Pope visits to Germany
According to the German Bishops' Conference , the first papal visit to “German” territory took place in 799, when Pope Leo III. consecrated an altar in the Paderborn royal palace of Charlemagne .
By the beginning of the 21st century, fifteen visits from ten popes can be recorded, as well as the visits of the anti- popes Gregory VI. in 1012 and John XXIII. in 1414. The presence of popes in 1054 and 1417 was not counted because Viktor II and Martin V were in Mainz and Constance respectively at the time of their election.
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| Year / date | Pope | places |
|---|---|---|
| 799 | Leo III. | Paderborn ; Visit to the royal palace and consecration of an altar |
| 805 | Leo III. | Aachen ; Celebration of the Epiphany |
| 1012 | Antipope Gregory VI. | Kaiserpfalz zu Pöhlde |
| 1020 | Benedict VIII | Bamberg and Fulda |
| 1049 | Leo IX | Cologne , Aachen and Mainz |
| 1051 | Leo IX | Trier and Augsburg |
| 1052/1053 | Leo IX | Mainz, Worms and Augsburg |
| 1056/1057 | Viktor II | Goslar , Speyer , Aachen and Regensburg |
| 1147/1148 | Eugene III. | trier |
| 1414 | Antipope John XXIII. | Constancy ; Opening of the Council of Constance |
| 1782 | Pius VI | Munich , Altötting and Augsburg |
| November 15-19, 1980 | John Paul II | Cologne, Brühl , Bonn , Mainz, Osnabrück , Fulda , Munich and Altötting |
| April 30 to May 4, 1987 | John Paul II | Cologne, Bonn, Münster, Kevelaer , Essen , Bottrop , Gelsenkirchen , Mülheim ad Ruhr , Munich, Speyer and Augsburg |
| June 21-23, 1996 | John Paul II | Paderborn and Berlin |
| August 18-21, 2005 | Benedict XVI. | Cologne and Bonn on World Youth Day 2005 (it was not an official visit to Germany) |
| September 9-14, 2006 | Benedict XVI. | Munich, Altötting, Marktl , Regensburg and Freising |
| September 22-25, 2011 | Benedict XVI. | Berlin , Erfurt , Etzelsbach , Lahr / Black Forest , Freiburg im Breisgau |
See also
- Foreign trips of Pope John Paul II
- Foreign trips by Pope Benedict XVI.
- Pope visits to Austria
- Pope visits to Switzerland and Liechtenstein
- State visit : Pastoral visits by the Pope are usually treated as a state visit in diplomatic protocol.
Web links
Commons : Pope visits to Germany - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
- Detailed article "Pope visits to Germany"
- Official website of the Pope's visit in 2006 (www.benedikt-in-bayern.de)
- Pope visits (PDF; 62 kB) in the series Current Concept of Scientific Services from September 19, 2011, publisher: German Bundestag, author: Dr. Hanspeter Blatt, RR Dr. Jörg Krämer, intern Christian Brunke ( Internet Archive )
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- ^ Pope visits to Germany. (No longer available online.) In: kath.de. publicatio e. V., archived from the original on December 22, 2016 ; accessed on May 30, 2020 .
- ^ Apostolic journey of the Pope in Bavaria in 2006 (Vatican). (No longer available online.) In: vatican.va. Archived from the original on April 1, 2011 ; accessed on May 30, 2020 .
- ↑ Official website of the Pope's visit in 2006 (www.benedikt-in-bayern.de). Archived from the original .
- ↑ Official website of the Pope's visit to Germany in 2011. German Bishops' Conference, 2011, archived from the original on March 18, 2011 .