Speyer (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Karl-Heinz Wiesemann, Bishop
Otto Georgens, Auxiliary Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 4th Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Bamberg
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Germany
Square Kilometers: 6,210 (2,398 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.bistum-speyer.de/
Mailing Address: Bischofliches Ordinariat, Kleine Pfaffengasse 16, D-67346 Speyer, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Telephone: (06232)1020
Fax: 102.300

Past and Present Ordinaries

Rupert † (Jul 989 Appointed - 10 Jul 1004 Died)
Walter von Speyer † (8 Aug 1004 Appointed - 3 Dec 1031 Died)
Reginger † (20 Feb 1032 Appointed - 20 Jan 1033 Died)
Reginbald von Dillingen † ( 1033 Appointed - 13 Oct 1039 Died)
Sigibodo † ( 1039 Appointed - 16 Feb 1051 Died)
Arnold von Falkenberg † ( 1051 Appointed - 17 Mar 1056 Died)
Konrad † ( 1056 Appointed - 5 Oct 1060 Died)
Einhard von Katzenellenbogen † ( 1060 Appointed - 23 Feb 1067 Died)
Heinrich von Scharfenberg † ( 1067 Appointed - 18 Jan 1073 Died)
Rüdiger Hutzmann † ( 1073 Appointed - 22 Feb 1090 Died)
Johannes von Kraichgau † (7 Mar 1090 Appointed - 26 Oct 1104 Died)
Gebhard von Urach † ( 1105 Appointed - 1107 Resigned)
Bruno von Saarbrücken † (25 May 1107 Appointed - 19 Oct 1123 Died)
Arnold von Leiningen † (30 May 1124 Appointed - 2 Oct 1126 Died)
Siegfried von Wolfsölden † (May 1127 Appointed - 23 Aug 1146 Died)
Günther von Henneberg † ( 1146 Appointed - 16 Aug 1161 Died)
Ulrich von Dürrmenz † ( 1161 Appointed - 26 Dec 1163 Died)
Gottfried † ( 1164 Appointed - 28 Jan 1167 Died)
Rabodo von Lobdaburg † ( 1167 Appointed - 1176 Died)
Konrad † ( 1176 Appointed - 26 Feb 1178 Died)
Ulrich von Rechberg † (31 Oct 1178 Appointed - 28 Jun 1187 Died)
Otto von Henneberg † (23 Mar 1188 Appointed - 3 Mar 1200 Died)
Konrad von Scharfenberg † (Mar 1200 Appointed - 24 Mar 1224 Died)
Berginer von Entringen † (27 Mar 1224 Appointed - 29 Nov 1232 Died)
Konrad von Tann † (10 Feb 1233 Appointed - 24 Dec 1236 Died)
Konrad von Eberstein † (21 Jan 1237 Appointed - 25 Jun 1245 Died)
Heinrich von Leiningen † (27 Oct 1245 Appointed - 26 Feb 1272 Died)
Friedrich von Bolanden † (4 Mar 1272 Appointed - 28 Jan 1302 Died)
Sigibodo de Lichtenberg † (8 Jul 1303 Appointed - 12 Jan 1314 Died)
Emich von Leiningen † (Jun 1314 Appointed - 20 Apr 1328 Died)
Berthold von Buchegg, O.T. † (7 May 1328 Appointed - 28 Nov 1328 Appointed, Bishop of Strasbourg)
Walram von Veldenz † (9 May 1329 Appointed - 28 Aug 1336 Died)
Gerhard von Ehrenberg † (14 Jun 1350 Confirmed - 28 Dec 1363 Died)
Lamprecht von Brunn † (14 Feb 1364 Appointed - 28 Apr 1371 Appointed, Bishop of Strasbourg)
Adolf von Nassau † (28 Apr 1371 Appointed - 18 Apr 1379 Appointed, Archbishop of Mainz)
Nikolaus von Wiesbaden † (2 Nov 1381 Appointed - 7 Jun 1396 Died)
Raban von Helmstatt † (23 Sep 1396 Appointed - 4 Jan 1438 Resigned)
Reinhard von Helmstatt † (8 Jan 1438 Appointed - 19 Mar 1456 Died)
Siegfried von Venningen † (24 May 1455 Confirmed - 2 Sep 1459 Died)
Johannes Nix von Hoheneck † (12 Nov 1459 Confirmed - 8 Aug 1463 Resigned)
Matthias von Rammung † (12 Aug 1464 Confirmed - 1 Aug 1478 Died)
Ludwig von Helmstatt † (28 Sep 1478 Confirmed - 24 Aug 1504 Died)
Philipp von Rosenberg † (8 Nov 1504 Confirmed - 3 Feb 1513 Died)
Georg von Rhein (Bayern) † (22 Jun 1513 Confirmed - 27 Sep 1529 Died)
Philipp von Flersheim † (19 Jan 1530 Confirmed - 14 Aug 1552 Died)
Rudolf von Frankenstein † (14 Nov 1552 Confirmed - 21 Jun 1560 Died)
Marquard von Hattstein † (4 Sep 1560 Appointed - 7 Dec 1581 Died)
Eberhard von Dienheim † (19 Feb 1582 Confirmed - 10 Oct 1610 Died)
Philipp Christoph von Sötern † (10 Oct 1610 Succeeded - 7 Feb 1652 Died)
Lothar Friedrich von Metternich-Burscheid † (9 Jun 1653 Confirmed - 3 Jun 1675 Died)
Johann Hugo von Orsbeck † (10 May 1677 Confirmed - 6 Jan 1711 Died)
Heinrich Hartard von Rollingen † (26 Sep 1712 Confirmed - 30 Nov 1719 Died)
Damian Hugo Philipp von Schönborn Bushein † (30 Nov 1719 Succeeded - 19 Aug 1743 Died)
Franz Christoph von Hutten zu Stolzenfels † (3 Feb 1744 Confirmed - 20 Apr 1770 Died)
Damian August Philipp Karl von Limburg-Styrum † (6 Aug 1770 Confirmed - 26 Feb 1797 Died)
Philipp Franz Wilderich Nepomuk von Walderdorf † (18 Dec 1797 Confirmed - 21 Apr 1810 Died)
Matthäus Georg von Chandelle † (25 May 1818 Confirmed - 30 Jun 1826 Died)
Johann Martin Manl † (9 Apr 1827 Confirmed - 6 Apr 1835 Confirmed, Bishop of Eichstätt)
Johann Peter von Richarz † (24 Jul 1835 Confirmed - 21 Nov 1836 Confirmed, Bishop of Augsburg)
Johannes von Geissel † (19 May 1837 Confirmed - 23 May 1842 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Iconium)
Nikolaus von Weis † (23 May 1842 Confirmed - 13 Dec 1869 Died)
Konrad Reither † (27 Jun 1870 Confirmed - 4 Apr 1871 Died)
Bonifaz (Daniel) von Haneberg, O.S.B. † (29 Jul 1872 Confirmed - 31 May 1876 Died)
Joseph Georg von Ehrler † (15 Jul 1878 Confirmed - 18 Mar 1905 Died)
Konrad von Busch † (30 May 1905 Confirmed - 9 Sep 1910 Died)
Michael von Faulhaber † (7 Jan 1911 Confirmed - 24 Jul 1917 Confirmed, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich})
Ludwig Sebastian † (31 Jul 1917 Confirmed - 20 May 1943 Died)
Joseph Wendel † (20 May 1943 Succeeded - 9 Aug 1952 Appointed, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich})
Isidor Markus Emanuel † (22 Dec 1952 Appointed - 10 Feb 1968 Resigned)
Friedrich Wetter (28 May 1968 Appointed - 28 Oct 1982 Appointed, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich})
Anton Schlembach † (25 Aug 1983 Appointed - 10 Feb 2007 Retired)
Karl-Heinz Wiesemann (19 Dec 2007 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
4th Century	Erected		Diocese of Speyer (erected)
1 April 1818	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Speyer (from Mainz to Bamberg)
22 December 1910	Territory Added	Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau (Angelhof island)	Diocese of Speyer

