Augsburg (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Walter Mixa, Bishop
Josef Grünwald, Auxiliary Bishop
Anton Losinger, Auxiliary Bishop
Viktor Josef Dammertz, O.S.B., Bishop Emeritus
Rudolf Schmid, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
Maximilian Ziegelbauer, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 6th Century
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of München und Freising {Munich}
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Germany
Square Kilometers: 13,250 (5,117 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.bistum-augsburg.de/
Mailing Address: Fronhof 4, D-86152 Augsburg, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Telephone: (0821)3166-0
Fax: 3166-209

Past and Present Ordinaries

Peter von Schaumberg † (28 Feb 1424 Appointed - 12 Apr 1469 Died)
Johann Graf von Werdenberg † (15 May 1469 Appointed - 23 Feb 1486 Died)
Friedrich Graf von Hohenzollern † (21 Mar 1486 Appointed - 8 Mar 1505 Died)
Heinrich von Lichtenau † (1 Apr 1505 Appointed - 12 Apr 1517 Died)
Christoph von Stadion † (20 Apr 1517 Confirmed - 15 Apr 1543 Died)
Otto Truchseß von Waldburg † (10 May 1543 Appointed - 2 Apr 1573 Died)
Johann Eglof von Knöringen † (18 May 1573 Appointed - 4 Jun 1575 Died)
Marquard von Berg † (26 Jul 1575 Appointed - 29 Jan 1591 Died)
Johann Otto von Gemmingen † (21 Mar 1591 Appointed - 6 Oct 1598 Died)
Heinrich von Knöringen † (19 Apr 1599 Appointed - 25 Jun 1646 Died)
Sigmund Franz Erzherzog von Österreich † (25 Jun 1646 Succeeded - 28 May 1665 Resigned)
Johann Christoph Reichsritter von Freyberg-Allmendingen † (18 Aug 1665 Appointed - 1 Apr 1690 Died)
Alexander Sigmund Pfalzgraf am Rhein zu Neuburg † (1 Apr 1690 Succeeded - 24 Jan 1737 Died)
Johann Franz Reichsgraf von Schenk von Stauffenberg † (24 Jan 1737 Succeeded - 12 Jun 1740 Died)
Joseph Ignaz Philipp Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt † (18 Aug 1740 Appointed - 20 Aug 1768 Died)
Klemens Wenzeslaus Herzog von Sachsen † (20 Aug 1768 Succeeded - 27 Jul 1812 Died)
Franz Karl Joseph Fürst von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst † (5 Feb 1818 Appointed - 9 Oct 1819 Died)
Joseph Maria Johann Nepomuk Freiherr von Fraunberg † (6 Dec 1819 Appointed - 4 Mar 1824 Appointed, Archbishop of Bamberg)
Ignatz Albert (Joseph Ignatz Alexius) von Riegg, O.S.A. † (4 Mar 1824 Appointed - 15 Aug 1836 Died)
Johann Peter von Richarz † (20 Sep 1836 Appointed - 2 Jul 1855 Died)
Michael von Deinlein † (12 Jan 1856 Appointed - 17 Jun 1858 Appointed, Archbishop of Bamberg)
Pankratius von Dinkel † (16 Jul 1858 Appointed - 8 Oct 1894 Died)
Petrus von Hötzl, O.F.M. † (7 Nov 1894 Appointed - 9 Mar 1902 Died)
Maximilian von Lingg † (18 Mar 1902 Appointed - 31 May 1930 Died)
Joseph Kumpfmüller † (17 Sep 1930 Appointed - 9 Feb 1949 Died)
Josef Freundorfer † (9 Jul 1949 Appointed - 11 Apr 1963 Died)
Josef Stimpfle † (10 Sep 1963 Appointed - 30 Mar 1992 Retired)
Viktor Josef Dammertz, O.S.B. (24 Dec 1992 Appointed - 9 Jun 2004 Retired)
Walter Mixa (16 Jul 2005 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
6th Century	Erected		Diocese of Augsburg (erected)
1 April 1818	Territory Added	Diocese of Konstanz {Constance}	Diocese of Augsburg

