Diocese of Regensburg

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The Diocese of Regensburg (Latin: Dioecesis Ratisbonensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church seated in Regensburg. Its district covers parts of northeastern Bavaria; it is subordinate to the archbishop of Munich and Freising. The diocese has 1.3 million Catholics, constituting 81% of its population. The current bishop is Gerhard Ludwig Müller; the main church is Saint Peter in Regensburg.

[edit] History

See also: Bishopric of Regensburg

The diocese was founded in 739 by Saint Boniface; it was originally subordinate to the archbishop of Salzburg. By the Reichsdeputationshauptschluss of 1803, the Bishopric was incorporated into the new Archbishopric of Regensburg.

[edit] Ordinaries

  • Friedrich von Parsberg † (24 May 1437 Appointed - Nov 1449 Died)
  • Friedrich von Plankenfels † (23 Jan 1450 Appointed - 24 May 1457 Died)
  • Ruprecht Pfalzgraf von Rhein † (2 Sep 1457 Appointed - 10 Oct 1465 Died)
  • Heinrich von Absberg † (3 Nov 1465 Appointed - 26 Jul 1492 Died)
  • Ruprecht Pfalzgraf bei Rhein † (26 Jul 1492 Succeeded - 19 Apr 1507 Died)
  • Johann Pfalzgraf bei Rhein † (Apr 1509 Appointed - 3 Feb 1538 Died)
  • Pankraz von Sinzenhofen † (25 Apr 1538 Appointed - 27 Jul 1548 Died)
  • Georg Marschalk von Pappenheim † (8 Aug 1548 Appointed - 10 Dec 1563 Died)
  • Veit von Fraunberg † (29 Dec 1563 Appointed - 21 Jan 1567 Died)
  • David Kölderer von Burgstall † (6 Feb 1567 Appointed - 22 Jun 1579 Died)
  • Philipp Wilhelm Herzog von Bayern † (Oct 1579 Appointed - 21 May 1598 Died)
  • Sigmund Friedrich Graf Fugger von Kirchberg † (2 Jul 1598 Appointed - 5 Nov 1600 Died)
  • Wolfgang von Hausen † (19 Dec 1600 Appointed - 3 Sep 1613 Died)
  • Albert Reichsfreiherr von Törring † (22 Oct 1613 Appointed - 12 Apr 1649 Died)
  • Franz Wilhelm Reichsgraf von Wartenberg † (12 Apr 1649 Succeeded - 1 Dec 1661 Died)
  • Johann Georg Graf von Herberstein † (28 Feb 1662 Appointed - 12 Jun 1663 Died)
  • Adam Lorenz Reichsgraf von Törring-Stein † (6 Aug 1663 Appointed - 16 Aug 1666 Died)
  • Guidobald Reichsgraf von Thun † (7 Mar 1666 Appointed - 1 Jun 1668 Died)
  • Albrecht Sigmund Herzog von Bayern † (30 Jul 1668 Appointed - 5 Nov 1685 Died)
  • Joseph Clemens Kajetan Herzog von Bayern † (4 Nov 1685 Succeeded - 29 Sep 1694 Resigned)
  • Clemens August Maria Herzog von Bayern † (26 Mar 1716 Appointed - 26 Apr 1719 Resigned)
  • Johann Theodor Herzog von Bayern † (29 Jul 1719 Appointed - 27 Jan 1763 Died)
  • Klemens Wenzeslaus Herzog von Sachsen † (27 Apr 1763 Appointed - 20 Aug 1768 Resigned)
  • Anton Ignaz Reichsgraf von Fugger-Glött † (18 Jan 1769 Appointed - 15 Feb 1787 Died)
  • Max Polykarp Reichsgraf von Törring-Jettenbach † (20 Apr 1787 Appointed - 30 Dec 1789 Died)
  • Joseph Konrad Freiherr von Schroffenberg, C.R.S.A. † (30 Mar 1790 Appointed - 4 Apr 1803 Died)
  • Karl Theodor Freiherr von Dalberg † (1 Feb 1805 Appointed - 10 Feb 1817 Died)
  • Johann Nepomuk Freiherr von Wolf † (13 Sep 1821 Appointed - 23 Aug 1829 Died)
  • Johann Michael von Sailer † (23 Oct 1829 Succeeded - 29 May 1832 Died)
  • Georg Michael Wittmann † (25 Jul 1832 Appointed - 8 Mar 1833 Died)
  • Franz Xaver von Schwäbl † (17 Mar 1833 Appointed - 12 Jul 1841 Died)
  • Valentin von Riedel † (12 Sep 1841 Appointed - 6 Nov 1857 Died)
  • Ignatius von Senestréy † (27 Jan 1858 Appointed - 16 Aug 1906 Died)
  • Antonius von Henle † (18 Oct 1906 Appointed - 11 Oct 1927 Died)
  • Michael Buchberger † (19 Dec 1927 Appointed - 10 Jun 1961 Died)
  • Rudolf Graber † (28 Mar 1962 Appointed - 14 Sep 1981 Retired)
  • Manfred Müller (16 Jun 1982 Appointed - 15 Jan 2002 Retired)
  • Gerhard Ludwig Müller (1 Oct 2002 Appointed - )

[edit] References

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Roman Catholic archdioceses and dioceses in Germany