List of Roman Catholic Bishops for Germany
The list of Roman Catholic bishops for Germany includes all living bishops of the Federal Republic of Germany , including the German curia bishops .
Bishops in the German dioceses
Episcopal ordination taking office |
Titular Bishop's Seat | Others | ||
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Church province Bamberg | ||||
Archdiocese of Bamberg | ||||
archbishop | Ludwig Schick | 06/12/1998 09/21/2002 |
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Auxiliary bishop | Herwig Gössl | 03/15/2014 | Balecium | |
Archbishop em. | Karl Braun | 06/16/1984 05/28/1995 |
em. 2001 | |
Diocese of Eichstätt | ||||
bishop | Gregor Maria Hanke OSB | 12/02/2006 | ||
Diocese of Speyer | ||||
bishop | Karl-Heinz Wiesemann | 08/09/2002 02/03/2008 |
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Auxiliary bishop | Otto Georgens | March 24, 1995 | Gubaliana | |
Diocese of Würzburg | ||||
bishop | Franz Jung | 06/10/2018 | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Ulrich Boom | January 25, 2009 | Sullectum | |
Bishop em. | Friedhelm Hofmann | 13.09.1992 19.09.2004 |
em. 09/18/2017 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Helmut Bauer | 10/14/1988 | Velefi | em. 03/18/2008 |
Church Province of Berlin | ||||
Archdiocese of Berlin | ||||
archbishop | Heiner Koch | 05/07/2006 09/19/2015 |
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Auxiliary bishop | Matthias Heinrich | 04/19/2009 | Thibaris | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Wolfgang Weider | 03/25/1982 | Uzita | em. 04/19/2009 |
Diocese of Dresden-Meißen | ||||
bishop | Heinrich Timmerevers | 09/02/2001 08/27/2016 |
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Bishop em. | Joachim Reinelt | 02/20/1988 | em. 02/20/2012 | |
Diocese of Görlitz | ||||
bishop | Wolfgang Ipolt | 08/28/2011 | ||
Upper Rhine church province | ||||
Archdiocese of Freiburg | ||||
archbishop | Stephan Burger | 06/29/2014 | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Peter Birkhofer | April 15, 2018 | Villamagna in Tripolitania | |
Auxiliary bishop | Christian Würtz | 06/30/2019 | Titular diocese of Germania in Dacia | |
Archbishop em. | Robert Zollitsch | 07/20/2003 | em. 09/17/2013 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Bernd Uhl | 05/01/2001 | Malliana | em. February 19, 2018 |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Rainer Klug | 06/29/2000 | Ala Miliaria | em. 11/21/2013 |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Paul Wehrle | 07/05/1981 | Nova Germania | em. 07/30/2012 |
Diocese of Mainz | ||||
bishop | Peter Kohlgraf | 08/27/2017 | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Udo Bentz | 09/20/2015 | Sita | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Francis Eisenbach | 04/24/1988 | Sigus | em. 04/16/2002 |
Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart | ||||
bishop | Gebhard Fürst | 07.09.2000 | ||
Bishop em. | Walter Kasper | 04/04/1989 | on March 16, 1999 | |
Auxiliary bishop | Thomas Maria Renz | 06/22/1997 | Arugula | |
Auxiliary bishop | Matthäus Karrer | 05/28/2017 | Tunnuna | |
Auxiliary bishop | Gerhard Schneider | 07/13/2019 | Titular diocese of Abbir Germaniciana | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Franz Josef Kuhnle | 11/27/1976 | Sorres | em. 07/11/1990 |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Johannes Kreidler | 06/06/1991 | Edistiana | em. 02.03.2017 |
Church Province of Hamburg | ||||
Archdiocese of Hamburg | ||||
archbishop | Stefan Heße | 03/14/2015 | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Horst Eberlein | 03/25/2017 | Tisedi | |
Archbishop em. | Werner Thissen | 05/24/1999 01/25/2003 |
em. 03/21/2014 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Norbert Werbs | 03/25/1981 | Amaura | em. 05/20/2015 |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Hans-Jochen Jaschke | 01/08/1989 | Tisili | em. 10/08/2016 |
Diocese of Hildesheim | ||||
bishop | Heiner Wilmer | 09/01/2018 | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Nikolaus Schwerdtfeger | 09/23/1995 | Fussala | |
