Archbishop of Cologne
The Archbishop of Cologne is an archbishop representing the Archdiocese of Cologne of the Catholic Church in western North Rhine-Westphalia and northern Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany and was ex officio one of the electors of the Holy Roman Empire, the Elector of Cologne, from 1356 to 1801.
Since the early days of the Catholic Church, there have been ninety-four bishops and archbishops of Cologne. Seven of these ninety-four retired by resignation, including four resignations which were in response to impeachment. Eight of the bishops and archbishops were coadjutor bishops before they took office. Seven individuals were appointed as coadjutors freely by the Pope. One of the ninety-four moved to the Curia, where he became a cardinal. Additionally, six of the archbishops of Cologne were chairmen of the German Bishops' Conference.
Currently, Rainer Maria Cardinal Woelki is the Archbishop of Cologne, since his 2014 transfer from Berlin, where he had been Cardinal Archbishop.
Contents
1 Bishops and Archbishops of Cologne
1.1 Bishops of Colonia Agrippina, 88–784
1.2 Archbishops of Cologne, 784–1238
1.3 Archbishop-Electors of Cologne, 1238–1803
1.4 Modern Archbishops of Cologne: 1824 to date
2 Auxiliary bishops
3 References
4 See also
5 External links
Bishops and Archbishops of Cologne
Bishops of Colonia Agrippina, 88–784
All names before Maternus II are to be approached with considerable skepticism, as little contemporary evidence is available. Maternus was present at a council in Rome in 313. The bishops between Severinus and Charentius are also apocryphal. Domitianus was the Bishop of Maastricht (Mosa Traiectum). The given dates of office before Gunther are also conjectural, at best.
- Maternus I c. 88–128
- Paulinus
- Marcellinus
- Aquilinus
- Levoldus c. 248–285
Maternus II c. 285–315- Euphrates c. 315–348
Severinus c. 348–403- Ebergisil I ? c. 403–440
- Solatius c. 440–470
- Sunnovaeus c. 470–500
- Domitianus fl. c. 535
- Charentinus fl. c. 570
Eberigisil II ? c. 580–600 ?- Remedius c. 600 ? –611 ?
- Solatius c. 611 ? –622
Cunibert c. 623–663- Bodatus c. 663–674
- Stephen 674–680
- Adelwin 680–695
- Giso 695–708
- Anno I 708–710
- Faramund 710–713
Agilolf 713–717- Reginfried 718–747
Hildegar 750–753- Bertholm 753–763
Rikulf 763–784
Archbishops of Cologne, 784–1238
Hildebold 784–818
Hadbold 818–842
Hildwin 842–849
Günther 850–864
Hugo Welf 864
Wilbert 870–889
Hermann I 890–924
Wigfried 924–953
Bruno I 953–965
Volkmar 965–969
Gero 969–976
Warin 976–984
Ebergar 984–999
Heribert 999–1021
Pilgrim 1021–1036
Hermann II 1036–1056
Anno II 1056–1075
Hildholf 1076–1078
Sigwin 1078–1089
Hermann III 1089–1099
Friedrich I 1100–1131
Bruno II von Berg 1131–1137
Hugo von Sponheim 1137
Arnold I 1138–1151
Arnold II von Wied 1152–1156
Friedrich II von Berg 1156–1158, nephew of Bruno II von Berg above
Rainald of Dassel 1159–1167
Philipp von Heinsberg 1167–1191, he gained the title of Duke of Westphalia and Angria in 1180, from then on held in personal union by all incumbents of the Cologne see until 1803.
