The Bishop of Chur (German: Bischof von Chur) is the ordinary of the Diocese of Chur in Grisons, Switzerland (Latin: Dioecesis Curiensis)."Diocese of Chur" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved February 29, 2016"Diocese of Chur" GCatholic.org. Gabriel Chow. Retrieved February 29, 2016
History
A Bishop of Chur is first mentioned in 451/452 when Asinius attended the Synod of Milan,Mansi, IV, 141; but probably existed a century earlier. According to local tradition, the first Bishop of Chur was Saint Lucius, who is said to have died a martyr at Chur about the year 176, and whose relics are preserved in the cathedral. In the 7th century the bishopric acquired several territories south to the Lake of Constance. The see was at first suffragan to the archbishop of Milan, but after the treaty of Verdun (843) it became suffragan to Mainz. In 958 Holy Roman Emperor Otto I gave the bishopric to his vassal Hartpert with numerous privileges including control over the Septimer Pass, at the time the main pass through the central Alps. These concessions strengthened the bishopric's temporal power and later it became a princedom within the Holy Roman Empire.
At the time of the Hohenstaufen emperors in the 12th to early 13th centuries, some bishops of Chur were appointed by the emperor, which for a period led to existence of two bishops at the same time, the other being appointed by the pope. In the 14th century bishop Siegfried von Gelnhausen acquired the imperial diocese of Chur from the Barons Von Vaz and represented emperor Henry VII in Italy.
In 1803 the see became immediately subject to the Holy See. Until 1997, the Principality of Liechtenstein had been part of the diocese of Chur.
List of Bishops of Chur
Term Bishop Notes ca. 176 Lucius 452-455 Asinio ca. 460 Pruritius ca. 470 Claudian ca. 485 Ursicinus I ca. 495 Sidonius ca. 520 Eddo 530-546 Valentinianus 548-? Paulinus ca. 590 Theodore ca. 614 Victor I ? Verendarius ? ?-681 Ruthard 681-696 Paschal 696?-712 Victor II 712-735 Vigilius ca. 740 Adalbert 754-760 Ursicinus II 759-765 Tello 773-800? Constantius 800-820 Remigius 820-833 Victor III 833-844 Verendarius 844-849 Gerbrach 849-879 Hesso 879-887 Rothar 887-914 Dietholf 914-949 Waldo I 949-968 Hartbert 969-995 Hiltibold 995-1002 Waldo II 1002–1026 Ulrich I 1026–1039 Hartmann I 1039–1070 Dietmar 1070–1078 Heinrich I 1079–1088 Norbert 1089–1095 Ulrich II von Tarasp 1095–1122 Guido 1122–1142 Konrad I von Biberegg 1142–1150 Konrad II von Tegerfelden 1150–1160 Adalgod 1160–1170 Egino von Ehrenfels 1170–1179 Ulrich III von Tegerfelden 1179–1180 Bruno von Ehrenfels 1180–1193 Heinrich II von Arbon 1194?-1200 Arnold I von Matsch 1200–1209 Rainier 1209 Walter von Tegerfelden 1209–1221 Arnold II von Matsch 1221–1222 Heinrich III von Realta and/or Albrecht von Güttingen, Abbot of St. Gall 1222–1226 Rudolf I von Güttingen 1226–1233 Berthold Graf von Helfenstein 1233–1237 Ulrich IV Graf von Kyburg 1237–1251 Volkhard von Neuenburg 1251–1272 Heinrich IV Graf von Montfort 1272–1282 Konrad III von Belmont 1282–1290 Friedrich I Graf von Montfort 1290–1298 Berthold II Graf von Heiligenberg 1298 Hugo Graf von Montfort 1298–1321 Siegfried von Geilnhausen 1321–1324 Rudolf II Graf von Montfort 1324–1325 Hermann von Eichenbach 1325–1331 Johann I von Pfefferhart 1331–1355 Ulrich V von Lenzburg 1355–1368 Peter Gelyto 1368–1376 Friedrich II von Erdingen 1376–1388 Johann II von Ehingen 1388–1390 Bartholomew 1390–1416 Hartmann II, Count of Werdenberg-Sargans 1416–1417 Johann III Ambundi 1417–1440 Johann IV Naso 1440–1441 Konrad IV von Rechberg 1441–1453 Heinrich V von Höwen Bishop of Constance 1453–1458 Leonhard Wyssmayer 1458–1491 Ortlieb von Brandis 1491–1503 Heinrich VI von Höwen 1503–1541 Paul Ziegler von Ziegelberg 1541–1548 Licius Iter 1548–1565 Thomas Planta 1565–1581 Beatus à Porta 1581–1601 Peter II von Rascher 1601–1627 Giovanni V 1627–1635 Joseph Mohr, von Zernez 1636–1661 Giovanni VI Johann Flugi d'Apremont"Bishop Johann Flugi d’Apremont" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved March 21, 2016 1661–1692 Ulrich VI di Monte-Villa 1692–1728 Ulrich VII von Federspiel 1728–1754 Joseph Benedict von Rost 1755–1777 Johann Anton von Federspiel 1777–1794 Franz Dionysius von Rost 1794–1833 Karl Rudolf Graf von Buol-Schauenstein last prince-bishop (until 1803) 1834–1844 Johann Georg Bossi 1844–1859 Kaspar I de Carl ab Hohenbalken 1859–1876 Nikolaus Franz Florentini 1877–1879 Kaspar II Willi 1879–1888 Franz Konstantin Rampa 1888–1908 Johannes Fidelis Battaglia 1908–1932 Georg Schmid von Grüneck 1932–1941 Laurenz Matthias Vincenz 1941–1962 Cristiano Caminada 1962–1990 Johannes Vonderach 1990–1997 Wolfgang Haas 1997–2007 Amédée Grab 2007–2019 Vitus Huonder 2021- Joseph Maria Bonnemain
References
External links Official website (in German)
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