Auxiliary bishop | Heinz-Günter Bongartz | 02/26/2011 | Bonusta | |
Bishop em. | Norbert Trelle | 05/01/1992 02/11/2006 |
em. 09.09.2017 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Hans-Georg Koitz | 10/25/1992 | Cantanus | em. 05/01/2010 |
Diocese of Osnabrück | ||||
bishop | Franz-Josef Bode | 01.09.1991 26.11.1995 |
Deputy Chairman of the German Bishops' Conference | |
Auxiliary bishop | Johannes Wübbe | 09/01/2013 | Ros Cré | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Theodor Kettmann | 02/18/1979 | Busiris | em. 11/30/2011 |
Church Province of Cologne | ||||
Archdiocese of Cologne | ||||
archbishop | Rainer Maria Cardinal Woelki | 03/30/2003 09/20/2014 |
Cardinal 02/18/2012 | |
Auxiliary bishop | Dominik Schwaderlapp | 03/25/2012 | Frequentium | |
Auxiliary bishop | Ansgar Puff | 09/21/2013 | Gordus | |
Auxiliary bishop | Rolf Steinhäuser | 10/01/2016 | Thuburnica | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Klaus Dick | May 19, 1975 | Guzabeta | em. 02/27/2003 |
Diocese of Aachen | ||||
bishop | Helmut This | 05.06.2011 12.11.2016 |
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Auxiliary bishop | Karl Borsch | 01/17/2004 | Crepedula | |
Auxiliary bishop | Johannes Bündgens | 05/20/2006 | Árd Carna | |
Bishop em. | Heinrich Mussinghoff | 02/11/1995 | em. 12/08/2015 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Karl Reger | 02/07/1987 | Árd Sratha | em. 03/15/2006 |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Gerd Dicke | 04/11/1970 | Iria Flavia | em. 11/21/2003 |
Diocese of Essen | ||||
bishop | Franz-Josef Overbeck | 09/01/2007 12/20/2009 |
also military bishop since February 24, 2011 | |
Auxiliary bishop | Ludger Schepers | 09/19/2008 | Neapolis in Proconsulari | |
Auxiliary bishop | Wilhelm Zimmermann | 06/29/2014 | Benda | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Franz supply | 01/17/1996 | Vicus aterii | em. 03/14/2014 |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Franz Grave | 05/03/1988 | Tingaria | em. 06/27/2008 |
Diocese of Limburg | ||||
bishop | Georg Bätzing | 09/18/2016 | Chairman of the German Bishops' Conference 2020– | |
Auxiliary bishop | Thomas Löhr | 08/30/2009 | Diana | |
Bishop em. | Franz Kamphaus | 05/03/1982 | em. 02/02/2007 | |
Bishop em. | Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst | 01/18/2004 01/20/2008 |
on leave 23.10.2013 em. 03/26/2014 |
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Auxiliary bishop em. | Gerhard Pieschl | 10/23/1977 | Misenum | em. 06/15/2009 |
Diocese of Münster | ||||
bishop | Felix Genn | 30.05.1999 29.03.2009 |
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Auxiliary bishop | Christoph Hegge | 08/29/2010 | Sicilibba | |
Auxiliary bishop | Wilfried Theising | 08/29/2010 | Mina | |
Auxiliary bishop | Stefan Zekorn | 02/13/2011 | Aquae Albae | |
Auxiliary bishop | Rolf Lohmann | 07/08/2017 | Brat | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Dieter Geerlings | 08/29/2010 | Tacapae | em. 11/24/2017 |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Heinrich Janssen | 09/21/1986 | Aquae Sirenses | em. 05/31/2010 |
Diocese of Trier | ||||
bishop | Stephan Ackermann | 14.05.2006 24.05.2009 |
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Auxiliary bishop | Robert Brahm | 02/08/2004 | Mimiana | |
Auxiliary bishop | Jörg Michael Peters | 02/08/2004 | Forum Traiani | |
Auxiliary bishop | Franz Josef Gebert | 09/03/2017 | Vegesela in Byzacena | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Alfred Kleinermeilert | 06/11/1968 | Pausulae | em. 04/01/2003 |
Church Province of Munich | ||||
Archdiocese of Munich and Freising | ||||
archbishop | Reinhard Cardinal Marx | 21.09.1996 02.02.2008 |
Cardinal November 20, 2010 Chairman of the German Bishops 'Conference 2014–2020 President of the Commission of the Bishops' Conferences of the European Community Member of the Council of Cardinals |
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Auxiliary bishop | Bernhard Haßlberger | 06/29/1994 | Octaba | |
Auxiliary bishop | Wolfgang Bishop | 02/28/2010 | Nebbi | |
Auxiliary bishop | Rupert Graf zu Stolberg | December 10, 2016 | Sassura | |
