Archdiocese of Bremen (and Hamberg)

Historical Details

• Archdiocese of Bremen (and Hamberg)
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • United: 1072
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Germany

• Diocese of Bremen
  • Latin Name: Bremensis
  • Erected: 1 November 787
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Köln {Cologne}
  • Country: Germany

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Past Ordinaries

• St. Willehad † ( 788 Appointed - 9 Nov 789 Died)
• St. Willerich † ( 805 Appointed - 4 May 837 Died)
• Leuderich † ( 838 Appointed - 24 Aug 845 Died)
• St. Ansgar , O.S.B. † ( 847 Appointed - 3 Feb 865 Died)
• St. Rimbert † ( 865 Appointed - 11 Jun 888 Died)
• St. Adalgar † ( 888 Appointed - 9 May 909 Died)
• Hoger † ( 909 Appointed - 915 Died)
• Unni † ( 916 Appointed - 936 Died)
• St. Adaldag , O.S.B. † ( 936 Appointed - 28 Apr 988 Died)
• Libentius † ( 988 Appointed - 14 Feb 1013 Died)
• Unwan † ( 1013 Appointed - 28 Jan 1029 Died)
• Libentius † ( 1029 Appointed - 25 Aug 1032 Died)
• Hermann † (28 Sep 1032 Appointed - 19 Sep 1035 Died)
• Adalbrand von Bremen † (21 Dec 1035 Appointed - 15 Apr 1043 Died)
• Adalbert von Bremen † (15 Jul 1043 Appointed - 16 Mar 1072 Died)
• Liemar † ( 1072 Appointed - 16 May 1101 Died)
• Friedrich von Bremen † ( 1104 Appointed - 29 Jan 1123 Died)
• Adalbero von Bremen † ( 1123 Appointed - 25 Aug 1148 Died)
• Hartwig von Stade † ( 1148 Appointed - 11 Oct 1168 Died)
• Balduin von Bremen † ( 1169 Appointed - 18 Jun 1178 Died)
• Bertram † ( 1178 Appointed - 1179 Resigned)
• Siegfried von Anhalt † (Sep 1179 Appointed - 24 Oct 1184 Died)
• Hartwig von Utlede † ( 1184 Appointed - 3 Nov 1207 Died)
• Burghard von Stumpenhausen † ( 1207 Appointed - 1210 Resigned)
• Gerhard von Oldenburg-Wildeshausen † (30 Oct 1210 Appointed - 13 Aug 1219 Died)
• Gerhard zur Lippe † ( 1219 Appointed - 27 Jul 1258 Died)
• Hildebold von Wunstorf † (17 Apr 1259 Appointed - 11 Oct 1273 Died)
• Giselbert von Brunkhorst † (27 Feb 1274 Appointed - 17 Nov 1306 Died)
• Heinrich von Goltern † ( 1306 Appointed - 9 Apr 1307 Died)
• Bernhard von Wölpe † ( 1307 Appointed - 17 Sep 1310 Died)
• Jens Grand † (11 Feb 1310 Appointed - 30 May 1327 Died)
• Burchard Grelle † (25 Sep 1327 Appointed - 12 Aug 1344 Died)
• Otto von Oldenburg † (14 Feb 1345 Appointed - 14 Mar 1348 Died)
• Gottfried von Arnsberg † (13 Jun 1348 Appointed - 1360 Resigned)
• Albert von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel † (17 Jul 1360 Appointed - 14 Apr 1395 Died)
• Otto von Braunschweig-Lüneburg † (2 Oct 1395 Appointed - 30 Jun 1406 Died)
• Johannes von Schlamstorf † (25 Sep 1406 Appointed - 20 Dec 1421 Died)
• Nikolaus von Oldenburg-Delmenhorst † (14 Mar 1422 Appointed - 1434 Resigned)
• Balduin von Wenden, O.S.B. † (22 Dec 1434 Appointed - 8 Jul 1441 Died)
• Gerhard von Hoya † (1 Apr 1442 Confirmed - 11 Apr 1463 Died)
• Johann Rode † (28 Apr 1497 Confirmed - 4 Dec 1511 Died)
• Christoph von Braunschweig-Lüneburg † (4 Dec 1511 Succeeded - 22 Jan 1558 Died)
• Georg von Braunschweig-Lüneburg † ( 1561 Confirmed - 14 Dec 1565 Died)
• Heinrich von Sachsen-Lauenburg † ( 1567 Appointed - 3 May 1585 Died)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Bremen
1 November 787	Erected	Archdiocese of Köln {Cologne}	Diocese of Bremen (erected)
Archdiocese of Bremen (and Hamberg)
1072	United	Diocese of Bremen Archdiocese of Hamburg	Archdiocese of Bremen (and Hamberg)
1076	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of Bremen (and Hamberg)	Diocese of Faröe Islands (erected)
1648	Suppressed	Archdiocese of Bremen (and Hamberg) (suppressed)

