover: impensis bibliopolii aulici Hahniani. 1837. pp. 50–52.
  11. Benedictus XIV (1842). "Lib. I. caput secundum. De Synodi Dioecesanae utilitate". Benedicti XIV ... De Synodo dioecesana libri tredecim (in Latin). Tomus primus. Mechlin: Hanicq. pp. 42–49. George Phillips (1849). Die Diöcesansynode (in German). Freiburg im Breisgau: Herder. pp. 1–23. John Paul II, Constitutio Apostolica de Synodis Dioecesanis Agendis (March 19, 1997): Acta Apostolicae Sedis 89 (1997), pp. 706-727. (in Latin)
  12. Johannes Baur (1938). Die spendung der taufe in der Brixner diözese in der zeit vor dem Tridentinum: eine liturgie-kirchengeschichtliche und volkskundliche studie (in German). Innsbruck: Universitätsverlag Wagner. p. 12.
  13. Mitteilungen des österreichischen Staatsarchivs: Ergänzungsband (in German). Wien: Druck und Verlag der österreichischen Staatsdruckerei. 1951. p. 124.
  14. "Die Diöcesansynode von Brixen v. I. 1511," in: Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie Vol. 3, No. 2 (1879), pp. 405-407. (in German)
  15. Decreta In Dioecesana Synodo Brixinae, Mense Septembri Anno ab Incarnatione Jesu Christi 1603, sancita, ac promulgata (in Latin) (second ed.). Brixen: Krapf. 1768. L. Petit and J.B. Martin (edd.), Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, Vol. 36bis (Paris: Hubert Welter 1913), p. 943.
  16. L. Petit and J.B. Martin (edd.), Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, Vol. 36ter (Paris: Hubert Welter 1924), p. 888.
  17. Simon Aichner (1900). Synodus Brixinensis: diebus 27.-31. Augusti 1900 (in Latin). Brixen: Sumtibus Ordinariatus episcopalis. Petit and Martin (edd.), Vol. 36bis, p. 944.
  18. The Council of Trent The Twenty-Third Session The canons and decrees of the sacred and oecumenical Council of Trent, Ed. and trans. J. Waterworth (London: Dolman, 1848), 170-92. "...all cathedral, metropolitan, and other churches greater than these, shall be bound, each according to its means and the extent of the diocese, to maintain, to educate religiously, and to train in ecclesiastical discipline, a certain number of youths of their city and diocese, or, if that number cannot be met with there, of that province, in a college to be chosen by the bishop for this purpose near the said churches, or in some other suitable place."
  19. Josef Stadlhuber, "Die Tridentinische Priesterbildung unter dem Brixner Fürstbischof Johann Thomas von Spaur (1578—1591)," Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie Vol. 81, No. 3 (1959), p. 355. (in German)
  20. Ritzler-Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VI, p. 131, note 1.
  21. Bullarii Romani continuatio Tomus Decimus quintus (Roma 1853), p. 573. (in Latin) The pope would impose a time limit, during which the privilege could be exercised.
  22. Bullarii Romani continuatio Tomus Decimus sextus (Roma 1853), pp. 304–307, at § 5. (in Latin)
  23. Bishop Ingenuinus (Ingenuino de Savione et Agnello de Tridento) is mentioned by Paul the Deacon in his Historia Langobardorum Book III, chapter 30. Paul (the Deacon) (1878). Pauli Historia Langobardorum: In Usum Scholarum Ex Monumentis Germaniae Historicis Recusa (in Latin). Hannover: impensis bibliopolii Hahiani. p. 137.
  24. Bishop Mastalo was the recipient of a letter from Pope Gregory I. Brackmann, Germania pontificia I, p. 141, no. 2.
  25. Alim received two letters from Pope Leo III, one dated 20 April 798, the other dated 11 April 800. Brackmann, Germania pontificia I, p. 141, nos 3 and 4.