Archbishop em. | Friedrich Cardinal Weather | 06/29/1968 |
Cardinal May 25th, 1985, em. 02/02/2007 |
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Auxiliary bishop em. | Franz Dietl | 02/07/1999 | Sebarga | em. 05/01/2010 |
Diocese of Augsburg | ||||
bishop | Bertram Meier | 06/06/2020 | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Anton Losinger | 07/16/2000 | Vazi-Sarra | |
Auxiliary bishop | Florian Woerner | 07/28/2012 | Hierpiniana | |
Bishop em. | Konrad Zdarsa | 23.06.2007 23.10.2010 |
em. 04/07/2019 | |
Bishop em. | Walter Mixa | 03/23/1996 10/01/2005 |
. | em. 05/08/2010 |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Josef Grünwald | 03/18/1995 | Fronta | em. 04/10/2011 |
Diocese of Passau | ||||
bishop | Stefan Oster SDB | 05/24/2014 | ||
Bishop em. | Wilhelm Schraml | 03.08.1986 23.02.2002 |
em. 10/01/2012 | |
Diocese of Regensburg | ||||
bishop | Rudolf Voderholzer | 01/26/2013 | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Reinhard Pappenberger | 03/25/2007 | Aptuca | |
Auxiliary bishop | Josef Graf | 06/07/2015 | Inis Cathaig | |
Church province of Paderborn | ||||
Archdiocese of Paderborn | ||||
archbishop | Hans-Josef Becker | 01/23/2000 09/20/2003 |
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Auxiliary bishop | Matthias King | 12/05/2004 | Elicroca | |
Auxiliary bishop | Hubert Berenbrinker | 06/15/2008 | Panatoria | |
Auxiliary bishop | Dominicus Meier OSB | 09/27/2015 | Castro di Sardegna | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Manfred Grothe | 12/05/2004 | Hippo diarrhytus |
Apostolic Administrator in the Diocese of Limburg from March 26, 2014 to September 18, 2016; retired as auxiliary bishop on July 15, 2015 |
Diocese of Erfurt | ||||
bishop | Ulrich Neymeyr | 04/21/2003 11/22/2014 |
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Auxiliary bishop | Reinhard Hauke | 11/26/2005 | Flumenepiscense | |
Bishop em. | Joachim Wanke | 26.11.1980 17.01.1981 |
em. 10/01/2012 | |
Diocese of Fulda | ||||
bishop | Michael Gerber | 08.09.2013 31.03.2019 |
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Auxiliary bishop | Karlheinz Diez | 09/26/2004 | Villa Regis | |
Bishop em. | Heinz Josef Algermissen | 09/21/1996 09/23/2001 |
em. 06/05/2018 | |
Diocese of Magdeburg | ||||
bishop | Gerhard Feige | 09/11/1999 04/16/2005 |
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Bishop em. | Leo Nowak | March 24, 1990 | em. 03/17/2004 |
Episcopal ordination taking office |
Titular Bishop's Seat | Others | ||
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Apostolic Exarch | Petro Kryk | 02/03/2001 | Castra Martis |
Bishops of German citizenship abroad
Episcopal ordination |
Bishopric /
Titular Bishop's Seat |
Others | ||
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Archbishop em. | Karl Hesse | 08/15/1978 | Rabaul | |
bishop | Wilhelm cuttings | December 21, 2014 | Ciudad del Este | Oblate missionary |
bishop | Clemens Pickel | 06/07/1998 | St. Clement in Saratov | Chairman of the Russian Bishops' Conference |
Auxiliary bishop | Athanasius Schneider | 06/02/2006 | Celerina | Auxiliary Bishop in Astana (Nur-Sultan since 2019) |
Apostolic
Vicar |
Lucio Alfert | 05/21/1986 | Pilcomayo | |
Bishop em. | Bernhard Hombach | 04/22/1995 | Granada | |
bishop | Reinhold Nann | 08/15/2017 | Prelate of the Territorial Prelature of Caravelí | |
Auxiliary bishop | Adolf Bittschi | 08/08/2008 | Nigizubi | Auxiliary Bishop in Sucre (Bolivia) |
bishop | Johannes Bahlmann | 05/09/2009 | Obidos | |
bishop | Norbert Strotmann | 01/06/1993 | Chosica | |
Bishop em. | Gerhard Schwenzer | December 07, 1975 | Oslo | |
Bishop em. | Martin Lammers | 04.10.1979 | Obidos | |
Bishop em. | Rodolfo Wirz | December 21, 1985 | Maldonado-Punta del Este | |
Bishop em. | Josef Haring | 01/19/2000 | Limoeiro do Norte |
German Curia Bishops
Episcopal ordination taking office |
Titular Bishop's Seat | Others | ||
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bishop | Josef Clemens | 01/06/2004 | Segermes | em. as secretary of the Pontifical Lay Council on September 1, 2016 |
