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Bishop of Regensburg

Episcopus Ratisbonensis

Bischof von Regensburg
Catholic
Incumbent:
Josef Graf
2015
Location
CountryGermany
Information
Established739(739)
DioceseRegensburg
CathedralRegensburg Cathedral

TheBishops of Regensburg(‹See Tfd›German:Bischöfe von Regensburg;Latin:Episcopi RatisbonensisorEpiscopi Ratisponensis) are bishops of theRoman Catholic Diocese of RegensburginBavaria,Germany.[1][2]The seat of the bishops isRegensburg Cathedral.

History

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Engraved stone at the Regensburg Cathedral listing Bishops of Regensburg from 697 to 1961

The diocese was founded in 739. The bishops werePrinces of the Holy Roman Empire,ruling a territory known as the Prince-Bishopric of Regensburg.They were not among the most powerful Prince-Bishops, due to the existence of otherreichsfreiauthorities in Regensburg[3]that prevented them from consolidating a major territorial base.

With the dissolution of theArchbishopric of Mainzon that territory's annexation by France in 1802, the Bishopric of Regensburg was elevated to the Archbishopric of Regensburg. It was part of thePrincipality of Regensburg,ruled by the Prince-ArchbishopKarl Theodor Anton Maria von Dalberg.The end of theHoly Roman Empirein 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 theArchbishops of Munich and Freising.

Before 739

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Itinerant bishops before the foundation of the diocese:

After the foundation of the diocese

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Bishops since the foundation of the diocese of Regensburg in 739:

  • Gaubald(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)
  • SaintWolfgang of Regensburg(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

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Archbishop of Regensburg

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Bishops of Regensburg

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Auxiliary bishops

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References

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  1. ^"Diocese of Regensburg"Catholic-Hierarchy.org.David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  2. ^"Diocese of Regensburg"GCatholic.org.Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
  3. ^the town of Regensburg itself, which was aReichsstadt,and the threeReichsabteienofSt. Emmeram's Abbey,theNiedermünsterand theObermünster
  4. ^son ofFrederick IV, Burgrave of Nuremberg
  5. ^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 bySixtus IV. Rudolf Schmidt,Regiomontanus, Johannin:Deutsche Buchhändler. Deutsche Buchdruckervol. 5 (1908), 797f. Reported by Paul Jovius (Giovio; 1483-1552),Ab hac commendatione eruditi nominis creatus est a Xysto Quarto Ratisponensis Episcopus(cited byPierre Gassendi). Hagen, J. (1911) inThe Catholic Encyclopedia(s.v.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."
  6. ^"Bishop Ulrich Aumayer (Aumair), O.F.M."Catholic-Hierarchy.org.David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 27, 2016
  7. ^"Bishop Johann Ludwig von Windsheim, O.S.A."Catholic-Hierarchy.org.David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 27, 2016