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1950 1,347,000 1,639,660 82.2% 1,223 348 1,571 857 348 5,120 986 ap1951

1959 1,385,803 1,657,371 83.6% 1,253 375 1,628 851 345 5,215 948 ap1960

1970 1,500,598 1,842,911 81.4% 1,105 1,105 1,358 3 3,500 1,020 ap1971

1980 1,554,000 1,900,000 81.8% 960 380 1,340 1,159 24 716 4,400 1,032 ap1981

1990 1,457,417 1,967,498 74.1% 842 425 1,267 1,150 81 752 3,347 997 ap1991

1999 1,536,620 2,195,124 70.0% 818 199 1,017 1,510 107 497 2,427 1,000 ap2000

2000 1,536,010 2,204,626 69.7% 813 199 1,012 1,517 113 308 2,239 1,000 ap2001

2001 1,535,529 2,214,187 69.3% 793 214 1,007 1,524 120 302 2,315 1,001 ap2002

2002 1,535,669 2,225,166 69.0% 792 303 1,095 1,402 118 534 2,197 1,001 ap2003

2003 1,539,461 2,245,158 68.6% 789 316 1,105 1,393 124 486 2,115 1,001 ap2004

2004 1,536,294 2,249,020 68.3% 782 336 1,118 1,374 129 484 2,050 1,001 ap2005

2006 1,493,282 2,262,963 66.0% 762 329 1,091 1,368 138 558 1,837 1,001 ap2007

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	1,347,000	1,639,660	82.2%	1,223	348	1,571	857		348	5,120	986	ap1951
1959	1,385,803	1,657,371	83.6%	1,253	375	1,628	851		345	5,215	948	ap1960
1970	1,500,598	1,842,911	81.4%	1,105		1,105	1,358	3		3,500	1,020	ap1971
1980	1,554,000	1,900,000	81.8%	960	380	1,340	1,159	24	716	4,400	1,032	ap1981
1990	1,457,417	1,967,498	74.1%	842	425	1,267	1,150	81	752	3,347	997	ap1991
1999	1,536,620	2,195,124	70.0%	818	199	1,017	1,510	107	497	2,427	1,000	ap2000
2000	1,536,010	2,204,626	69.7%	813	199	1,012	1,517	113	308	2,239	1,000	ap2001
2001	1,535,529	2,214,187	69.3%	793	214	1,007	1,524	120	302	2,315	1,001	ap2002
2002	1,535,669	2,225,166	69.0%	792	303	1,095	1,402	118	534	2,197	1,001	ap2003
2003	1,539,461	2,245,158	68.6%	789	316	1,105	1,393	124	486	2,115	1,001	ap2004
2004	1,536,294	2,249,020	68.3%	782	336	1,118	1,374	129	484	2,050	1,001	ap2005
2006	1,493,282	2,262,963	66.0%	762	329	1,091	1,368	138	558	1,837	1,001	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Karl Heinrich Braun (Priest: 10 Oct 1958 to 17 Apr 1984)
Viktor Josef Dammertz, O.S.B. (Bishop: 24 Dec 1992 to 9 Jun 2004)
Josef Grünwald (Priest: 29 May 1960; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Feb 1995)
Anton Losinger (Priest: 3 Jul 1983; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Jun 2000)
Walter Mixa (Priest: 27 Jun 1970 to 24 Feb 1996; Bishop: 16 Jul 2005 - )
Manfred Müller (Priest: 24 Jun 1952; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Jan 1972 to 16 Jun 1982)
Rudolf Schmid (Priest: 26 Jun 1938; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Jan 1972 to 11 Jul 1990)
Maximilian Ziegelbauer (Priest: 21 May 1950; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Aug 1983 to 7 Sep 1998)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Franz Xaver Reichsfreiherr von Adelmann von Adelmannsfelden † (Priest: 17 Sep 1747; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 May 1750 to 17 Oct 1787)
Marquard von Berg † (Bishop: 26 Jul 1575; Priest: 8 Dec 1575; Bishop: 15 Jan 1576 to 29 Jan 1591)