archbishop | Martin Krebs | 11/16/2008 | Taborenta | Apostolic Nuncio in Uruguay |
archbishop | Gerhard Ludwig Cardinal Müller | 11/24/2002 07/02/2012 |
em. as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith on July 2nd, 2017 | |
archbishop | Georg Gänswein | 01/06/2013 | Urbs Salvia | Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal House |
Bishop em. | Walter Cardinal Kasper | 06/17/1989 03/16/1999 |
Cardinal 02/21/2001 em. as President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity 01.07.2010 |
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archbishop | Walter Cardinal Brandmüller | 09/13/2010 | Caesarea | Cardinal 20.11.2010 em. as President of the Pontifical Committee for the Study of History December 3, 2009 |
archbishop | Paul Josef Cardinal Cordes | 01.02.1976 02.12.1995 |
Naissus | Cardinal 11/24/2007 em. as President of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum" 07.10.2010 |
archbishop | Erwin Josef Ender | 04/02/1990 11/25/2003 |
Germania in Numidia | em. as Apostolic Nuncio October 15, 2007 |
archbishop | Karl Josef Cardinal Rauber | 01/06/1983 02/22/2003 |
Iubaltiana | em. as Apostolic Nuncio 24.07.2009 Cardinal 14.02.2015 |
Pope em. | Benedict XVI. | 28.05.1977 19.04.2005 |
Cardinal 27.06.1977 em. as Summus Pontifex 02/28/2013 |
List of all living Roman Catholic bishops of German nationality (according to the corresponding hierarchical / liturgical order of precedence)
rank | image | Surname | Episcopal ordination | Date of birth | Assumption of office | associated diocese | Diocese / titular bishop seat | Remarks |
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Pope em. | Benedict XVI. - | 05/28/1977 | 04/16/1927 | Archbishop of Munich and Freising: May 28, 1977
Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith: 1983 Pope: April 19, 2005 |
Diocese of Rome | Diocese of Rome
(formerly Archdiocese of Munich and Freising) |
Cardinal 27.06.1977 em. 02/28/2013 | |
Archbishop em.
Cardinal priest |
Friedrich Cardinal Weather | 06/29/1968 | 02/20/1928 | 1983 | Archdiocese of Munich and Freising | Cardinal May 25th, 1985, em. 2007 | ||
Bishop em. Cardinal priest | Walter Cardinal Kasper | 06/17/1989 | 03/05/1933 | Cardinal 02/21/2001;
former President of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity |
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Archbishop Cardinal Priest | Reinhard Cardinal Marx | 09/21/1996 | 09/21/1953 | 2008 | Archdiocese of Munich and Freising | Cardinal 11/20/2010
Chairman of the German Bishops' Conference |
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Archbishop Cardinal Priest | Rainer Maria Cardinal Woelki | 03/30/2003 | 08/18/1956 | 2015 | Archdiocese of Cologne | Cardinal 02/18/2012 | ||
Archbishop Cardinal Deacon | Paul Josef Cardinal Cordes | 02/01/1976 | 09/05/1934 | Naissus | Cardinal 11/27/2007; former President of the Pontifical Council "Cor Unum" | |||
Archbishop Cardinal Deacon | Walter Cardinal Brandmüller | 09/13/2010 | 01/05/1929 | Caesarea | Cardinal 09/20/2010 | |||
Archbishop Cardinal Deacon | Gerhard Ludwig Cardinal Müller | 11/24/2002 | December 31, 1947 | 2013 |
em. Bishop of Regensburg
former Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith |
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Archbishop Cardinal Deacon | Karl Josef Cardinal Rauber | 01/06/1983 | 04/11/1934 | Iubaltiana | former President of the Papal Diplomatic Academy
Apostolic Nuncio in Switzerland and Liechtenstein (March 16, 1993 to April 25, 1997) Apostolic Nuncio in Hungary and Moldova (April 25, 1997 to February 22, 2003). Apostolic Nuncio in Belgium and Luxembourg |
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archbishop | Erwin Josef Ender | 04/02/1990 | 07.09.1937 | 04/02/1990 | Apostolic Nuncio em. 10/15/2007 | |||
archbishop | Ludwig Schick | 06/12/1998 | 09/22/1949 | 09/21/2002 | Archdiocese of Bamberg | |||
archbishop | Nuncio Nikola Eterovic | 07/10/1999 | 01/20/1951 | 09/21/2013 | Apostolic Nunciature Berlin | Siscia | former nuncio in Ukraine | |
archbishop | Hans-Josef Becker | 01/23/2000 | 06/08/1948 | 09/20/2003 | Archdiocese of Paderborn | |||