Bruno III von Berg 1191–1192, brother of Friedrich II above
Adolf I von Berg 1192–1205, nephew of Bruno III above
Bruno IV von Sayn 1205–1208 (in opposition)
Dietrich I von Hengebach 1208–1215 (in opposition)
Engelbert II von Berg 1216–1225, nephew of Bruno III above
Heinrich I von Mulnarken 1225–1237
Archbishop-Electors of Cologne, 1238–1803
Image | Name | From | To | Notes |
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Konrad von Hochstaden | 1238 | 1261 | ||
Engelbert II von Falkenburg | 1261 | 1274 | ||
Siegfried II of Westerburg | 1274 | 1297 | ||
Wikbold I von Holte | 1297 | 1304 | ||
Heinrich II von Virneburg | 1304 | 1332 | ||
Walram von Jülich | 1332 | 1349 | ||
Wilhelm von Gennep | 1349 | 1362 | First Elector of Cologne under the Golden Bull of 1356 | |
Adolf II von der Marck | 1363 | 1363 | ||
Engelbert III von der Marck | 1364 | 1369 | ||
Kuno von Falkenstein | 1370 | 1371 | ||
Friedrich III von Saarwerden | 1372 | 1414 | ||
Dietrich II von Moers | 1414 | 1463 | ||
Ruprecht of the Palatinate | 1463 | 1480 | ||
Hermann IV of Hesse | 1480 | 1508 | ||
Philip II of Daun-Oberstein | 1508 | 1515 | ||
Hermann V von Wied | 1515 | 1546 | Sought to reform religious practice in the Electorate; converted to Protestantism; deposed and excommunicated. | |
Adolf III of Schauenburg | 1546 | 1556 | ||
Anton of Schauenburg | 1556 | 1558 | ||
Gebhard I von Mansfeld-Vorderort | 1558 | 1562 | A founding member of the Schmalkaldic League | |
Friedrich IV of Wied | 1562 | 1567 | ||
⋅ | Salentin von Isenburg-Grenzau | 1567 | 1577 | Upon the deaths of his younger and older brothers, there were no more brothers to carry on the family name; he left Church administration in 1577, married, had two sons and conducted a successful military career. He died in 1610. |
Gebhard II Truchsess von Waldburg | 1577 | 1583 | Converted to Calvinism in 1582; married Agnes von Mansfeld-Eisleben (cousin once removed of the archbishop and Prince-Elector Gebhard I von Mansfeld-Vorderort); Competing archbishop elected; Cologne War decides the outcome. | |
Ernest of Bavaria | 1583 | 1612 | Brother of William V, Duke of Bavaria; Papal Nunciature established permanently in Cologne. | |
Ferdinand of Bavaria | 1612 | 1650 | Brother of Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, nephew of Ernest of Bavaria. Principle of Secundogeniture. | |
Maximilian Henry of Bavaria | 1650 | 1688 | First cousin of Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria | |
Joseph Clemens of Bavaria | 1688 | 1723 | Brother of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria. Put under Imperial ban for siding with France in the War of the Spanish Succession. | |
Clemens Augustus I of Bavaria | 1723 | 1761 | Brother of Charles, Elector of Bavaria and Emperor. Last Wittelsbach to hold the office. | |
Maximilian Frederick of Königsegg-Rothenfels | 1761 | 1784 | ||
Maximilian Franz of Austria | 1784 | 1801 | The electorate's left-bank territories were seized and annexed by France in 1795 | |
Anton Viktor of Austria | 1801 | 1803 | The electorate's remaining territories were secularized and given to the Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt in 1803. |
Modern Archbishops of Cologne: 1824 to date
Ferdinand August von Spiegel 1824–1835
Clemens August II Droste zu Fischering 1835–1845
Johannes von Geissel 1845–1864
Paul Melchers 1866–1885
Philipp Krementz 1885–1899
Hubert Theophil Simar 1899-1902
Anton Hubert Fischer 1902–1912
Felix von Hartmann 1912–1919
Karl Joseph Schulte 1920–1941
Josef Frings 1942–1969
Joseph Höffner 1969–1987
Joachim Meisner 1988–2014
Rainer Maria Woelki since 2014
Auxiliary bishops
Johannes Schleeter, O.F.M. (1434–1457)[1]
Hilger de Burgis, O. Carm. (1446–1452)[2]
Heinrich Unkel, O.F.M. (1481–1482)[3]
Johann Spenner (Spender), O.F.M. (1482–1503)[4]
Théodore Wichwael, O.S.A. (1504–1519)[5]
Jean Bourgeois (1506–?)[6]
Arnald de Arceto, O.S.A. (1517–?)[7][8]
Quirin Op dem Veld von Willich (1521–1537)[9][10]
Johann Nopel der Ältere (1539–1556)[11]
Johann Pennarius, O.F.M. (1557–1563)[12]
Theobald Craschel (1574–1587)[13]