  26. Heinrich is said to have attended a synod in Salzburg in 807. Sinnacher I, pp. 372-388.
  27. Arnbo: Sinnacher I, pp. 388-398, conjectures that he died in 842.
  28. Lantfried (Landfried): In 845, the King Louis the German issued a diploma in favor of the Church of Säben. The date of his death is unknown. Sinnacher I, pp. 399-420; 517-519.
  29. Zerito: Sinnacher I, pp. 420-423, is unable to produce any documentation.
  30. On 31 December 892, Arnulf of Carinthia, King of Italy, granted hunting privileges to Bishop Zacharias. In July 900, Bishop Zacharias was one of several bishops who received a letter of complaint from Pope John IX. On 13 September 901, Zacharias and the Church of Säben were taken under the protection of King Ludwig. Sinnacher I, pp. 424-449; 522-526. Brackmann, Germania pontificia I, p. 142, no. 7.
  31. Maginbert (Meinbert): Sinnacher I, pp. 451-465. Redlich, pp. 5-7.
  32. Nithard: Sinnacher I, pp. 465-468 (who assigns a death c. 938). Redlich, p. 7.
  33. Wisant (Wisund): a letter of Pope Leo VIII (Brackmann, Germania pontificia, p. 142, no. 8) is a forgery. Hauck, p. 994. Redlich, p. 7.
  34. Bishop Hugo was present at the synod of Augsburg in 952. Hauck, p. 994.
  35. Richbert is first attested at Christmas, 960. A bishop of Brixen, whom Resch identifies as Richbert, attended the Roman synod of Pope John XII in February 962. He was dead on 10 December, in a year before 977. Resch(ius), Annales, pp. 465-524. J.D. Mansi (ed.), Sacrorum Conciliorum nova et amplissima collectio, editio novissima, Tomus XVIII (Venice: A. Zatta 1773), p. 464. Redlich, p. 8-9.
  36. Sinnacher II.1, pp. 13-55.
  37. Adalbert (Adalbero): Haupt, p. 995.
  38. On 24 April 1020, the Emperor Henry II granted Bishop Heriward and the Church of Brixen the abbey of Disent with all of its properties. Brackmann, Germania pontificia I, p. 142, no. 10.
  39. Hartwig: Haupt, p. 995.
  40. Poppo was a Bavarian. He is first mentioned as Bishop of Brixen on 16 January 1040. He accompanied the Emperor Henry III to his coronation in Rome in 1146. when Pope Clement II died, Henry appointed Poppo as pope. Poppo ruled from 17 July to 9 August 1048, a total of three weeks and two days. J.N.D. Kelly, The Oxford Dictionary of Popes (Oxford 1876), pp. 146-147.
  41. Altwin died on 28 February 1097: Haupt, p. 995.
  42. Anto: Haupt, p. 995. Redlich, pp. 39-40.
  43. Hugo had been a member of the imperial court, and was a member of the retinue of Henry V. He is mentioned as bishop-elect in a document of the emperor dated 4 July 1111. He was consecrated by Martin Burdinus, Henry's antipope under the name "Gregory VIII". Hugo was deposed in 1125 by the Archbishop of Salzburg, Konrad von Abensberg, after the Emperor Henry's death. Redlich, pp. 40-42, 50. Brackmann, Germania pontificia I, p. 142, no. 11.
  44. Hartmann Zeibig (1846). Vita B. Hartmanni primi praepositi Claustroneoburgensis postea episcopi Brixiensis. Auctore anonymo Claustroneoburgensi saeculi XII (in Latin). Olomucz: Hölzel.
  45. Richer had been Scholasticus and Dean of the cathedral Chapter. He served as bishop for four years. He was bishop when the entire town of Brixen was destroyed by fire on Holy Saturday 1174. He built a hospice for pilgrims. He built the church of S. Croce in Insula. He died in 1178. Resch (Reschius), Joseph (1765). Monumenta veteris Ecclesiae Brixinensis (in Latin). Brescia: J. Krapf. pp. 45–46. Redlich, p. 51.
  46. Heinrich died in the 18th year of his episcopate. Redlich, pp. 51-52.
  47. Eberhard was already bishop-elect when ordered to return home by Pope Innocent III in May 1198. He served as Bishop of Brixen for four years. He was transferred to the diocese of Salzburg on 20 April 1200. Redlich, p. 52. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica I, pp. 148 with n. 1; 432 with note 1.
  48. Bishop Konrad died on 14 October 1217. Eubel I, p. 148.
  49. Bishop Berthold was already in office in December 1216. He died on 17 July 1224. Eubel I, p. 148.
  50. Heinrich had been Archdeacon of Aquileia. Bishop Heinrich died on 18 November 1239. Eubel I, p. 148.
  51. Bishop Egno was transferred to the diocese of Trent by Pope Innocent IV on 8 November 1250. He died on 25 March 1273. Eubel I, pp. 148, 497-498.
  52. Bruno was Graf von Bullenstetten und Kirchberg (Mooyer, p. 19). He had been a Canon of the cathedral of Magdeburg. He was appointed on 8 November 1250 by Pope Innocent IV. He died on 24 August 1288, the Feast of S. Bartholomew, having ruled for 39 years. Resch(ius), Monumenta, p. 6. Eubel I, p. 148.
  53. Heinrich had been Dean of the cathedral Chapter of Brixen. On the death of Bishop Bruno, the Chapter requested (postulavit) Canon Otto, who was below the canonical age and still not in Holy Orders. But while the request was under consideration by the Holy See, the Chapter proceeded to elect two candidates: Heinrich, the Dean of the Chapter, and Master Bonoincontro, Archpriest of Verona. All three candidates resigned their pretensions, and Pope Nicholas IV chose (provided) Heinrich on 3 December 1290. Ernest Langlois, Les Registres de Nicolas IV Tome I (Paris: Fontemoing 1905), p. 582, no. 3878. Sinnacher V.1, pp. 11-17. Eubel I, p. 148.
  54. Landulf of Milan had been Provost of Worms. He was appointed by Pope Boniface VIII on 30 September 1295. He was killed before 26 March 1301. Eubel I, p. 148 with note 4.
  55. Johannes Sax had been Provost of Berchtesgaden. Eubel I, p. 148.
  56. Johannes was transferred to the diocese of Bamberg on 16 June 1322, by Pope John XXII. In 1323, he was transferred to Frising. He died on 25 April 1324 Eubel I, pp. 127, 148, 255.
  57. Konrad was appointed Bishop of Brixen by Pope John XXII on 1 October 1322. On 27 June 1324, he received a dispensation because he had not yet been consecrated a bishop. On 5 July 1324, he was transferred to the diocese of Freising. He died on 8 April 1340. Eubel I, p. 148 with note 6; 255.
  58. Albert had been Provost of Freising and was a subdeacon. He was appointed Bishop of Brixen on the same day that Bishop Konrad was transferred to Freising. He died on 1 November 1336. Eubel I, p. 148.
  59. Matthaeus had previously been a Canon of Brixen. He died on 27 October 1363. Eubel I, p. 148.
  60. Lampertus had been Abbot of Gegenbach (Strassburg) and collector of papal revenue. He was named Bishop of Speyer on 14 February 1364. Eubel I, p. 148 note 7; 460 with note 7.
  61. Johann von Lenzburg (Platzheim) had been a Canon of the collegiate church of zovingen (diocese of Konstanz). He had previously been Bishop of Gurk (1359–1364). He died on 6 August 1374. Eubel I, pp. 148, 270 with note 9.
  62. Friedrich had been pastor of the parish church in Grawsthorn (Salzburg), and then was Bishop of Chur (1368–1376). He was appointed Bishop of Brixen by Pope Gregory XI on 2 April 1376, on the recommendation of Leopold, Duke of Austria. Eubel I, pp. 148, 219 with note 13.
  63. Ulrich had been a Canon of the cathedral Chapter of Brixen. He was appointed bishop by Pope Boniface IX on 17 March 1396. He died on 5 May 1417. Eubel I, p. 148.