archbishop | Heiner Koch | 05/07/2006 | 06/13/1954 | 09/19/2015 | Archdiocese of Berlin | |||
archbishop | Martin Krebs | 11/16/2008 | 11/02/1956 | 11/16/2008 | Taborenta | Apostolic Nuncio in New Zealand, the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Palau, Micronesia and Tonga | ||
archbishop | Georg Gänswein | 01/06/2013 | 07/30/1956 | 01/06/2013 | Urbs Salvia | Prefect of the Prefecture of the Papal House | ||
archbishop | Stephan Burger | 06/29/2014 | 04/29/1962 | 06/29/2014 | Archdiocese of Freiburg | |||
archbishop | Stefan Heße | 03/14/2015 | 08/07/1966 | 03/14/2015 | Archdiocese of Hamburg | |||
Archbishop em. | Karl Hesse | 08/15/1978 | 08/15/1936 | 08/15/1978 | Archdiocese of Rabaul | |||
Archbishop em. | Karl Braun | 06/16/1984 | 12/13/1930 | 05/28/1995 | Archdiocese of Bamberg | em. 2001 | ||
Archbishop em. | Jean-Claude Perisset | 01/06/1997 | 04/13/1939 | 10/15/2007 | Apostolic Nunciature Berlin | Justiniania Prima | em. 2013 | |
Archbishop em. | Werner Thissen | 05/24/1999 | December 3rd, 1938 | 01/25/2003 | Archdiocese of Hamburg | em. 03/21/2014 | ||
Archbishop em. | Robert Zollitsch | 07/20/2003 | 08/09/1938 | 07/20/2003 | Archdiocese of Freiburg | em. 09/17/2013 | ||
bishop | Franz-Josef Bode | 09/01/1991 | 02/16/1951 | 11/26/1995 | Diocese of Osnabrück | |||
bishop | Norbert Strotmann | 01/06/1993 | 08/14/1946 | 1997 | Diocese of Choisica | |||
bishop | Clemens Pickel | 06/07/1998 | 08/17/1961 | 06/07/1998 | Bishop of St. Clement in Saratov | Chairman of the Russian Bishops' Conference | ||
bishop | Felix Genn | 05/30/1999 | 03/06/1950 | 03/29/2009 | Diocese of Münster | |||
bishop | Gerhard Feige | 09/11/1999 | 11/19/1951 | 04/16/2005 | Diocese of Magdeburg | |||
bishop | Gebhard Fürst | 07.09.2000 | 12/02/1948 | 07.09.2000 | Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart | |||
bishop | Heinrich Timmerevers | 09/02/2001 | 08/25/1952 | 08/27/2016 | Diocese of Dresden-Meißen | |||
bishop | Karl-Heinz Wiesemann | 09/08/2002 | 08/01/1960 | 03/02/2008 | Diocese of Speyer | |||
bishop | Ulrich Neymeyr | 04/21/2003 | 08/12/1957 | 11/22/2014 | Diocese of Erfurt | |||
bishop | Josef Clemens | 01/06/2004 | 06/20/1947 | 01/06/2004 | Segermes | Secretary of the Pontifical Lay Council | ||
bishop | Stephan Ackermann | 05/14/2006 | 03/20/1963 | 05/24/2009 | Diocese of Trier | |||
bishop | Gregor Maria Hanke OSB | 12/02/2006 | 07/02/1954 | 12/02/2006 | Diocese of Eichstätt | |||
bishop | Franz-Josef Overbeck | 09/01/2007 | 06/19/1964 | December 20, 2009 | Diocese of Essen | |||
bishop | Johannes Bahlmann | 05/09/2009 | December 10, 1960 | 11/09/2011 | Diocese of Obidos | |||
bishop | Wolfgang Ipolt | 08/28/2011 | 03/17/1954 | 08/28/2011 | Diocese of Görlitz | |||
bishop | Rudolf Voderholzer | 01/26/2013 | 10/09/1959 | 01/26/2013 | Diocese of Regensburg | |||
bishop | Stefan Oster SDB | 05/24/2014 | 06/03/1965 | 05/24/2014 | Diocese of Passau | |||
bishop | Helmut This | 06/05/2011 | 05/15/1962 | 11/12/2016 | Diocese of Aachen | |||
bishop | Michael Gerber | 09/08/2013 | January 15, 1970 | March 31, 2019 | Diocese of Fulda | |||
bishop | Wilhelm Steckling OMI | December 21, 2014 | 04/23/1947 | December 21, 2014 | Diocese of Ciudad del Este | |||
bishop | Georg Bätzing | 09/18/2016 | 04/13/1961 | 09/18/2016 | Diocese of Limburg | |||
bishop | Reinhold Nann | 08/15/2017 | 08/25/1960 | 08/15/2017 | Prelate of Caraveli | |||
bishop | Peter Kohlgraf | 08/27/2017 | 03/21/1967 | 08/27/2017 | Diocese of Mainz | |||
bishop | Franz Jung | 06/10/2018 | 06/04/1966 | 06/10/2018 | Diocese of Würzburg | |||
bishop | Heiner Wilmer | 09/01/2018 | 04/09/1961 | 09/01/2018 | Diocese of Hildesheim | |||
bishop | Bertram Meier | 06/06/2020 | 07/20/1960 | 06/06/2020 | Diocese of Augsburg | |||
Bishop em. | Gerhard Schwenzer | December 07, 1975 | 10/01/1938 | 06/02/1981 | Diocese of Oslo | em. 07/29/2005 | ||
Bishop em. | Martin Lammers | 04.10.1979 | 12/22/1939 | 04.10.1979 | Territorial prelature of Obidos | em. 28/01/2009 | ||
Bishop em. | Joachim Wanke | 11/26/1980 | 05/04/1941 | 01/17/1981 | Diocese of Erfurt | em. 10/01/2012 | ||
Bishop em. | Franz Kamphaus | 05/03/1982 | 02/02/1932 | 05/03/1982 | Diocese of Limburg | em. 02/02/2007 | ||