Laurentius Fabritius (1588–1600)[14]
Johann Nopel der Jüngere (1601–1605)[15]
Theodor Riphaen (1606–1616)[16][17]
Gereon Otto von Gutmann zu Sobernheim (1616–1638)[18][19]
Georgius Pauli-Stravius (1640–1661)[20][21]
Richard Paul Stravius (1641–1654)[22][23]
Adrian Walenburch (1661–1669)
Peter Walenburch (1670–1675)
Paul Aussem (1676–1679)
Johann Heinrich von Anethan (1680–1693)
Johann Peter Burmann (1694–1696)
Godefroid-Udalric de La Margelle (1696–1703)- Johannes Werner von Veyder (1703–1723)
- Franz Kaspar von Franken-Siersdorf (1724–1770)
- Karl Aloys von Königsegg und Rothenfels (1770–1796)
- Klemens August Maria von Merle (1797–1810)
- Karl Adalbert von Beyer, O. Praem. (1826–1842)
- Anton Gottfried Claessen (1844–1847)
- Johann Anton Friedrich Baudri (1849–1893)
- Hermann Joseph Schmitz (1893–1899)
Anton Hubert Fischer (1889–1903, Appointed Archbishop of Cologne)- Joseph Müller (1903–1921)
- Peter Joseph Lausberg (1914–1922)
- Franz Rudolf Bornewasser (1921–1922)
- Josef Stoffels (1922–1923)
- Hermann Joseph Sträter (1922–1931)
- Josef Hammels (1924–1944)
- Wilhelm Stockums (1932–1956)
- Wilhelm Cleven (1950–1983)
- Joseph Ferche (1947–1965)
- Augustinus Frotz (1962–1983)
- Hubert Luthe (1969–1991)
- Peter Nettekoven (1975–1975)
- Josef Plöger (1975–1991)
- Klaus Dick (1975–2003)
Rainer Maria Woelki (2003–2011; Appointed Archbishop of Berlin)- Walter Theodor Jansen (1983–1994)
- Norbert Trelle (1992–2005)
- Friedhelm Hofmann (1992–2004)
- Manfred Melzer (1995–2015)
- Heiner Koch (2006–2013)
- Dominik Schwaderlapp (2012–)
- Ansgar Puff (2013–)
- Stefan Heße (Hesse) (2014–2014)
- Rolf Steinhäuser (2015–)
References
^ "Bishop Johannes Schleeter, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
^ "Bishop Hilger de Burgis, O. Carm." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
^ "Father Heinrich Unkel, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
^ "Bishop Johann Spenner (Spender), O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
^ "Bishop Théodore Wichwael, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
^ "Bishop Jean Bourgeois" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 8, 2016
^ "Bishop Arnald de Arceto, O.S.A." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 8, 2016
^ "Bishop Arnald de Arceto, O.E.S.A." GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 8, 2016
^ "Bishop Quirin Op dem Veld von Willich" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 8, 2016
^ "Bishop Quirin Op dem Veld von Willich" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 8, 2016.
^ "Bishop Johann Nopel (Sr.)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
^ "Bishop Johann Pennarius, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 8, 2016
^ "Bishop Theobald Craschel" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 27, 2016
^ "Bishop Laurentius Fabritius " Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016
^ "Bishop Johann Nopel (Jr.)" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016
^ "Bishop Theodor Riphaen" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 9, 2016
^ "Bishop Theodor Riphaen" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 8, 2016
^ "Bishop Gereon Otto von Gutmann zu Sobernheim" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved September 25, 2016
^ "Bishop Gereon Otto von Gutmann zu Sobernheim" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved September 25, 2016
^ "Bishop Georgius Pauli-Stravius" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 27, 2016
^ "Georgius Pauli-Stravius" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 27, 2016
^ "Bishop Richard Paul Stravius" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 27, 2016
^ "Bishop Richard Pauli-Stravius" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved October 27, 2016
See also
- Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne
- Cologne Cathedral
External links
(in German) List of Bishops and Archbishops of Cologne Archdiocese of Cologne (Erzbistum Köln)
(in English) List of Bishops and Archbishops of Cologne Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom)