Diocese of Samland (Sambia)

Historical Details

• Diocese of Samland (Sambia)
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 29 July 1243
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Riga
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Poland

Past Ordinaries

• Johannes von Diest, O.F.M. † ( 1252 Appointed - 4 Mar 1254 Appointed, Bishop of Lübeck)
• Heinrich von Streitberg, O.T. † (7 May 1254 Appointed - 1274 Died)
• Christian von Mühlhausen, O.T. † ( 1276 Appointed - 3 Sep 1295 Died)
• Siegfried von Regenstein, O.T. † (11 Apr 1296 Appointed - 1313 Died)
• Johann von Clare † (3 Dec 1319 Appointed - 28 Jun 1344 Died)
• Jakob von Kulm † (2 Nov 1344 Appointed - 11 Nov 1357 Died)
• Bartholomäus von Radam † (7 May 1358 Appointed - 5 Sep 1378 Died)
• Tylo (Dietrich) Stobenhain, O.T. † ( 1379 Appointed - 2 Jan 1386 Died)
• Hienrich Kuwal † (12 Sep 1386 Appointed - 1395 Resigned)
• Henrich von Seefeld † (30 Mar 1395 Appointed - 12 Jan 1414 Died)
• Henrich von Schanenburg † (22 Jun 1414 Appointed - Jul 1416 Died)
• Johann von Saalfeld † (9 May 1418 Appointed - 26 Aug 1425 Died)
• Michael Jung † (21 Dec 1425 Appointed - 18 Mar 1442 Died)
• Nikolaus Schlotterkopf † (9 Jun 1442 Appointed - 1470 Died)
• Thierry de Cuba, O.T. † (30 Apr 1470 Appointed - 1474 Died)
• Jan Rehwinkel, O.T. † (23 Dec 1474 Appointed - 22 Feb 1497 Died)
• Nikolaus Kreuder, O.T. † (12 May 1497 Appointed - 2 Jul 1503 Died)
• Paul de Wath † (11 Dec 1503 Confirmed - 1 Sep 1505 Died)
• Günther von Bünau, O.T. † (Dec 1505 Appointed - 14 Jul 1518 Died)
• Georg von Polenz, O.T. † (23 Mar 1519 Appointed - 30 May 1525 Resigned)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Günther von Bünau, O.T. † (Bishop: Dec 1505 to 14 Jul 1518)
• Johann von Clare † (Bishop: 3 Dec 1319 to 28 Jun 1344)
• Thierry de Cuba, O.T. † (Bishop: 30 Apr 1470 to 1474)
• Johannes von Diest, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 1252 to 4 Mar 1254)
• Michael Jung † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1425 to 18 Mar 1442)
• Nikolaus Kreuder, O.T. † (Bishop: 12 May 1497 to 2 Jul 1503)
• Jakob von Kulm † (Bishop: 2 Nov 1344 to 11 Nov 1357)
• Hienrich Kuwal † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1386 to 1395)
• Christian von Mühlhausen, O.T. † (Bishop: 1276 to 3 Sep 1295)
• Georg von Polenz, O.T. † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1519 to 30 May 1525)
• Bartholomäus von Radam † (Bishop: 7 May 1358 to 5 Sep 1378)
• Siegfried von Regenstein, O.T. † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1296 to 1313)
• Jan Rehwinkel, O.T. † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1474 to 22 Feb 1497)
• Johann von Saalfeld † (Bishop: 9 May 1418 to 26 Aug 1425)
• Henrich von Schanenburg † (Bishop: 22 Jun 1414 to Jul 1416)
• Nikolaus Schlotterkopf † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1442 to 1470)
• Henrich von Seefeld † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1395 to 12 Jan 1414)
• Tylo (Dietrich) Stobenhain, O.T. † (Bishop: 1379 to 2 Jan 1386)
• Heinrich von Streitberg, O.T. † (Bishop: 7 May 1254 to 1274)
• Paul de Wath † (Bishop: 11 Dec 1503 to 1 Sep 1505)

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