Sebastian Breuning † (Priest: 1578; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Jun 1586 to 14 Feb 1618)
Michael von Deinlein † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1856 to 17 Jun 1858)
Ignatz Anton Demeter † (Priest: 10 Aug 1796 to 11 May 1836)
Martin Dieminger † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Nov 1450 to 18 Jul 1460)
Pankratius von Dinkel † (Bishop: 16 Jul 1858 to 8 Oct 1894)
Michael Dornvogel † (Priest: 1539; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Aug 1554 to 1586)
Franz Xavier Eberle † (Priest: 18 Jul 1897; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Jun 1934 to 18 Nov 1951)
Joseph Maria Johann Nepomuk Freiherr von Fraunberg † (Bishop: 6 Dec 1819 to 4 Mar 1824)
Josef Freundorfer † (Bishop: 9 Jul 1949 to 11 Apr 1963)
Johann Christoph Reichsritter von Freyberg-Allmendingen † (Priest: 5 Apr 1642; Bishop: 18 Aug 1665 to 1 Apr 1690)
Johann Anton Reichsfreiherr von Freyberg-Hopferau † (Priest: 6 Sep 1699 to 5 Dec 1736)
Jakob Fugger † (Priest: 1592 to 27 Jan 1604)
Ulrich Geislinger, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Mar 1474 to 16 Feb 1493)
Johann Konrad von Gemmingen † (Priest: 10 May 1592 to 18 Nov 1593)
Johann Otto von Gemmingen † (Priest: 1581; Bishop: 21 Mar 1591 to 6 Oct 1598)
Peter Göbl † (Priest: 1891; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Feb 1911 to 15 Feb 1916)
Jakob Goffredi † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 May 1471 to 1473)
Franz Theodor Reichsritter von Guttenberg † (Priest: 16 May 1693; Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Jul 1716 to 1 Jun 1717)
Bonifatius von Haneberg, O.S.B. † (Priest: 29 Aug 1839 to 1851)
Antonius von Henle † (Priest: 23 Nov 1873 to 3 Apr 1901)
Joseph Ignaz Philipp Landgraf von Hessen-Darmstadt † (Priest: 13 Mar 1729; Bishop: 18 Aug 1740 to 20 Aug 1768)
Franz Karl Joseph Fürst von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst † (Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Aug 1802; Bishop: 5 Feb 1818 to 9 Oct 1819)
Friedrich Graf von Hohenzollern † (Bishop: 21 Mar 1486 to 8 Mar 1505)
Petrus von Hötzl, O.F.M. † (Bishop: 7 Nov 1894 to 9 Mar 1902)
Johann Baptist Judas Thaddeus von Keller † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Jun 1816 to 28 Jan 1828)
Johann Kerer † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 May 1493 to Sep 1506)
Johann Franz Anton Reichsgraf von Khevenhüller † (Priest: 10 Apr 1730 to 19 Jun 1734)
Heinrich von Knöringen † (Bishop: 19 Apr 1599; Priest: May 1599; Bishop: 13 Jun 1599 to 25 Jun 1646)
Johann Eglof von Knöringen † (Priest: 1561; Bishop: 18 May 1573 to 4 Jun 1575)
Joseph Kumpfmüller † (Bishop: 17 Sep 1930 to 9 Feb 1949)
Johann Laymann † (Priest: 1503; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Feb 1521 to Mar 1546)
Heinrich von Lichtenau † (Priest: 1484; Bishop: 1 Apr 1505 to 12 Apr 1517)
Maximilian von Lingg † (Priest: 22 Jul 1865; Bishop: 18 Mar 1902 to 31 May 1930)
Martin Lyresius † (Priest: 1587 to 8 Jan 1603)
Wilhelm Mader, O. Praem. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Mar 1447 to 1450)
