Diocese of Schwerin

Historical Details

• Diocese of Schwerin
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Name Changed: 30 September 1189
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Germany

• Diocese of Mecklenburg
  • Latin Name: Megalopolitus
  • Erected: 992
  • Country: Germany

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Past Ordinaries

• Reinbert † (16 Oct 992 Appointed - 16 Apr 1013 Died)
• Johannes Scotus † ( 1052 Appointed - 13 Nov 1066 Died)
• Emmehard † ( 1149 Appointed - 1155 Died)
• Berno (Bruno) , O. Cist. † ( 1155 Ordained Bishop - 14 Jan 1191 Died)
• Brunward † ( 1192 Appointed - 14 Jan 1238 Died)
• Friedrich von Hagen † (26 May 1238 Appointed - 21 May 1239 Died)
• Dietrich † (3 Nov 1239 Appointed - 28 Jan 1247 Died)
• Wilhelm † ( 1247 Appointed - 21 Aug 1249 Died)
• Rudolf † (5 Nov 1249 Appointed - 18 Nov 1262 Died)
• Hermann von Schladen † (3 Jan 1263 Appointed - 1291 Died)
• Gottfried von Bülow † (19 Mar 1292 Appointed - 1 Nov 1314 Died)
• Hermann Von Maltzan † ( 1315 Appointed - 7 Jul 1322 Died)
• Johann zu Putlitz † ( 1322 Appointed - 1331 Died)
• Ludolf von Bülow † ( 1331 Appointed - 23 Apr 1339 Died)
• Heinrich von Bülow † ( 1339 Appointed - 28 Nov 1347 Died)
• Andrzej z Wiślicy † (17 Mar 1348 Appointed - 11 Aug 1356 Died)
• Albrecht von Sternberg † (19 Oct 1356 Appointed - 23 Aug 1364 Appointed, Bishop of Litomyšl)
• Rudolf von Anhalt † (9 Jun 1365 Appointed - 3 Sep 1365 Died)
• Friedrich von Bülow † (14 Jan 1366 Appointed - 11 Sep 1375 Died)
• Melchior von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen † (17 Oct 1375 Appointed - 6 Jun 1381 Died)
• Johann Potho von Pothenstein † (6 Jun 1381 Appointed - 1390 Died)
• Rudolf von Mecklenburg-Stargard † (11 Jan 1391 Appointed - 1415 Died)
• Heinrich von Nauen † (20 Dec 1417 Appointed - 30 Nov 1418 Died)
• Heinrich von Wangelin † (30 Jan 1419 Appointed - 29 Jun 1429 Died)
• Hermann Köppen † (14 Oct 1429 Appointed - 2 Jan 1444 Died)
• Nicolaus Böddeker † ( 1444 Appointed - 1457 Resigned)
• Gottfried Lange † (6 Apr 1457 Appointed - 8 Jul 1458 Died)
• Werner Wolmers † (22 Dec 1458 Appointed - 25 Aug 1473 Died)
• Balthasar von Mecklenburg † (18 Apr 1474 Appointed - 1479 Resigned)
• Nikolaus von Pentz † (4 Jun 1479 Appointed - 5 Jan 1482 Died)
• Konrad Loste † (23 Sep 1482 Appointed - 24 Dec 1503 Died)
• Johannes von Thun † (24 May 1504 Appointed - 28 Aug 1506 Died)
• Peter Wolkow † (20 Feb 1508 Appointed - 27 May 1516 Died)
• Magnus Mecklenburg † (5 Nov 1516 Appointed - 18 Jan 1550 Died)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Mecklenburg
992	Erected	Archdiocese of Hamburg	Diocese of Mecklenburg (erected)
Diocese of Schwerin
30 September 1189	Name Changed	Diocese of Mecklenburg	Diocese of Schwerin
1648	Suppressed	Diocese of Schwerin (suppressed)

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Rudolf von Anhalt † (Bishop: 9 Jun 1365 to 3 Sep 1365)
• Nicolaus Böddeker † (Bishop: 1444 to 1457)
• Melchior von Braunschweig-Grubenhagen † (Bishop: 17 Oct 1375 to 6 Jun 1381)
• Friedrich von Bülow † (Bishop: 14 Jan 1366 to 11 Sep 1375)
• Gottfried von Bülow † (Bishop: 19 Mar 1292 to 1 Nov 1314)
• Heinrich von Bülow † (Bishop: 1339 to 28 Nov 1347)
• Ludolf von Bülow † (Bishop: 1331 to 23 Apr 1339)
• Friedrich von Hagen † (Bishop: 26 May 1238 to 21 May 1239)
• Dietrich Huls, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1516 to 1527)
• Hermann Köppen † (Bishop: 14 Oct 1429 to 2 Jan 1444)
• Gottfried Lange † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1457 to 8 Jul 1458)
• Konrad Loste † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1482 to 24 Dec 1503)
• Hermann Von Maltzan † (Bishop: 1315 to 7 Jul 1322)
• Balthasar von Mecklenburg † (Bishop: 18 Apr 1474 to 1479)
• Magnus Mecklenburg † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1516 to 18 Jan 1550)
• Rudolf von Mecklenburg-Stargard † (Bishop: 11 Jan 1391 to 1415)
• Heinrich von Nauen † (Bishop: 20 Dec 1417 to 30 Nov 1418)
• Nikolaus von Pentz † (Bishop: 4 Jun 1479 to 5 Jan 1482)
• Johann Potho von Pothenstein † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1381 to 1390)
• Johann zu Putlitz † (Bishop: 1322 to 1331)
• Hermann von Schladen † (Bishop: 3 Jan 1263 to 1291)
• Johannes Scotus † (Bishop: 1052 to 13 Nov 1066)
• Albrecht von Sternberg † (Bishop: 19 Oct 1356 to 23 Aug 1364)
• Johannes von Thun † (Bishop: 24 May 1504 to 28 Aug 1506)
• Heinrich von Wangelin † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1419 to 29 Jun 1429)
• Andrzej z Wiślicy † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1348 to 11 Aug 1356)
• Peter Wolkow † (Bishop: 20 Feb 1508 to 27 May 1516)
• Werner Wolmers † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1458 to 25 Aug 1473)
• Berno (Bruno) , O. Cist. † (Bishop: 1155 to 14 Jan 1191)
• Brunward † (Bishop: 1192 to 14 Jan 1238)
• Dietrich † (Bishop: 3 Nov 1239 to 28 Jan 1247)
• Emmehard † (Bishop: 1149 to 1155)
• Reinbert † (Bishop: 16 Oct 992 to 16 Apr 1013)
• Rudolf † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1249 to 18 Nov 1262)
• Wilhelm † (Bishop: 1247 to 21 Aug 1249)

Source(s)

Diocese of Mecklenburg Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 310 Diocese of Schwerin Hierarchia Catholica, Volume 2, Page 272

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