  64. Stämpfl had been Dean of the cathedral Chapter of Brixen. He died on 12 April 1418. Eubel I, p. 148.
  65. Berthold had been Provost of the monastery of Neustift (C.R.). He was elected, and provided by Pope Martin V on 11 July 1418. He died on 12 September 1427. Eubel I, p. 148 with note 9.
  66. Putsch had been a Canon of Brixen. He was elected, and provided by Pope Martin IV. Eubel I, p. 148.
  67. Stubai was confirmed on 7 September 1437 by Pope Eugenius IV. He died on 17 December 1443. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica II, p. 111.
  68. Rottel (Joannes de Salina) was appointed on 4 January 1444. He died on 28 January (February, according to his epitaph) 1450. Joseph Resch (Reschius) (1765). Monumenta veteris Ecclesiae Brixinensis (in Latin). Brescia: J. Krapf. pp. 8, no. 16. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica II, p. 111.
  69. Brian A. Pavlac, "Nicolaus Cusanus as Prince-Bishop of Brixen (1450-64): Historians and a Conflict of Church and State," in: Historical Reflections / Réflexions Historiques Vol. 21, No. 1 (Winter 1995), pp. 131-154.
  70. Gonzaga was named a cardinal by Pope Pius II, on 18 December 1461, and assigned the Deaconry of S. Maria Nova. He was never consecrated a bishop, and thus the Bishopric of Brixen was only a benefice for him. He was appointed Administrator of Mantova on 20 August 1466. He died on 21 October 1483. Eubel II, pp. 14, no. 12; 111; 185 with note 3.
  71. Von Spaur had been a Canon of the cathedral Chapter of Trent. He was granted his bulls on 9 August 1469. He was transferred to the diocese of Vienna (Austria) on 16 December 1471. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica II, p. 111 with note 1; 268 with note 1.
  72. Golser died on 20 June 1489. Resch(ius), Monumenta, p. 8, no. 17. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica II, p. 111.
  73. Von Meckau was named coadjutor bishop of Georg Golser, Prince-Bishop of Brixen, on 20 April 1482, by Pope Sixtus IV. He succeeded to the episcopal throne upon the death of Bishop Golser on 20 June 1489. On 31 May 1503 he was named a cardinal by Pope Alexander VI. He died on 3 March 1509. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica II, p. 111 with note 2.
  74. Schrofenstein had been coadjutor for Bishop von Meckau. He was appointed on 5 July 1501, and succeeded to the throne on the death of Cardinal von Meckau on 3 March 1509. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica II, p. 111 with note 3.
  75. Sperantius was a Canon and Provost of Brixen. He was elected by the Chapter, and confirmed by Pope Leo X on 1 July 1521. He died on 3 October 1525. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica III, p. 141 with note 3.
  76. Georgius was an illegitimate son of the Emperor Maximilian I. He was only 22 at the time of his appointment by Pope Clement VII, and was therefore only Administrator until he was 27. He was transferred to the archdiocese of Valencia (Spain) on 29 November 1538, by Pope Paul III. Eubel I, p. 141 with notes 4 and 5; 325.
  77. Bernhard was appointed on 21 May 1539 by Pope Paul III. He died two months later, on 30 July of the same year. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica III, p. 141 with note 6.
  78. Fuchs had been a Canon of the cathedral Chapter of Brixen. He was elected by the Chapter on 1 September 1539, and confirmed by Pope Paul III on 29 October 1539. He died on 9 December 1542. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica III, p. 141 with note 7.
  79. Madruzzo was coadjutor of Bishop Fuchs, and Bishop of Trent. He became a cardinal on 2 June 1542. His succession to the diocese of Brixen was confirmed on 11 December 1542 by Paul III. Eubel, Hierarchia catholica III, pp. 28, no. 47; 141 with note 8.