Johann Jakob von Mayr † (Priest: 18 Dec 1700; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Dec 1718 to 7 Dec 1749)
Sebastian Müller † (Priest: 1616; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Apr 1631 to 20 Oct 1644)
Heinrich Negelin † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Dec 1506 to Oct 1520)
Sigmund Franz Erzherzog von Österreich † (Coadjutor Bishop: 21 May 1640; Bishop: 25 Jun 1646 to 28 May 1665)
Silvester Pflieger † (Priest: 1424 to 24 Feb 1438)
Karl Reth † (Priest: 26 Jul 1873; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Apr 1916 to 27 Mar 1933)
Alexander Sigmund Pfalzgraf am Rhein zu Neuburg † (Coadjutor Bishop: 10 Feb 1681; Priest: 26 Jul 1689; Bishop: 1 Apr 1690 to 24 Jan 1737)
Johann Peter von Richarz † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1836 to 2 Jul 1855)
Valentin von Riedel † (Priest: 28 May 1825 to 1829)
Ignatz Albert (Joseph Ignatz Alexius) von Riegg, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 4 Mar 1824 to 15 Aug 1836)
Johann Kasimir Röls † (Priest: 5 Apr 1670; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Mar 1708 to 8 Feb 1715)
Georg Christoph Rösch † (Priest: 1602 to 16 Jul 1612)
Klemens Wenzeslaus Herzog von Sachsen † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Nov 1764; Bishop: 20 Aug 1768 to 27 Jul 1812)
Johann Michael von Sailer † (Priest: 23 Sep 1775 to 27 Sep 1822)
Peter von Schaumberg † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1424 to 12 Apr 1469)
Johann Franz Reichsgraf von Schenk von Stauffenberg † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Aug 1714; Bishop: 24 Jan 1737 to 12 Jun 1740)
Friedrich von Schreiber † (Priest: 10 Jun 1843 to 31 May 1875)
Jodok Seitz, O. Praem. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1460 to 23 Jan 1471)
Christoph von Stadion † (Priest: 1515; Coadjutor Bishop: Mar 1517; Bishop: 20 Apr 1517 to 15 Apr 1543)
Antonius von Steichele † (Priest: 28 Aug 1838 to 30 Apr 1878)
Josef Stimpfle † (Priest: 28 Jul 1946; Bishop: 10 Sep 1963 to 30 Mar 1992)
Otto Truchseß von Waldburg † (Bishop: 10 May 1543; Priest: Sep 1543 to 2 Apr 1573)
Johann Nepomuk August Reichfreiherr Ungelter von Deisenhausen † (Priest: 26 Jul 1755; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jul 1779 to 26 Feb 1804)
Marcus (Avunculus) Vetter † (Priest: 1527; Auxiliary Bishop: 1546 to 13 Jun 1554)
Peter Wall † (Priest: 1607; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 May 1618 to 5 Jul 1630)
Joseph Franz von Weckert † (Priest: 2 Apr 1845 to 4 Oct 1875)
Johann Graf von Werdenberg † (Priest: 5 Apr 1466; Bishop: 15 May 1469 to 23 Feb 1486)
Johann Eustach Egolf Reichsfreiherr von Westernach † (Priest: 15 Jun 1680; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Jul 1681 to 28 Sep 1707)
Johann Christoph von Westerstetten † (Priest: 11 Aug 1589 to 4 Dec 1612)
Kaspar Zeiler † (Priest: 1621; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Jan 1645; Apostolic Administrator: 25 Jun 1646 to 18 Aug 1665)
Joseph Zimmermann † (Priest: 31 Oct 1926; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Nov 1952 to 1 Mar 1972)

Diocese of Augsburg