Samland (Sambia) (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Historical Details

Diocese of Samland (Sambia)
- Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
- Erected: 1617
- Rite: Latin (or Roman)
- Country: Poland
Diocese of Samland (Sambia)
- Latin Name: Sambiensis
- Erected: 29 July 1243
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Riga
- Country: Poland

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)

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Samland (Sambia)
29 July 1243	Erected		Diocese of Samland (Sambia) (erected)
10 December 1525	Suppressed	Diocese of Samland (Sambia) (suppressed)
Diocese of Samland (Sambia)
1617	Erected		Diocese of Samland (Sambia) (erected)
16 July 1821	Suppressed	Diocese of Samland (Sambia) (suppressed)	Diocese of Warmia (Ermland)

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)

Diocese of Samland (Sambia)
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 433
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 229
- Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 3, Page 291
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiæ Catholicæ, Volume 1, Page 308, to Page 309

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