List of the bishops of Bolzano-Brixen

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Coat of arms of the Principality of Bressanone according to Siebmacher's coat of arms book from 1605

The Diocese of Bozen-Brixen is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Trento , until 1918 it belonged to the Archdiocese of Salzburg as the Prince Diocese of Brixen (Suffragan Diocese ) .

The bishops

The given dates are very uncertain, especially up to 1100, because there are no reliable sources.

The following people were bishops in Säben, prince-bishops in Brixen, bishops in Brixen-Bozen
Surname from to comment
Säben bishopric
Cassianus  ? ? 365 legendary diocese founder
Lukan  ? 424 ? legendary
Materninus? at 575 at 577  
Ingenuinus approx. 577 approx. 605  
Constantine ? ?  
Praecopius ? 645  
Ursus ? ?  
Pigentius? ? ?  
Praeiectus ? ?  
Materninus? ? ?  
Marcellus? ? ?  
Valerian? ? ?  
Angellus? ? ?  
Aurelian? ? ?  
Anton I? ? ?  
Lorenz? ? ?  
Mastulo? ? ?  
Johann I.? ? ?  
Alim 749 800 Under Alim, Säben was finally reoriented from the Patriarchate of Aquileia to the Prince Archbishopric of Salzburg
Heinrich I. 805 828  
Aribo 828 842  
Wilfund 842 845  
Lantfried 845 875  
Zerito 875 at 885  
Zacharias 890 907  
Meginbert 907 926  
Nithard 926 938  
Wisunt 938 956  
Richbert 956 975  
Bishopric Bressanone (Prince-Bishops until 1918)
Albuin 975 1006 Heiliger, moved the bishopric to Brixen in 990
Adalbero of Bressanone 1006 1017  
Heriward 1017 1022  
Hartwig 1022 1039  
Poppo 1039 1048 from 1047 Pope Damasus II.
Altwin 1049 1097 loyal to the emperor in the investiture dispute
Burkhard 1091 1099 papal counter-bishop
Anto / Anzo 1097 1100 loyal to the emperor
Hugo 1100 1125 1118 canonical consecration in Rome by the antipope Gregory VIII appointed by Emperor Henry V.
Reginbert 1125/29, 1138 1140 exiled until 1137/38
Hartmann 1140 1164 Blessed
Otto von Andechs 1165 1170 not consecrated, resigned in 1170, then Bishop of Bamberg 1177–1196
Heinrich von Fügen 1170 1173/74  
Richer von Hohenburg 1173/74 1177  
Heinrich von Berchtesgaden 1177 1196 Provost of Berchtesgaden , then counter-archbishop of Salzburg
Eberhard von Regensberg 1196/98 1200 Elekt 1996, consecrated 1998, then Archbishop of Salzburg
Konrad von Rodank 1200 1216  
Bertold von Neifen 1216 1224  
Heinrich von Taufers 1224 1239  
Egno of Eppan 1240 1250 from 1250 Bishop of Trento
Bruno von Kirchberg 1250 1288  
Heinrich von Trevejach 1290 1295  
Landulf of Milan 1295 1300  
Konrad Waldner 1301 1301  
Arnold ( counter-bishop ) 1302 1302  
Johann Sax von Saxenau 1302 1306 Provost of Berchtesgaden
Johann Wulfing von Schlackenwerth 1306 1322 then Bishop of Bamberg , from 1323 Bishop of Freising
Ulrich von Schlüsselberg 1322 1322  
Konrad von Klingenberg 1322 1324 then Bishop of Freising
Albert I of Enn 1324 1336  
Matthew on the streets 1336 1363  
Lamprecht von Brunn 1363 1364 Elekt , also Bishop of Speyer 1364, Strasbourg 1371 and Bamberg 1374
Johann Ribi von Lenzburg 1364 1374 previously Bishop of Gurk
Albert II of Enn 1374 1376  
Friedrich von Erdingen 1376 1396 previously Bishop of Chur
Ulrich Prustl 1396 1417  
Sebastian Stempfl 1417 1418  
Bertold von Bückelsburg 1418 1427  
Ulrich Putsch 1427 1437  
George of Stubai 1437 1443  
Johann Röttel 1444 1450  
Nikolaus von Kues 1450 1464 Cardinal Cusanus
Georg Golser 1464 1488  
Melchior von Meckau 1488 1509 cardinal
Christoph von Schroffenstein 1509 1521  
Sebastian Sprenz 1521 1525  
George of Austria 1526 1539 then Bishop of Valencia
Bernhard of Cles 1539 1539 previously Bishop of Trento; cardinal
Christoph Fuchs from Fuchsberg 1539 1542  
Christoph of Madruzzo 1542 1578 at the same time bishop of Trent; cardinal
Johann Thomas von Spaur 1578 1591  
Andreas of Austria 1591 1600 at the same time Bishop of Constance ; cardinal
Christoph Andreas von Spaur 1601 1613  
Charles of Austria 1613 1624 at the same time Prince-Bishop of Breslau
Hieronymus Otto Agricola 1625 1627  
Daniel Zen 1627 1628  
Wilhelm of Welsperg 1629 1641  
Johann Platzgummer 1641 1647  
Anton Crosini from Bonporto 1647 1663  
Sigmund Alphons of Thun 1663 1677  
Paulinus Mayr 1677 1685  
Johann Franz Count Khuen von Belasi 1685 1702  
Kaspar Ignaz von Künigl 1702 1747  
Leopold von Spaur 1747 1778  
Ignaz von Spaur 1779 1779  
Joseph von Spaur 1779 1791 previously Bishop of Seckau
Karl Franz von Lodron 1791 1828  
Bernhard Galura 1829 1856
Vincent Gasser 1856 1879  
Johann von Leiß 1880 1884  
Simon Aichner 1884 1904  
Joseph Altenweisel 1904 1912  
Franz Egger 1912 1918  
Franz Schmid 1918 1921 Capitular Vicar
Johannes Raffl 1921 1927  
Josef Mutschlechner 1928 1930 Administrator
Johannes Geisler 1930 1952  
Joseph Gargitter 1952 1986 from 1964 Bishop of Bozen-Brixen
Bishopric Bolzano
Wilhelm Egger OFMCap 1986 2008  
Karl Golser 2009 2011  
Ivo Muser 2011  

