List of the bishops of Chur

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The following people were bishops of the Diocese of Chur :

Coat of arms of the Diocese of Chur according to Siebmacher's book of arms from 1605
Bishops of Chur
Surname Term of office comment
Asinio at 451
Valentian -548
unknown no bishop attested for about 50 years
Theodore 599-603
Viktor I. approx. 614
Paschal
Viktor II about 700
Vigilius approx. 720
Tello 759-765
Constantius 772/74
Remedius approx. 800 - approx. 820 Last «Praesides Rhaetiae»
Victor III. approx. 822-831
Verendarius 836-842
Gerbrach 844-849
Esso 849-868
Ruodharius † before 888
Diotolfus 888-913
Waldo I. 920-949
Hartpert 951 - approx. 972
Hiltibald approx. 972-988
Waldo II. after 988
Ulrich I. approx. 1000-1024
Hartmann I. 1030 - approx. 1039
Thietmar 1040-1070
Heinrich I of Montfort 1070-1078
Norbert von Hohenwart 1079-1088
Ulrich II of Tarasp 1089-1096
Wido 1096-1122
Konrad I. von Biberegg 1123-1144
Konrad II. 1145-1150
Adalgott 1151-1160
Egino from Chur 1163-1170 deposed, then Prince Egino Freiherr von Ehrenfels
Ulrich III. from Tegerfelden 1170-1179
Bruno von Ehrenfels 1179-1180
Henry II 1180-1194 discontinued
Reinher della Torre 1194-1209
Arnold von Matsch 1209-1221
1221-1224 Sedis vacancy after double election
Rudolf von Güttingen 1224-1226
Berthold I. von Helfenstein 1228-1233
Ulrich IV of Kyburg 1233 / 34-1237
Volkard von Neuburg 1237-1251
Henry III. from Montfort 1251-1272 Episcopal ordination 1268
Conrad III. from Belmont 1273-1282
Friedrich I of Montfort 1282-1290
Berthold II. Count of Heiligenberg 1291-1298
Siegfried von Gelnhausen 1298-1321
Rudolf III. from Montfort 1322-1325 also Bishop of Constance
Johannes I. Pfefferhard 1325-1331
Ulrich V. von Lenzburg 1331-1355
Peter I. Gelyto 1356-1368
Friedrich II of Erdingen 1368-1376
John II Ammann (Ministri) 1376-1388
Hartmann II. Count of Werdenberg-Sargans 1388-1416
John III Ambundi 1416-1418
John IV Naso 1418-1440
Konrad von Rechberg 1440-1441 Administrator
Heinrich IV Baron von Hewen 1441-1456 Administrator , Bishop of Constance
Antonius de Tosabeciis 1456-1456 appointed bishop
Leonhard Wismair 1453-1458 only electric (1456-1458)
Ortlieb from Brandis 1458-1491
Heinrich V. von Hewen 1491-1505
Paul Ziegler 1505-1541 Administrator (1505–1509), Bishop (1509–1541)
Lucius Iter 1541-1549
Thomas Planta 1549-1565
Beatus a Porta 1565-1581
Peter de Raschèr 1581-1601
Johannes V. Flugi 1601-1627
Joseph Mohr von Zernez 1627-1635
John VI Flugi from Aspermont 1636-1661
Ulrich VI. de Mont 1661-1692
Ulrich VII. Freiherr von Federspiel 1692-1728
Joseph Benedikt Freiherr von Rost 1728-1754
Johannes Baptist Anton Freiherr von Federspiel 1755-1777
Franz Dionys von Rost 1777-1793
Karl Rudolf Count von Buol-Schauenstein 1794-1833 from 1823 also Bishop of St. Gallen
Johann Georg Bossi 1834-1844 also Bishop of St. Gallen
Kaspar (I.) de Carl from Hohenbalken 1844-1859 until 1847 Bishop of St. Gallen
Nikolaus Franz Florentini 1859-1876
Kaspar II. Willi OSB 1877-1879
Franz Konstantin Rampa 1879-1888
Johannes Fidelis Battaglia 1888-1908
Georg Schmid von Grüneck 1908-1932
Laurenz Matthias Vincenz 1932-1941
Christian Caminada 1941-1962
Johannes Vonderach 1962-1990
Wolfgang Haas 1990-1997 then Archbishop of Vaduz
Amédée grave OSB 1998-2007
Vitus Huonder 2007-2019

See also: List of Bündner theologians

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