  80. Spaur had been coadjutor bishop with right of succession of Cardinal Madruzzo since 8 June 1565. He succeeded to the episcopal throne automatically on the death of Madruzzo on 5 July 1578. In old age he himself was given a coadjutor bishop, Cardinal Andreas of Austria, on 15 June 1580. Spaur died in 1591. Eubel I, p. 148. Josef Stadlhuber, "Die Tridentinische Priesterbildung unter dem Brixner Fürstbischof Johann Thomas von Spaur (1578—1591)," Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie Vol. 81, No. 3 (1959), pp. 351-368. (in German)
  81. Spaur had previously been Bishop of Gurk (1573–1601). He died on 10 January 1613, Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 121 with note 2. J. Freiseisen, Christoph IV. Andreas Freiherr von Spaur, Bischof von Brixen (1601 — 1613) und das kirchliche Leben in seiner Diöcese, Brixen 1900 (in German).
  82. Karl of Austria-Styria. He died in Madrid on 28 December 1624. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 121 with note 3.
  83. Born in Dilingan, Agricola held the degree of Doctor in utroque iure. He died on 6 March 1627. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 121 with note 4.
  84. Born in Tassari (Brixen), Zeno was a doctor of theology, and a Canon, and then Provost, of the cathedral Chapter of Brixen. He died on 24 September 1628. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 121 with note 5.
  85. Welsberg was a Canon of Brixen, and Dean of the cathedral Chapter of Salzburg. He died on 27 March 1641. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 121 with note 6.
  86. Platzgummer was ordained a priest in Rome in 1595. He was a doctor of theology, and Dean of the cathedral Chapter of Brixen. He died on 12 May 1647. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 121 with note 7.
  87. Krosin died on 14 March 1663. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 121 with note 8.
  88. Bishop Sigismund died on 2 February 1677. Gauchat, Hierarchia catholica IV, p. 121 with note 9. Ritzler-Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica V, p. 127, note 2.
  89. Born in Sterzing (South Tyrol), Mayr held a doctorate in theology from Pavia (1657). He was a Canon and prebendary of Brixen. He was Vicar Capitular during the vacancy following the death of Bishop Sigmund von Thun. Mayr's election by the Chapter and Canons of Brixen, on 29 April 1677, was confirmed by Pope Innocent XI on 5 September 1678. He died on 27 September 1685. Ritzler-Sefrin V, p. 127 with note 3.
  90. Born at Hall (Brixen) in 1649, von Khuen studied in Rome at the German College, and was then a parish priest of Cluj. He was a Canon with prebend at Passau, and Canon with prebend at Brixen and Frising. He was elected by the Chapter of Brixen on 15 November 1685, and on 28 January 1686 was appointed Administrator of the diocese, but not confirmed by Pope Innocent XI until 12 May 1687. Ritzler-Sefrin V, p. 127 with note 4.
  91. Born in Innsbruck in 1671, von Künigl was elected by the Chapter and Canons of Brixen on 8 June 1702, and named Administrator of the diocese on 29 July 1702; he was confirmed on 14 May 1703 by Pope Clement XI. He died on 24 July 1747. Ritzler-Sefrin V, p. 127 with note 5.
  92. Leopold von Spaur was born in Innsbruck in 1696. He studied at the German College in Rome. He was a Canon, and Dean, of the cathedral Chapter. He was nominated Bishop of Brixen by the Emperor Leopold, elected by the Chapter on 18 October 1747, and confirmed by Pope Benedict XIV on 19 February 1848. The Chapter elected a coadjutor for Bishop Leopold on 23 June 1775. He died on 31 December 1778. Ritzler-Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VI, p. 131 with note 2.
  93. Ignaz von Spaur was born in Innsbruck, the nephew of Bishop Leopold von Spaur, in 1729. He was a Canon of the cathedral of Brixen, and a Canon of Salzburg; he was also Provost of the collegiate church of S. Maria in Ambitu (diocese of Brixen). He was elected as coadjutor of his uncle on 23 June 1775, and named titular bishop of Chrysopolis on 18 December 1775, by Pope Pius VI. He died onn 2 March 1779. Ritzler-Sefrin VI, p. 131 with note 3; 164.