Bishop em. | Rodolfo Pedro Wirz Kraemer | December 21, 1985 | 04/19/1942 | December 21, 1985 | Diocese of Maldonado-Punta del Este | em. June 15, 2018 | ||
Bishop em. | Wilhelm Schraml | 03/08/1986 | 06/26/1935 | 02/23/2002 | Diocese of Passau | em. 10/01/2012 | ||
Bishop em. | Joachim Reinelt | 02/20/1988 | 10/21/1936 | 02/20/1988 | Diocese of Dresden-Meißen | em. 02/20/2012 | ||
Bishop em. | Leo Nowak | March 24, 1990 | 03/17/1929 | March 24, 1990 | Diocese of Magdeburg | em. 03/17/2004 | ||
Bishop em. | Norbert Trelle | 05/01/1992 | 09/05/1942 | 02/11/2006 | Diocese of Hildesheim | em. 09.09.2017, 2011–2017 Deputy Chairman of the German Bishops' Conference | ||
Bishop em. | Friedhelm Hofmann | 09/13/1992 | 05/12/1942 | 09/19/2004 | Diocese of Würzburg | em. 09/18/2017 | ||
Bishop em. | Heinrich Mussinghoff | 02/11/1995 | October 29, 1940 | 02/11/1995 | Diocese of Aachen | em. 12/08/2015 | ||
Bishop em. | Bernhard Hombach | 04/22/1995 | 09/12/1933 | 02/07/2004 | Diocese of granada | em. 04/11/2010 | ||
Bishop em. | Walter Mixa | 03/23/1996 | 04/25/1941 | 10/01/2005 | Diocese of Augsburg | em. 05/08/2010 | ||
Bishop em. | Heinz Josef Algermissen | 09/21/1996 | 02/15/1943 | 09/23/2001 | Diocese of Fulda | em. 06/05/2018 | ||
Bishop em. | Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst | January 18, 2004 | 11/20/1959 | January 20, 2008 | Diocese of Limburg | on leave from October 23, 2013; em. 03/26/2014 | ||
Bishop em. | Konrad Zdarsa | 06/23/2007 | 06/07/1944 | 23/10/2010 | Diocese of Augsburg | From 2007 to 2010 Bishop of Görlitz
em. 04/07/2019 |
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Auxiliary bishop | Bernhard Haßlberger | 06/29/1994 | 10/30/1946 | 06/29/1994 | Archdiocese of Munich and Freising | Octaba | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Otto Georgens | March 24, 1995 | 12/02/1950 | March 24, 1995 | Diocese of Speyer | Gubaliana | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Thomas Maria Renz | 06/22/1997 | December 09, 1957 | 06/22/1997 | Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart | Arugula | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Anton Losinger | 07/16/2000 | 07/27/1957 | 07/16/2000 | Diocese of Augsburg | Vazi-Sarra | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Karl Borsch | 01/17/2004 | 08/01/1959 | 01/17/2004 | Diocese of Aachen | Crepedula | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Robert Brahm | 02/08/2004 | 08/25/1956 | 02/08/2004 | Diocese of Trier | Mimiana | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Jörg Michael Peters | 02/08/2004 | 04/17/1960 | 02/08/2004 | Diocese of Trier | Forum Traiani | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Karlheinz Diez | 09/26/2004 | 02/20/1954 | 09/26/2004 | Diocese of Fulda | Villa Regis | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Matthias King | 12/05/2004 | 03/11/1959 | 12/05/2004 | Archdiocese of Paderborn | Elicroca | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Reinhard Hauke | 11/26/2005 | 11/06/1953 | 11/26/2005 | Diocese of Erfurt | Flumenepiscense | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Nikolaus Schwerdtfeger | 02/12/2006 | 10/01/1948 | 02/12/2006 | Diocese of Hildesheim | Fussala | from 09.09.2017 also diocesan administrator of the diocese of Hildesheim | |
Auxiliary bishop | Athanasius Schneider | 06/02/2006 | 04/07/1961 | 02/05/2011 | Archdiocese of Astana | Celerina | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Johannes Bündgens | 05/20/2006 | 04/02/1956 | 05/20/2006 | Diocese of Aachen | Árd Carna | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Reinhard Pappenberger | 03/25/2007 | 06/30/1958 | 03/25/2007 | Diocese of Regensburg | Aptuca | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Hubert Berenbrinker | 06/15/2008 | 06/07/1950 | 06/15/2008 | Archdiocese of Paderborn | Panatoria | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Ludger Schepers | 09/19/2008 | 04/18/1953 | 09/19/2008 | Diocese of Essen | Neapolis in Proconsulari | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Ulrich