Bishop of Speyer
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The Bishop of Speyer is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Speyer in the Archdiocese of Bamberg.
The diocese covers an area of 5,893 km².
The current bishop is Anton Schlembach.
[edit] List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Speyer, Germany
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| pre 1802 | prince-bishops | See bishopric of Speyer |
| 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 present | Anton Schlembach | Priest of Würzburg; ordained 16 October 1983 |
| Roman Catholic Hierarchy in Germany | ||
| Archdioceses | Dioceses | |
| Bamberg | Eichstätt | Speyer | Würzburg | |
| Berlin | Dresden-Meissen | Görlitz | |
| Freiburg im Breisgau | Mainz | Rottenburg-Stuttgart | |
| Hamburg | Hildesheim | Osnabrück | |
| Cologne | Aachen | Essen | Limburg | Münster | Trier | |
| Munich & Freising | Augsburg | Passau | Regensburg | |
| Paderborn | Erfurt | Fulda | Magdeburg | |
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