  94. Joseph von Spaur was born in Innsbruck in 1718. He was appointed Bishop of Seckau on 6 October 1763. He was transferred to the diocese of Brixen by Pope Pius VI on 20 March 1780, on the nomination of the Emperor Joseph. He died on 26 May 1791. Ritzler-Sefrin VI, p. 131 with note 4; 371 with note 3..
  95. Von Lodron was born in Innsbruck in 1748. He studied at the German College in Rome (1769–1773), and held the degree of doctor of theology. He was a Canon of the cathedral of Brixen, and a state councillor (1774). He was elected Dean of the Chapter in 1786. He was nominated by the Emperor Franz, elected by the Chapter and Canons on 16 August 1791, and confirmed as bishop of Brixen on 27 February 1792 by Pope Pius VI. He died on 10 August 1828. Ritzler-Sefrin VI, p. 131 with note 5.
  96. Born in Herbolzheim im Breisgau in 1764, Galura studied at the General Seminary in Frenburg, and was a doctor of theology; he was appointed Prefect of Studies at the seminary in Frenburg in 1788. He was appointed parish priest in Altoberndorf in 1791, and was appointed priest of the high school in Frenburg. He became preacher, and rector of the Präsezstiftes an der Haupt- und Münsterkirche zu Freiburg im Breisgau. The Emperor Franz I named him titular of the cathedral of Linz in 1797. He was named auxiliary bishop of Brixen and titular bishop of Anthedon (Greece) on 17 December 1819. He was nominated Bishop of Brixen by the Emperor of Austria on 10 April 1829, and approved by Pope Leo XII on 28 September 1829. Gradmann, Johann Jacob (1802). Das gelehrte Schwaben oder Lexicon der jetzt lebenden schwäbischen Schriftsteller (in German). Ravensburg: J.J.Gradmann. pp. 164–166. ISBN 978-3-487-41149-1. Notizie per l'anno 1834 (Roma: Cracas 1834), p. 86. Helmut Platzgummer, "Bernhard Galura als Gubernalrat in Innsbruck und seine Einstellung zu Kirche und Staat," in: Zeitschrift für katholische Theologie 83 (1961) pp. 443—470. (in German)
  97. Gasser: J. Zobl, Vinzenz Gasser, Fürstbischof von Brixen in seinem Leben und Wirken, Brixen 1883. (in German)
  98. Leiss was born in Innsbruck in 1821. He was Dean of the cathedral Chapter of Innsbruck. He was nominated Bishop of Brixen on 16 June 1879, and confirmed by Pope Leo XIII on 27 February 1880. He died on 23 April 1884. Josef Gelmi (1984). Die Brixner Bischöfe in der Geschichte Tirols (in German). Bozen: Athesia. p. 243. ISBN 978-88-7014-362-1. Ritzler-Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VIII, p. 159.
  99. Born in Terento (diocese of Brixen) in 1816, Aichner had been Auxiliary Bishop of Brixen and titular bishop of Sebaste (Cilicia, Turkey) (1882-1884). He resigned in 1904, at the age of 87, and was named titular bishop of Theodoropolis. He died on 1 November 1910. Ritzler-Sefrin, Hierarchia catholica VIII, pp. 159, 506. Pięta, Hierarchia catholica IX, p. 93.
  100. Moser was born in Bruneck in 1962. From 1987 to 1989 he was an assistant pastor in Dobbiaco. From 1989 to 1991, he was private secretary to Bishop Wilhelm Egger. He studied dogmatic theology in Rome from 1991 to 1995, and then immediately became a lecturer at the Philosophical-Theological University in Brixen to 2002. He became rector at the seminary in Brixen from 1996 to 2012. Pope Benedict XVI appointed him Bishop of Brixen on 28 July 2011, and on 9 October 2011 he was consecrated a bishop by Archbishop Luigi Bressan of Trent. CV of Bishop Muser: Diözese Bozen-Brixen, "Bischof Ivo Muser"; retrieved: 25 June 2020. (in German)

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