literature

  • Rudolf Leeb among other things: History of Christianity in Austria. From antiquity to the present. Ueberreuter, Vienna 2003, ISBN 978-3-8000-3914-2 .
  • Johann Tröster: Studies on the history of the episcopate of Säben-Brixen in the Middle Ages , unprinted phil. Dissertation, Vienna 1948.
  • Josef Vodka: Church in Austria. Guide through their history. Herder, Vienna 1959.

swell

  • Ernst Friedrich Mooyer : Onomastikon chronographikon hierarchiae germanicae: registers of the German bishops since the year 800 AD, together with an appendix, containing the dignitaries of some abbeys and orders of knights . Self-published, 1854, p. 19-20 ( books.google.de ).
  • Oswald Redlich : On the history of the bishops of Brixen from the 10th to the 12th century (907–1125). In: Journal of the Ferdinandeum for Tyrol and Vorarlberg. Volume III / 28, Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum , Innsbruck 1884, pp. 1–52, PDF on ZOBODAT .
  • Martin Bitschnau , Hannes Obermair : Tiroler Urkundenbuch, II. Department: The documents on the history of the Inn, Eisack and Pustertal valleys. Volume 1: By the year 1140 . Universitätsverlag Wagner, Innsbruck 2009, ISBN 978-3-7030-0469-8 .
  • Martin Bitschnau, Hannes Obermair: Tiroler Urkundenbuch, II. Department: The documents on the history of the Inn, Eisack and Pustertal valleys. Volume 2: 1140-1200 . Universitätsverlag Wagner, Innsbruck 2012, ISBN 978-3-7030-0485-8 .

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