Boom | January 25, 2009 | 09/25/1947 | January 25, 2009 | Diocese of Würzburg | Sullectum | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Matthias Heinrich | 04/19/2009 | 06/26/1954 | 04/19/2009 | Archdiocese of Berlin | Thibaris | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Thomas Löhr | 08/30/2009 | 02/29/1952 | 08/30/2009 | Diocese of Limburg | Diana | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Wolfgang Bishop | 02/28/2010 | 11/06/1960 | 02/28/2010 | Archdiocese of Munich and Freising | Nebbi | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Christoph Hegge | 08/29/2010 | 08/15/1962 | 08/29/2010 | Diocese of Münster | Sicilibba | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Wilfried Theising | 08/29/2010 | 09/20/1962 | 08/29/2010 | Diocese of Münster | Mina | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Stefan Zekorn | 02/13/2011 | 10/03/1959 | 02/13/2011 | Diocese of Münster | Aquae Albae | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Heinz-Günter Bongartz | 02/26/2011 | 05.03.1955 | 02/26/2011 | Diocese of Hildesheim | Bonusta | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Adolf Bittschi | 08/08/2011 | December 01, 1950 | 08/08/2011 | Archdiocese of Sucre | Nigizubi | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Dominikus Schwaderlapp | 03/25/2012 | 05/04/1967 | 03/25/2012 | Archdiocese of Cologne | Frequentium | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Florian Woerner | 07/28/2012 | 02/05/1970 | 07/28/2012 | Diocese of Augsburg | Hierpiniana | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Johannes Wübbe | 09/01/2013 | 02/23/1966 | 09/01/2013 | Diocese of Osnabrück | Ros Cré | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Ansgar Puff | 09/21/2013 | 01/08/1956 | 09/21/2013 | Archdiocese of Cologne | Gordus | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Herwig Gössl | 03/15/2014 | 02/22/1967 | 03/15/2014 | Archdiocese of Bamberg | Balecium | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Wilhelm Zimmermann | 06/29/2014 | 06/16/1948 | 06/29/2014 | Diocese of Essen | Benda | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Josef Graf | 06/07/2015 | 06/30/1957 | 06/07/2015 | Diocese of Regensburg | Inis Cathaig | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Udo Bentz | 09/20/2015 | 03/03/1967 | 09/20/2015 | Diocese of Mainz | Sita | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Dominicus Meier OSB | 09/27/2015 | 07/10/1959 | 09/27/2015 | Archdiocese of Paderborn | Castro di Sardegna | Abbot em. the Abbey of Königsmünster | |
Auxiliary bishop | Rolf Steinhäuser | 10/01/2016 | 05/12/1952 | 10/01/2016 | Archdiocese of Cologne | Thuburnica | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Rupert Graf zu Stolberg | December 10, 2016 | 07/29/1970 | December 10, 2016 | Archdiocese of Munich and Freising | Sassura | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Horst Eberlein | 03/25/2017 | 10/25/1950 | 03/25/2017 | Archdiocese of Hamburg | Tisedi | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Matthäus Karrer | 05/28/2017 | 08/02/1968 | 05/28/2017 | Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart | Tunnuna | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Rolf Lohmann | 07/08/2017 | 02/21/1963 | 07/08/2017 | Diocese of Münster | Brat | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Franz Josef Gebert | 09/03/2017 | 02/21/1949 | 09/03/2017 | Diocese of Trier | Vegesela in Byzacena | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Peter Birkhofer | April 15, 2018 | 06/11/1964 | April 15, 2018 | Archdiocese of Freiburg | Villamagna in Tripolitana | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Christian Würtz | 06/30/2019 | 05/31/1971 | 06/30/2019 | Archdiocese of Freiburg | Germania in Dacia | ||
Auxiliary bishop | Gerhard Schneider | 07/13/2019 | 01/22/1969 | 07/13/2019 | Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart | Abbir Germaniciana | ||
