Meißen (Meissen) (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Historical Details

Diocese of Meißen (Meissen)
- Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
- Erected: 2 January 968
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Magdeburg
- Rite: Latin (or Roman)
- Country: Germany

Past Ordinaries

Burchard von Meißen † ( 968 Appointed - 1 Jul 972 Died)
Volkold † ( 972 Appointed - 23 Aug 992 Died)
Eido † ( 992 Appointed - 20 Dec 1015 Died)
Eilward † ( 1016 Appointed - 23 Apr 1023 Died)
Hugbert † ( 1023 Appointed - 5 Apr 1024 Died)
Dietrich † ( 1024 Appointed - 6 Apr 1046 Died)
Bruno † (2 Jul 1046 Appointed - 13 Jan 1064 Died)
Reiner † ( 1064 Appointed - 15 Apr 1066 Died)
St. Benno von Woldenburg (Meißen) † ( 1066 Appointed - 16 Jun 1106 Died)
Herwig † (30 May 1108 Appointed - 27 Jun 1119 Died)
Godebold † ( 1125 Appointed - 31 Aug 1140 Died)
Reinward † ( 1140 Appointed - 24 Jul 1146 Died)
Albrecht † ( 1149 Appointed - 1152 Died)
Gerung † ( 1152 Appointed - 20 Nov 1170 Died)
Martin † (27 Nov 1170 Appointed - 17 Jul 1190 Died)
Dietrich von Kittlitz † ( 1191 Appointed - 29 Aug 1208 Died)
Bruno von Porstendorf † ( 1209 Appointed - 4 Dec 1228 Resigned)
Heinrich † (Dec 1228 Appointed - 24 Jun 1240 Died)
Konrad von Wallhausen † ( 1240 Appointed - 6 Jan 1258 Died)
Albrecht von Mutzschen † (5 Feb 1258 Appointed - 1 Aug 1266 Died)
Withego von Furra † ( 1266 Appointed - 6 Mar 1293 Died)
Bernhard von Kamenz † ( 1293 Appointed - 12 Oct 1296 Died)
Albrecht von Leisnig † ( 1297 Appointed - 2 Mar 1312 Died)
Withego von Colditz † (5 Apr 1312 Appointed - 26 Jul 1342 Died)
Johann von Isenburg † ( 1342 Appointed - 4 Jan 1370 Died)
Dietrich von Schönberg † (29 May 1370 Appointed - Jul 1370 Died)
Konrad von Kirchberg-Wallhausen † (13 Nov 1370 Appointed - 26 May 1375 Died)
Johann von Jenstein † (4 Jul 1375 Appointed - 19 Mar 1379 Appointed, Archbishop of Praha {Prague})
Nikolaus Ziegenbock, O.P. † (19 Mar 1379 Appointed - 11 Feb 1392 Died)
Jan Kietlicz † (2 Sep 1392 Appointed - 1 Dec 1398 Resigned)
Thimo von Colditz † (12 Dec 1398 Appointed - 26 Dec 1410 Died)
Rudolf von Planitz † (11 Mar 1411 Confirmed - 23 May 1427 Died)
Johannes Hoffmann † (10 Sep 1427 Confirmed - 12 Apr 1451 Died)
Kaspar von Schönberg † (Oct 1451 Confirmed - 31 May 1463 Died)
Dietrich von Schönberg † (18 Aug 1463 Confirmed - 12 Apr 1476 Died)
Johann von Weißenbach † (19 Jun 1476 Confirmed - 1 Nov 1487 Died)
Johann Salhausen † (8 Feb 1488 Confirmed - 10 Apr 1518 Died)
Johann von Schleinitz † (5 Jul 1518 Confirmed - 13 Oct 1537 Died)
Johann von Maltitz † (13 Oct 1537 Succeeded - 30 Nov 1549 Died)
Nikolaus von Carlowitz † (14 Jul 1550 Confirmed - 27 Apr 1555 Died)
Johann von Haugwitz † (25 Oct 1555 Confirmed - 20 Oct 1581 Resigned)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
2 January 968	Erected		Diocese of Meißen (Meissen) (erected)
1000	Territory Lost	Diocese of Meißen (Meissen) Diocese of Praha	Diocese of Wrocław (Breslau) (erected)