Diocese of Meißen (Meissen)

Historical Details

• Diocese of Meißen (Meissen)
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 2 January 968
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Magdeburg
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Germany

Past Ordinaries

• Burchard von Meißen † ( 968 Appointed - 1 Jul 972 Died)
• Volkold † ( 972 Appointed - 23 Aug 992 Died)
• Eido † ( 992 Appointed - 20 Dec 1015 Died)
• Eilward † ( 1016 Appointed - 23 Apr 1023 Died)
• Hugbert † ( 1023 Appointed - 5 Apr 1024 Died)
• Dietrich † ( 1024 Appointed - 6 Apr 1046 Died)
• Bruno † (2 Jul 1046 Appointed - 13 Jan 1064 Died)
• Reiner † ( 1064 Appointed - 15 Apr 1066 Died)
• St. Benno von Woldenburg (Meißen) † ( 1066 Appointed - 16 Jun 1106 Died)
• Herwig † (30 May 1108 Appointed - 27 Jun 1119 Died)
• Godebold † ( 1125 Appointed - 31 Aug 1140 Died)
• Reinward † ( 1140 Appointed - 24 Jul 1146 Died)
• Albrecht † ( 1149 Appointed - 1152 Died)
• Gerung † ( 1152 Appointed - 20 Nov 1170 Died)
• Martin † (27 Nov 1170 Appointed - 17 Jul 1190 Died)
• Dietrich von Kittlitz † ( 1191 Appointed - 29 Aug 1208 Died)
• Bruno von Porstendorf † ( 1209 Appointed - 4 Dec 1228 Resigned)
• Heinrich † (Dec 1228 Appointed - 24 Jun 1240 Died)
• Konrad von Wallhausen † ( 1240 Appointed - 6 Jan 1258 Died)
• Albrecht von Mutzschen † (5 Feb 1258 Appointed - 1 Aug 1266 Died)
• Withego von Furra † ( 1266 Appointed - 6 Mar 1293 Died)
• Bernhard von Kamenz † ( 1293 Appointed - 12 Oct 1296 Died)
• Albrecht von Leisnig † ( 1297 Appointed - 2 Mar 1312 Died)
• Withego von Colditz † (5 Apr 1312 Appointed - 26 Jul 1342 Died)
• Johann von Isenburg † ( 1342 Appointed - 4 Jan 1370 Died)
• Dietrich von Schönberg † (29 May 1370 Appointed - Jul 1370 Died)
• Konrad von Kirchberg-Wallhausen † (13 Nov 1370 Appointed - 26 May 1375 Died)
• Jan z Jenštejna † (4 Jul 1375 Appointed - 19 Mar 1379 Appointed, Archbishop of Praha {Prague})
• Nikolaus Ziegenbock, O.P. † (19 Mar 1379 Appointed - 11 Feb 1392 Died)
• Jan Kietlicz † (2 Sep 1392 Appointed - 1 Dec 1398 Resigned)
• Thimo von Colditz † (12 Dec 1398 Appointed - 26 Dec 1410 Died)
• Rudolf von Planitz † (11 Mar 1411 Confirmed - 23 May 1427 Died)
• Johannes Hoffmann † (10 Sep 1427 Confirmed - 12 Apr 1451 Died)
• Kaspar von Schönberg † (Oct 1451 Confirmed - 31 May 1463 Died)
• Dietrich von Schönberg † (18 Aug 1463 Confirmed - 12 Apr 1476 Died)
• Johann von Weißenbach † (19 Jun 1476 Confirmed - 1 Nov 1487 Died)
• Johann Salhausen † (8 Feb 1488 Confirmed - 10 Apr 1518 Died)
• Johann von Schleinitz † (5 Jul 1518 Confirmed - 13 Oct 1537 Died)
• Johann von Maltitz † (13 Oct 1537 Succeeded - 30 Nov 1549 Died)
• Nikolaus von Carlowitz † (14 Jul 1550 Confirmed - 27 Apr 1555 Died)
• Johann von Haugwitz † (25 Oct 1555 Confirmed - 20 Oct 1581 Resigned)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Nikolaus von Carlowitz † (Bishop: 14 Jul 1550 to 27 Apr 1555)
• Thimo von Colditz † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1398 to 26 Dec 1410)
• Withego von Colditz † (Bishop: 5 Apr 1312 to 26 Jul 1342)
• Johann Erler, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jul 1432 to 9 Aug 1447)
• Withego von Furra † (Bishop: 1266 to 6 Mar 1293)
• Johann von Haugwitz † (Bishop: 25 Oct 1555 to 20 Oct 1581)
• Johannes Hoffmann † (Bishop: 10 Sep 1427 to 12 Apr 1451)
• Johann von Isenburg † (Bishop: 1342 to 4 Jan 1370)
• Jan z Jenštejna † (Bishop: 4 Jul 1375 to 19 Mar 1379)
• Bernhard von Kamenz † (Bishop: 1293 to 12 Oct 1296)
• Jan Kietlicz † (Bishop: 2 Sep 1392 to 1 Dec 1398)
• Konrad von Kirchberg-Wallhausen † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1370 to 26 May 1375)
• Dietrich von Kittlitz † (Bishop: 1191 to 29 Aug 1208)
• Albrecht von Leisnig † (Bishop: 1297 to 2 Mar 1312)
• Johann von Maltitz † (Coadjutor Bishop: 16 Dec 1534; Bishop: 13 Oct 1537 to 30 Nov 1549)
• Melchior von Meckau †
• Burchard von Meißen † (Bishop: 968 to 1 Jul 972)
• Albrecht von Mutzschen † (Bishop: 5 Feb 1258 to 1 Aug 1266)
• Johann Pfenning (Themrig), O.S.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Oct 1498)
• Rudolf von Planitz † (Bishop: 11 Mar 1411 to 23 May 1427)
• Bruno von Porstendorf † (Bishop: 1209 to 4 Dec 1228)
• Johann Salhausen † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1488 to 10 Apr 1518)
• Johann von Schleinitz † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1518 to 13 Oct 1537)
• Dietrich von Schönberg † (Bishop: 29 May 1370 to Jul 1370)
• Dietrich von Schönberg † (Bishop: 18 Aug 1463 to 12 Apr 1476)
• Kaspar von Schönberg † (Bishop: Oct 1451 to 31 May 1463)
• Konrad von Wallhausen † (Bishop: 1240 to 6 Jan 1258)
• Johann von Weißenbach † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1476 to 1 Nov 1487)
• St. Benno von Woldenburg (Meißen) † (Bishop: 1066 to 16 Jun 1106)
• Nikolaus Ziegenbock, O.P. † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1379 to 11 Feb 1392)
• Albrecht † (Bishop: 1149 to 1152)
• Bruno † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1046 to 13 Jan 1064)
• Dietrich † (Bishop: 1024 to 6 Apr 1046)
• Eido † (Bishop: 992 to 20 Dec 1015)
• Eilward † (Bishop: 1016 to 23 Apr 1023)
• Gerung † (Bishop: 1152 to 20 Nov 1170)
• Godebold † (Bishop: 1125 to 31 Aug 1140)
• Heinrich † (Bishop: Dec 1228 to 24 Jun 1240)
• Herwig † (Bishop: 30 May 1108 to 27 Jun 1119)
• Hugbert † (Bishop: 1023 to 5 Apr 1024)
• Martin † (Bishop: 27 Nov 1170 to 17 Jul 1190)
• Reiner † (Bishop: 1064 to 15 Apr 1066)
• Reinward † (Bishop: 1140 to 24 Jul 1146)
• Volkold † (Bishop: 972 to 23 Aug 992)

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