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1950 518,526 1,134,335 45.7% 517 40 557 930 84 2,315 306 ap1951

1970 714,805 1,584,120 45.1% 459 67 526 1,358 104 2,233 313 ap1971

1980 733,142 1,620,000 45.3% 502 85 587 1,248 14 113 1,734 358 ap1981

1990 648,732 1,458,893 44.5% 457 76 533 1,217 29 102 1,272 350 ap1991

1999 641,496 1,444,141 44.4% 396 63 459 1,397 42 81 1,063 350 ap2000

2000 635,418 1,444,141 44.0% 393 58 451 1,408 42 72 975 350 ap2001

2001 630,511 1,439,211 43.8% 382 57 439 1,436 42 77 918 350 ap2002

2002 625,244 1,444,141 43.3% 382 55 437 1,430 46 73 859 350 ap2003

2003 621,378 1,440,275 43.1% 377 54 431 1,441 46 70 854 348 ap2004

2004 616,485 1,385,982 44.5% 373 53 426 1,447 47 67 821 348 ap2005

2010 581,655 1,307,678 44.5% 337 39 376 1,546 59 50 708 346 ap2011

2014 557,561 1,543,632 36.1% 310 33 343 1,625 68 40 582 346 ap2015

2017 537,516 1,562,784 34.4% 289 24 313 1,717 67 477 500 346 ap2018

2020 507,458 1,570,391 32.3% 259 46 305 1,663 69 432 432 346 ap2021

2022 508,700 1,574,330 32.3% 242 27 269 1,891 65 377 393 346 ap2023

2023 514,300 1,591,840 32.3% 239 28 267 1,926 66 351 363 346 ap2024

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	518,526	1,134,335	45.7%	517	40	557	930		84	2,315	306	ap1951
1970	714,805	1,584,120	45.1%	459	67	526	1,358		104	2,233	313	ap1971
1980	733,142	1,620,000	45.3%	502	85	587	1,248	14	113	1,734	358	ap1981
1990	648,732	1,458,893	44.5%	457	76	533	1,217	29	102	1,272	350	ap1991
1999	641,496	1,444,141	44.4%	396	63	459	1,397	42	81	1,063	350	ap2000
2000	635,418	1,444,141	44.0%	393	58	451	1,408	42	72	975	350	ap2001
2001	630,511	1,439,211	43.8%	382	57	439	1,436	42	77	918	350	ap2002
2002	625,244	1,444,141	43.3%	382	55	437	1,430	46	73	859	350	ap2003
2003	621,378	1,440,275	43.1%	377	54	431	1,441	46	70	854	348	ap2004
2004	616,485	1,385,982	44.5%	373	53	426	1,447	47	67	821	348	ap2005
2010	581,655	1,307,678	44.5%	337	39	376	1,546	59	50	708	346	ap2011
2014	557,561	1,543,632	36.1%	310	33	343	1,625	68	40	582	346	ap2015
2017	537,516	1,562,784	34.4%	289	24	313	1,717	67	477	500	346	ap2018
2020	507,458	1,570,391	32.3%	259	46	305	1,663	69	432	432	346	ap2021
2022	508,700	1,574,330	32.3%	242	27	269	1,891	65	377	393	346	ap2023
2023	514,300	1,591,840	32.3%	239	28	267	1,926	66	351	363	346	ap2024