List of the bishops of St. Pölten

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The coat of arms of the diocese of St. Pölten

The list of the bishops of St. Pölten gives an overview of all previous bishops , coadjutors and auxiliary bishops of the diocese of St. Pölten .

In 1784, Emperor Joseph II forced the diocese of Passau to renounce its parishes in Lower Austria and founded the diocese of St. Pölten, Pope Pius VI. agreed with a bull in 1785 . The buildings of the Augustinian canon , who had been abolished shortly before, serve as the bishop's seat - St. Pölten Abbey . The first of the 17 bishops to date was Johann Heinrich von Kerens .

Bishops

No. Name (life data) from to End of office through coat of arms image
1. Johann Heinrich von Kerens

(* May 22, 1725, † November 26, 1792)

1785 1792 Died in office The coat of arms of Kerens
2. Sigismund Anton Graf von Hohenwart

(May 2, 1730 - June 30, 1820)

1794 1803 For Archbishop of Vienna appointed Hohenwart's coat of arms Sigismund Anton Graf von Hohenwart
3. Godfried Joseph Crüts van Creits

(March 11, 1757 - April 5, 1815)

1806 1815 Died in office
4th Johann Nepomuk Ritter von Dankesreither

(* January 22, 1750, † June 10, 1823)

1816 1823 Died in office The coat of arms of Dankesreithers Johann Nepomuk Ritter von Dankesreither
5. Joseph Chrysostom Pauer

(June 29, 1756 - December 19, 1826)

1824 1826 Died in office
6th Jakob Frint

(* December 4, 1766, † October 11, 1834)

1827 1834 Died in office
7th Johann Michael Leonhard

(* September 23, 1782, † January 19, 1863)

1835 1835 Appointed military bishop of the Austrian military diocese
8th. Michael Johann Wagner

(* August 12, 1788, † October 23, 1842)

1835 1842 Died in office Michael Johann Wagner
9. Anton Aloys Buchmayer

(June 8, 1770 - September 2, 1851)

1843 1851 Died in office Anton Buchmayer
10. Ignaz Feigerle

(April 7, 1795 - September 27, 1863)

1852 1863 Died in office Ignaz Feigerle
11. Joseph Feßler

(December 2, 1813 - April 23, 1872)

1865 1872 Died in office Feßler's coat of arms Joseph Feßler
12. Matthäus Josef Binder

(* August 19, 1822, † August 14, 1893)

1872 1893 Died in office Matthäus Josef Binder Litho.jpg
13. Johannes Baptist Roessler

(* June 23, 1850, † January 4, 1927)

1894 1927 Died in office Roessler's coat of arms Johannes Baptist Roessler
14th Michael Memelauer

(September 23, 1874, † September 30, 1961)

1927 1961 Died in office COA bishop AT Memelauer Michael.png
15th Franz Žak

(* June 30, 1917, † January 28, 2004)

1961 1991 Resignation for reasons of age COA bishop AT Zak Franz.png
16. Kurt Krenn

(* June 28, 1936, † January 25, 2014)

1991 2004 Resignation at the request of Pope John Paul II.
17th Klaus Küng

(* September 17, 1940)

2004 2018 Resignation for reasons of age The coat of arms of Küng Klaus Küng
18th Alois Schwarz

(* June 14, 1952)

2018 Coat of arms of Alois Schwarz as Bishop of Sankt Pölten Alois Schwarz

Auxiliary bishops and coadjutors

Name (life data) from to Office End of office through coat of arms image
Franz King

(* August 3, 1905, † March 13, 2004)

1952 1956 Bishop Coadjutor For Archbishop of Vienna appointed The king's coat of arms Franz King
Franz Žak

(* June 30, 1917, † January 28, 2004)

1956 1961 Bishop Coadjutor Appointed Bishop of St. Pölten COA bishop AT Zak Franz.png
Alois Stöger

(April 12, 1904, † December 12, 1999)

1967 1986 Auxiliary bishop Resignation for reasons of age
Heinrich Fasching

(May 24, 1929 - June 1, 2014)

1993 2004 Auxiliary bishop Resignation for reasons of age The coat of arms for carnival
Anton Leichtfried

(* May 30, 1967)

2006 Auxiliary bishop In office Leichtfried's coat of arms

Hints

  1. ↑ The king's coat of arms after his appointment as cardinal and archbishop
  2. ↑ The coat of arms of Žak after his appointment as diocesan bishop

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