Conference of the German Bishops
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The German Bishops' Conference assembles the bishops of all Roman Catholic dioceses in Germany. Members include diocesan bishops, coadjutors, diocesan administrators and auxiliary bishops.
The first meeting of the German bishops took place in Würzburg in 1848, and in 1867 the Fulda Bishops’ Conference was established, which reorganized as German Bishops' Conference in 1966. The annual conference of the German bishops still takes place in Fulda.
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[edit] Chairmen
[edit] Fulda Bishops' Conference
- Johannes von Geissel, Cardinal Archbishop of Cologne (1848)
- Paulus Melchers, Cardinal Archbishop of Cologne (1867-1883)
- Philipp Krementz, Cardinal Archbishop of Cologne (1884-1896)
- Georg von Kopp, Cardinal Prince-Bishop of Breslau (1897-1913)
- Felix von Hartmann, Cardinal Archbishop of Cologne (1914-1919)
- Adolf Bertram, Cardinal Prince-Archbishop of Breslau (1920-1945)
- Josef Frings, Cardinal Archbishop of Cologne (1945-1965)
[edit] German Bishops' Conference
- Julius Döpfner, Cardinal Archbishop of Munich-Freising (1965-1976)
- Joseph Höffner, Cardinal Archbishop of Cologne (1976-1987)
- Karl Lehmann, Cardinal Bishop of Mainz (1987-2008)
- Robert Zollitsch, Archbishop of Freiburg (February 18, 2008- )
| 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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