List of the bishops and archbishops of Paderborn

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Coat of arms of the Hochstift Paderborn, as it was mostly used
Coat of arms of the diocese of Paderborn to Siebmachers armorial of 1605 as the bishops Dietrich IV. And Franz Egon from the home Fürstenberg led

The following persons were bishops , prince-bishops (secular rulers of the prince-bishopric of Paderborn ) or archbishops of the (arch-) diocese of Paderborn since 806:

Bishops 806-1321

image Surname from to Remarks
Hathumar 806 815
Badurad 815 862
Luithard 862 887
Biso 887 900
Theodoric I. 900 917
Unwan 918 935
Dudo 935 959
Volkmar OSB 959 983
Rethar 983 1009
FBPB 30 Bishop Meinwerk on portable altar Helmarshausen 1100.jpg My work 1009 1036 Immedinger
Rotho OSB 1036 1051
Imad 1051 1076 Billunger
Poppo 1076 1083
Heinrich I of Assel 1083 1090
Heinrichwerl.jpg Heinrich II. Von Werl 1084 1127
Bernhard I of Oesede 1127 1160
Evergis 1160 1178
Siegfried 1178 1188 from Hallermund?
Bernhard II of Ibbenbüren 1188 1203
Bernhard III. from Oesede 1204 1223
Thomas Olivier called the Saxon 1223 1225
Wilbrand of Oldenburg 1225 1228
Bernhard IV. To the lip 1228 1247
Simon I. to the lip 1247 1277
Otto von Rietberg 1277 1307
Günther I. von Schwalenberg 1307 1310
Dietrich II of Itter 1310 1321

Prince-Bishops 1321–1802 / 03

From Bernhard V. zur Lippe onwards, the Paderborn bishops are considered to be prince-bishops in the modern sense, while the prince-bishopric of Paderborn has had independent rule since the return of the high bailiwick of the Counts of Schwalenberg in 1190.

Coat of arms of Paderborn Abbey, as it was mostly used
image Surname from to Remarks
Bernhard V. zur Lippe Bernhard V. zur Lippe 1321 1341
Baldwin of Steinfurt Baldwin of Steinfurt 1341 1361
Henry III.  from Spiegel to Desenberg OSB Henry III. from Spiegel to Desenberg OSB 1361 1380
Simon II of Sternberg 1380 1389
Ruprecht von Berg tomb slab Ruprecht von Berg 1389 1394
Johann I of Hoya Johann I of Hoya 1394 1399 1399–1424 Bishop of Hildesheim
Bertrando d'Arvazzano 1399 1401 Only Italian bishop.
Wilhelm I. von Berg Wilhelm I. von Berg 1401 1414
Dietrich III.  from Moers Dietrich III. from Moers 1415 1463 1414–1463 Archbishop of Cologne
Simon III  to the lip Simon III to the lip 1463 1498
Hermann I of Hesse Hermann I of Hesse 1498 1508 1480–1508 as Hermann IV Archbishop of Cologne
Erich von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen Erich von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen 1508 1532 1508–1532 Bishop of Osnabrück , 1532 also Bishop of Münster
Hermann II of Wied Hermann II of Wied 1532 1547 1515–1547 Archbishop of Cologne
Rembert von Kerssenbrock Rembert von Kerssenbrock 1547 1568
Johann II of Hoya Johann II of Hoya 1568 1574 1553–1574 Bishop of Osnabrück , 1566–1574 Bishop of Münster , administrator
Salentin of Isenburg Salentin of Isenburg 1574 1577 1567–1577 Archbishop of Cologne , Administrator, he was never ordained a bishop.
Henry IV. Heinrich IV of Saxe-Lauenburg 1577 1585 Protestant, administrator, he did not get the papal admission, cathedral chapter awaited papal threat of excommunication in the election of Henry IV.
Dietrich IV von Fürstenberg Dietrich IV von Fürstenberg 1585 1618 Bishop of the Counter Reformation , unlike his predecessors, did not come from the imperial nobility, a representative of Tridentine reform Catholicism
Ferdinand I of Bavaria Ferdinand I of Bavaria 1618 1650 Elected coadjutor in 1612
Dietrich Adolf von der Recke Dietrich Adolf von der Recke 1650 1661
Ferdinand II von Fürstenberg Ferdinand II von Fürstenberg 1661 1683
Hermann Werner von Wolff-Metternich to the canal Hermann Werner von Wolff-Metternich to the canal 1683 1704
Franz Arnold von Wolff-Metternich to the canal Franz Arnold von Wolff-Metternich to the canal 1704 1718 from 1706 also Prince-Bishop of Münster
Clemens August I of Bavaria Clemens August I of Bavaria 1719 1761
Wilhelm Anton von der Asseburg Wilhelm Anton von der Asseburg 1763 1782
Friedrich Wilhelm von Westphalen Friedrich Wilhelm von Westphalen 1782 1789 Elected coadjutor in 1773
Franz Egon von Fürstenberg Franz Egon von Fürstenberg 1789 1825

Franz Egon was the last in the line of prince-bishops of Paderborn , as the prince-bishopric of Paderborn lost its status as an independent territory of the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation during his tenure .

Bishops 1802 / 03–1930

Prince-Bishop Franz Egon changed the colors of the monastery coat of arms to red and gold, colors of his von Fürstenberg family, are now considered the coat of arms of the Hochstift region
image Surname from to Remarks
Franz Egon von Fürstenberg Franz Egon von Fürstenberg 1789 1825
Friedrich Klemens von Ledebur-Wicheln Friedrich Klemens von Ledebur-Wicheln 1825 1841
Richard Dammers Richard Dammers 1841 1844
Franz Drepper Franz Drepper 1845 1855
Konrad Martin Konrad Martin 1856 1879 Deposed by the Prussian government in 1875
Sedis vacancy 1879 1882 Because of the culture war , the Paderborn bishop's chair remained vacant until 1882 after the death of Konrad Martin.
Franz Kaspar Drobe Franz Kaspar Drobe 1882 1891
Hubert Theophil Simar Hubert Theophil Simar 1891 1899 Archbishop of Cologne from 1899 to 1902
Bishop Dr.  Wilhelm Schneider PaderbornJS.jpg Wilhelm II. Schneider 1900 1909
Karl Joseph Schulte.jpg Karl Joseph Cardinal Schulte 1910 1920 Archbishop of Cologne from 1920 to 1941

Archbishops since 1930

Coat of arms of the Archdiocese of Paderborn
image Surname from to Remarks
Caspar Klein Caspar Klein 1920 1941 first archbishop from 1930
Lorenz Jaeger Lorenz Cardinal Jaeger 1941 1973
Johannes Joachim Cardinal Degenhardt Johannes Joachim Cardinal Degenhardt 1974 2002 previously since July 1973 capitular vicar
Hans-Josef Becker Hans-Josef Becker 2003 previously diocesan administrator since 2002

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Drewes: 1997: 41

Coordinates: 51 ° 43 ′ 8.2 "  N , 8 ° 45 ′ 21.8"  E