Auxiliary bishop em. | Alfred Kleinermeilert | 06/11/1968 | March 31, 1928 | 06/11/1968 | Diocese of Trier | Pausulae | em. 04/01/2003 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Gerd Dicke | 04/11/1970 | 03/28/1928 | 04/11/1970 | Diocese of Aachen | Iria Flavia | em. 11/21/2003 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Klaus Dick | May 19, 1975 | 02/27/1928 | May 19, 1975 | Archdiocese of Cologne | Guzabeta | em. 02/27/2003 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Franz Josef Kuhnle | 11/27/1976 | 04/27/1926 | 11/27/1976 | Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart | Sorres | em. 07/11/1990 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Gerhard Pieschl | 10/23/1977 | 01/23/1934 | 10/23/1977 | Diocese of Limburg | Misenum | em. 06/15/2009 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Theodor Kettmann | 02/18/1979 | 11/27/1938 | 02/18/1979 | Diocese of Osnabrück | Busiris | em. 11/30/2011 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Norbert Werbs | 03/25/1981 | 05/20/1940 | 03/25/1981 | Archdiocese of Hamburg | Amaura | em. 05/20/2015 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Paul Wehrle | 07/05/1981 | 06/07/1940 | 07/05/1981 | Archdiocese of Freiburg | Nova Germania | em. 07/30/2012 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Wolfgang Weider | 03/25/1982 | October 29, 1932 | 03/25/1982 | Archdiocese of Berlin | Uzita | em. 04/19/2009 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Heinrich Janssen | 09/21/1986 | 10/13/1932 | 09/21/1986 | Diocese of Münster | Aquae Sirenses | em. 05/31/2010 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Karl Reger | 02/07/1987 | 07.09.1930 | 02/07/1987 | Diocese of Aachen | Árd Sratha | em. 03/15/2006 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Francis Eisenbach | 04/24/1988 | 05/01/1943 | 04/24/1988 | Diocese of Mainz | Sigus | em. 04/16/2002 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Franz Grave | 05/03/1988 | 11/25/1932 | 05/03/1988 | Diocese of Essen | Tingaria | em. 06/27/2008 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Helmut Bauer | 10/14/1988 | 03/18/1933 | 10/14/1988 | Diocese of Würzburg | Velefi | em. 03/18/2008 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Hans-Jochen Jaschke | 01/08/1989 | 09/29/1941 | 01/08/1989 | Archdiocese of Hamburg | Tisili | em. October 8, 2016 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Johannes Kreidler | 06/06/1991 | 05/31/1946 | 06/06/1991 | Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart | Edistiana | em. 2.3.2017 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Hans-Georg Koitz | 10/25/1992 | 04/04/1935 | 10/25/1992 | Diocese of Hildesheim | Cantanus | em. 05/01/2010 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Josef Grünwald | 03/18/1995 | 08/22/1936 | 03/18/1995 | Diocese of Augsburg | Fronta | em. 04/10/2011 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Franz supply | 01/17/1996 | 07/09/1937 | 01/17/1996 | Diocese of Essen | Vicus aterii | em. 03/14/2014 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Franz Dietl | 02/07/1999 | 03/20/1934 | 02/07/1999 | Archdiocese of Munich and Freising | Sebarga | em. 05/01/2010 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Bernd Uhl | 05/01/2001 | 11/23/1946 | 05/01/2001 | Archdiocese of Freiburg | Malliana | em. February 19, 2018 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Rainer Klug | 12/05/2004 | 12/13/1938 | 06/29/2000 | Archdiocese of Freiburg | Ala Miliaria | em. 11/21/2013 | |
Auxiliary bishop em. | Manfred Grothe | 12/05/2004 | 04/04/1939 | 12/05/2004 | Archdiocese of Paderborn | Hippo diarrhytus | Apostolic Administrator in the Diocese of Limburg from March 26, 2014 to September 18, 2016; retired as auxiliary bishop on July 15, 2015 |
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Auxiliary bishop em. | Dieter Geerlings | 08/29/2010 | 07/15/1947 | 08/29/2010 | Diocese of Münster | Tacapae | em. 11/24/2017 | |
Apostolic Exarch | Petro Kryk | 02/03/2001 | 04/25/1945 | 02/03/2001 | Apostolic Exarchate of the Apostolic Exarchy for Catholic Ukrainians of the Byzantine Rite in Germany and Scandinavia | |||
Apostolic Vicar | Bishop Lucio Alfert | 05/21/1986 | 11/18/1941 | 05/21/1986 | Apostolic Vicariate of Pilcomayo | Tubyza |