Konrad von Dürkheim

Konrad von Dürkheim († probably October 30, 1247 in Lorsch Abbey ) was briefly Bishop of Worms in 1247 .

A descent from the Upper Rhine noble family of Dürkheim is to be assumed, but not proven. He belonged to the Mainz cathedral chapter , was probably a scholaster in 1235 and dean of the cathedral in 1236 at the latest . In 1240 he became provost of the collegiate monastery St. Paul in Worms. In 1242 he was awarded the provost office of the Mainz collegiate monastery St. Maria im Felde by the archbishop. In 1244 Pope Innocent IV allowed him to accumulate benefices of up to 100 marks, in 1245 he received the honorary title of papal chaplain and the permission to take on further princes without a residence obligation .

Konrad was a supporter of the anti-Staufer policy of Archbishop Siegfried III of Mainz . from Eppstein . In 1247 Pope Innocent IV commissioned his legate in Germany, Pietro Capocci , to create a diocese for Conrad. After Landolf von Hoheneck's death in the summer of 1247, the legate had Konrad elected Bishop of Worms by four Worms canons who were given electoral power and consecrated him - probably on October 10th - in Neuss . It is believed that he received the regalia there from King Wilhelm of Holland . On the way to his diocese, Konrad fell ill and probably died on October 30, 1247 in the Lorsch monastery . Since the city of Worms was on the side of the Staufer , Konrad was buried in the Mainz Cathedral .

literature

• Burkhard Keilmann: Konrad von Dürkheim . In: Erwin Gatz (ed.): The Bishops of the Holy Roman Empire 1198 to 1448 . Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-428-10303-3 , pp. 864-865 .

predecessor	Office	successor
Landolf von Hoheneck	Bishop of Worms 1247	Richard von Daun