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 | |
|---|---|
| Bishopric | |
| catholic | |
 Franz Christoph von Hutten zum Stolzenberg, prince-bishop of Speyer | |
| Incumbent: Karl-Heinz Wiesemann 19 December 2007 | |
| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| Information | |
| Established | 1802 |
| Archdiocese | Bamberg |
| Diocese | Speyer |
Listed here are the bishops of the diocese and auxiliary bishops.
Bishops to 1802
editAt some point, the bishops of Speyer acquired imperial fiefs.
Bishops after 1818
edit| 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; created a Cardinal in 1985 by Pope John Paul II |
| 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
edit- 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "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 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