The Bishop of Speyer is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Speyer, which is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Bamberg."Diocese of Speyer" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Speyer" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016 The diocese covers an area of 5,893 km². The most recent bishop was Karl-Heinz Wiesemann.
Listed here are the bishops of the diocese and auxiliary bishops.
Bishops to 1802 At some point, the bishops of Speyer acquired imperial fiefs.
NameFromUntilJesse of Speircirca 346 Hildericus episcopuscirca 613 Atanasius610650Principius650659Dragobodo659700Otto700709Siegwin I 709725 Luido 725743David 743760Basinus760775Siegwin II 775802Otto I 802810Fraido 810814Benedikt 814828 or 830 Bertin, also Hertinus828 or 830845 or 846Gebhard I 845 or 847880Goddank 881895 or 898Einhard, also Eginhard895 or 898913Bernhard914922 Amalrich 913 or 923943Reginwalt I, also Reginhard943 or 944950Gottfried I 950960Otgar 960970Balderich 970987Ruprecht 9871004Walter 10041031Siegfried I 10311032Reinher, also Reginher 10321033Reginhard II of Dillingen,Reginhard II/Reginbald according to Gumbert was the architect of the Speyer Cathedral. also Reginbald10331039Sigbodo I, also Siegbodo10391051Arnold I of Falkenberg 10511056Konrad I 10561060Eginhard II of Katzenelnbogen10601067Heinrich of Scharfenberg10671075Rüdiger Huzmann (Huozmann, Hutzmann)10751090Johann I of Kraichgau 10901104Gebhard II, Count of Urach 11051107 († 1110)Bruno, Count of Saarbrücken (Count of Saargau)11071123Arnold II, Count of Leiningen 11241126Siegfried I, Count of Wolffölden 11271146 11461161Ulrich I of Dürrmenz 11611163Gottfried II 11641167Rabodo, Count of Lobdaburg 11671176Konrad II 11761178Ulrich II of Rechberg 11781187Otto II, Count of Henneberg 11871200Conrad III of Scharfenberg12001224Beringer of Entringen 12241232Konrad IV of Dahn 12331236Konrad V, Count of Eberstein 12371245Heinrich II, Count of Leiningen 12451272Friedrich of Bolanden 12721302Sigibodo II of Lichtenberg, also Siegbodo13021314Emich, Count of Leiningen, also Emicho 13141328Berthold, Count of Bucheck 13281328Walram, Count of Veldenz 13281336Baldwin, Archbishop of Trier (Administrator)13321336Gerhard of Ehrenberg 13361363Lambert of Born (Brunn?)13641371Adolf I, Count of Nassau 13711388Nikolaus I aus Wiesbaden 13881396Raban of Helmstatt13961438Reinhard of Helmstatt 14381456Siegfried III Freiherr of Venningen 14561459Johann II Nix of Hoheneck, aka Enzenberger14591464Matthias Freiherr of Rammingen 14641478Ludwig of Helmstädt 14781504Philip I of Rosenberg 15041513George, Count Palatine by Rhine 15131529Philip II of Flersheim 15291552Rudolf of Frankenstein 15521560Marquard Freiherr of Hattstein 15601581Eberhard of Dienheim 15811610Philipp Christoph von Sötern 16101652Lothar Friedrich of Metternich 16521675Johann Hugo von Orsbeck 16751711Heinrich Hartard of Rollingen 17111719Hugo Damian of SchönbornHugo Damian of Schönborn moved the seat of the bishopric to Bruchsal.17191743Franz Christoph of Hutten zu Stolzenberg 17431770Damian August Philipp Karl, Count of Limburg-Stirum-Vehlen 17701797Philipp Franz Wilderich of Walderdorf 18011802 († 1810)Sede vacante18021818Secularization and division of the dioceseThe diocese was secularized in 1803 by France and with the Rhine as a border, divided between France and the margraviate of Baden.1803
Bishops after 1818
TenureIncumbentNotes1802 to 5 February 1818Sede vacanteSecularization and division of the bishopric of Speyer5 February 1818 to 30 June 1826Matthäus Georg von ChandellePriest of Mainz; ordained 9 December 1821; died in office22 July 1826 to 25 March 1835Johann Martin ManlPriest of Mainz; confirmed 9 April 1827; ordained 25 April 1827; appointed Bishop of Eichstätt23 March 1835 to 20 September 1836Johann Peter von RicharzPriest of Würzburg; confirmed 24 July 1835; ordained 1 November 1835; Appointed Bishop of Augsburg20 September 1836 to 23 May 1842Johannes von GeisselPriest of Speyer; confirmed 19 May 1837; ordained 13 August 1837; Appointed Bishop of Cologne5 March 1842 to 13 December 1869Nicolaus von WeisPriest of Speyer; confirmed 23 May 1842; ordained 10 July 1842; died in office 6 May 1870 to 4 April 1871Konrad ReitherPriest of Speyer; confirmed 27 June 1870; ordained 18 September 1870; died in office23 May 1872 to 31 May 1876Bonifatius von Haneberg, OSBPriest of the Order of Saint Benedict; confirmed 29 July 1872; ordained 25 August 1872; died in office9 June 1878 to 18 March 1905Joseph Georg von EhrlerPriest of Würzburg; confirmed 9 June 1878; ordained 15 July 1878; died in office21 March 1905 to 9 September 1910Konrad von BuschPriest of Speyer; confirmed 30 May 1905; ordained 16 July 1905; died in office4 November 1910 to 26 May 1917Michael von Faulhaber Priest of Speyer; confirmed 7 January 1911; ordained 19 February 1911; appointed Archbishop of Munich and Freising 28 May 1917 to 20 May 1943Ludwig SebastianPriest of Bamberg; confirmed 31 July 1917; ordained 23 September 1917; died in office20 May 1943 to 9 August 1952Joseph WendelCoadjutor Bishop of Speyer; installed 4 June 1943; Appointed Archbishop of Munich and Freising 22 December 1952 to 10 February 1968Isidor Markus EmanuelPriest of Speyer; ordained 1 February 1953; resigned28 May 1968 to 28 October 1982Friedrich WetterPriest of Speyer; ordained 29 June 1968; Appointed Archbishop of Munich and Freising; created a Cardinal in 1985 by Pope John Paul II25 August 1983 to 10 February 2007Anton Schlembach Priest of Würzburg; ordained 16 October 198319 December 2007 to 19 August 2026 Karl-Heinz WiesemannAuxiliary bishop of Paderborn; installed 2 March 2008
Auxiliary bishops Pierre Spitznagel, O. Carm. (1444–1465)"Bishop Pierre Spitznagel, O. Carm." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 Johann Isenberg, O.F.M. (1466–1484) Stephan Karrer, O.P. (1484–1486) Heinrich Schertlin (1486–1511) Lukas Schleppel (1512–1520) Anton Engelbrecht (1520–1525) Nikolaus Schigmers, O.S.A. (1529–1541) Georg Schweicker (1544–1563) Matthais Ob (1566–1572) Heinrich Fabricius (1575–1595) Dionys Burckard (1596–1605) Theobald Manshalter (1606–1610) Johannes Streck (1611–) Wolfgang Ralinger (1623–1663) Johann Brassert (1673–1684) Johann Philipp Burkhard (1685–1698) Peter Cornelius Beyweg (1701–1744) Johann Adam Buckel (1745–1771) Johann Andreas Seelmann (1772–1789) Valentin Philipp Anton Schmidt (1790–1805) Ernst Gutting (1971–1994) Otto Georgens (1995–2025)
See also Lists of office-holders Speyer Cathedral
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