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Siegfried von Anhalt † (Archbishop: Sep 1179 to 24 Oct 1184)
• Dietrich Arndes †
• Gottfried von Arnsberg † (Archbishop: 13 Jun 1348 to 1360)
• Christoph von Braunschweig-Lüneburg † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 7 May 1501; Archbishop: 4 Dec 1511 to 22 Jan 1558)
• Georg von Braunschweig-Lüneburg † (Archbishop: 1561 to 14 Dec 1565)
• Otto von Braunschweig-Lüneburg † (Archbishop: 2 Oct 1395 to 30 Jun 1406)
• Albert von Braunschweig-Wolfenbüttel † (Archbishop: 17 Jul 1360 to 14 Apr 1395)
• Adalbero von Bremen † (Archbishop: 1123 to 25 Aug 1148)
• Adalbert von Bremen † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 15 Jul 1043 to 16 Mar 1072)
• Adalbrand von Bremen † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 21 Dec 1035 to 15 Apr 1043)
• Balduin von Bremen † (Archbishop: 1169 to 18 Jun 1178)
• Friedrich von Bremen † (Archbishop: 1104 to 29 Jan 1123)
• Giselbert von Brunkhorst † (Archbishop: 27 Feb 1274 to 17 Nov 1306)
• Heinrich von Goltern † (Archbishop: 1306 to 9 Apr 1307)
• Jens Grand † (Archbishop: 11 Feb 1310 to 30 May 1327)
• Burchard Grelle † (Archbishop: 25 Sep 1327 to 12 Aug 1344)
• Gerhard von Hoya † (Archbishop: 1 Apr 1442 to 11 Apr 1463)
• Dietrich Huls, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Jul 1507 to 1516)
• Gerhard zur Lippe † (Archbishop: 1219 to 27 Jul 1258)
• Hermann Nortorp, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Apr 1453 to 1467)
• Otto von Oldenburg † (Archbishop: 14 Feb 1345 to 14 Mar 1348)
• Nikolaus von Oldenburg-Delmenhorst † (Archbishop: 14 Mar 1422 to 1434)
• Gerhard von Oldenburg-Wildeshausen † (Archbishop: 30 Oct 1210 to 13 Aug 1219)
• Christophorus Radelennes, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Jul 1512 to 7 May 1536)
• Hermann von Rethem, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Jan 1482 to 1507)
• Johann Rode † (Priest: 1468; Archbishop: 28 Apr 1497 to 4 Dec 1511)
• Heinrich von Sachsen-Lauenburg † (Archbishop: 1567 to 3 May 1585)
• Johannes von Schlamstorf † (Archbishop: 25 Sep 1406 to 20 Dec 1421)
• Heinrich von Schwarzburg † (Apostolic Administrator: 20 Nov 1463 to 24 Dec 1496)
• Hartwig von Stade † (Archbishop: 1148 to 11 Oct 1168)
• Burghard von Stumpenhausen † (Archbishop: 1207 to 1210)
• Hartwig von Utlede † (Archbishop: 1184 to 3 Nov 1207)
• Balduin von Wenden, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 22 Dec 1434 to 8 Jul 1441)
• Bernhard von Wölpe † (Archbishop: 1307 to 17 Sep 1310)
• Hildebold von Wunstorf † (Archbishop: 17 Apr 1259 to 11 Oct 1273)
• St. Adaldag , O.S.B. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 936 to 28 Apr 988)
• St. Adalgar † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 888 to 9 May 909)
• St. Ansgar , O.S.B. † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 847 to 3 Feb 865)
• Bertram † (Archbishop: 1178 to 1179)
• Hermann † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 28 Sep 1032 to 19 Sep 1035)
• Hoger † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 909 to 915)
• Leuderich † (Bishop: 838 to 24 Aug 845)
• Libentius † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 988 to 14 Feb 1013)
• Libentius † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 1029 to 25 Aug 1032)
• Liemar † (Archbishop: 1072 to 16 May 1101)
• St. Rimbert † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 865 to 11 Jun 888)
• Unni † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 916 to 936)
• Unwan † (Archbishop (Personal Title): 1013 to 28 Jan 1029)
• St. Willehad † (Bishop: 788 to 9 Nov 789)
• St. Willerich † (Bishop: 805 to 4 May 837)

Source(s)

Diocese of Bremen Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 263 Archdiocese of Bremen (and Hamberg) Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 1, Page 145, and Page 146 Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 110 Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 263

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