Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone {Bozen-Brixen}

Historical Details

• Diocese of Sabiona-Säben
  • Latin Name: Sebanensis
  • Erected: 6th Century
  • Country: Italy

• Diocese of Brixen {Bressanone}
  • Latin Name: Brixinensis
  • Name Changed: 10th Century
  • Immediately Subject to the Holy See
  • Country: Italy

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Sebastien Stampfel † ( 1417 Appointed - 12 Apr 1418 Died)
• Ulrich Putsch † (29 Jan 1428 Appointed - 29 Aug 1437 Died)
• Georg von Stubai † (7 Sep 1437 Appointed - 17 Dec 1443 Died)
• Johann Rottel † (4 Jan 1444 Appointed - 28 Jan 1450 Died)
• Nikolaus von Cusa † (23 Mar 1450 Appointed - 12 Aug 1464 Died)
• Francesco Gonzaga † (12 Aug 1464 Appointed - 20 Aug 1466 Appointed, Administrator of Mantova)
• Georg Golser † (16 Dec 1471 Confirmed - )
• Melchior von Meckau † (30 Jun 1489 Succeeded - 3 Mar 1509 Died)
• Christoph von Schrofenstein † (3 Mar 1509 Succeeded - 29 Mar 1521 Died)
• Jorge de Austria † (9 Apr 1526 Appointed - 27 Mar 1538 Appointed, Archbishop of Valencia)
• Christoph Fuchs von Fuchsberg † ( 1539 Appointed - 17 Dec 1542 Died)
• Bernhard von Cles (Clesio) † (21 May 1539 Appointed - 30 Jul 1539 Died)
• Cristoforo Madruzzo † (17 Dec 1542 Succeeded - 5 Jul 1578 Died)
• Andreas von Austria (Österreich) † (25 Feb 1591 Succeeded - 12 Nov 1600 Died)
• Christoph Andreas von Spaur † (7 Feb 1601 Appointed - 10 Jan 1613 Died)
• Charles Joseph de Habsbourg (d’Autriche-Styrie) † (7 Jul 1608 Appointed - 26 Dec 1624 Died)
• Hieronymus Otto Agricola † (2 May 1625 Confirmed - 6 Mar 1627 Died)
• Daniel Zeno † (5 Jul 1627 Appointed - 24 Sep 1628 Died)
• Wilhelm von Welsberg † (28 May 1629 Appointed - 27 Mar 1641 Died)
• Johann Platzgummer † (16 Dec 1641 Confirmed - 12 May 1647 Died)
• Anton Crosini von Bonporto † (30 Mar 1648 Confirmed - 14 Mar 1663 Died)
• Sigmund Alphons von Thun † (10 Dec 1663 Confirmed - 2 Feb 1677 Died)
• Paulinus Mayr † (5 Sep 1678 Confirmed - 29 Sep 1685 Died)
• Johann Franz von Khuen zu Liechtenberg † (12 May 1687 Confirmed - 3 Apr 1702 Died)
• Kaspas Ignaz von Künigl zu Ehrenburg † (4 May 1703 Confirmed - 24 Jul 1747 Died)
• Leopold Maria Joseph von Spaur † (19 Feb 1748 Confirmed - 31 Dec 1778 Died)
• Ignaz Franz Stanislaus von Spaur † (31 Dec 1778 Succeeded - 2 Mar 1779 Died)
• Joseph Philipp Franz von Spaur † (20 Mar 1780 Confirmed - 26 May 1791 Died)
• Karl Franz von Lodron † (27 Feb 1792 Confirmed - 10 Aug 1828 Died)
• Bernhard Galura † (28 Sep 1829 Confirmed - 17 May 1856 Died)
• Vinzenz Gasser † (15 Dec 1856 Confirmed - 6 Apr 1879 Died)
• Johannes von Leiß (Leiss) † (27 Feb 1880 Confirmed - 23 Apr 1884 Died)
• Simon Aichner † (10 Nov 1884 Confirmed - 19 Jun 1904 Resigned)
• Josef Altenweisel † (2 Jul 1904 Confirmed - 25 Jun 1912 Died)
• Franz Egger † (6 Nov 1912 Confirmed - 17 May 1918 Died)
• Johann Raffl † (28 Apr 1921 Appointed - 15 Jul 1927 Died)
• Josef Mutschlechner † (13 Oct 1928 Appointed - 2 Apr 1930 Resigned)
• Johann Baptist Geisler † (2 Apr 1930 Appointed - 23 Apr 1952 Resigned)
• Joseph Gargitter † (23 Apr 1952 Appointed - 29 Jul 1986 Resigned)
• Wilhelm Emil Egger, O.F.M. Cap. † (29 Jul 1986 Appointed - 16 Aug 2008 Died)
• Karl Golser (5 Dec 2008 Appointed - 27 Jul 2011 Resigned)
• Ivo Muser (27 Jul 2011 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Brixen {Bressanone}
1950	100,039	199,905	50.0%	233	109	342	292		178	541	137	ap1951
1959	105,592	105,728	99.9%	250	140	390	270		222	512	137	ap1960
Diocese of Bolzano-Bressanone {Bozen-Brixen}
1970	404,081	407,693	99.1%	590	347	937	431		475	1,519	252	ap1971
1980	428,000	431,078	99.3%	491	304	795	538		407	1,217	327	ap1981
1990	434,000	438,000	99.1%	426	254	680	638	1	328	1,003	280	ap1991
1999	446,300	459,069	97.2%	372	227	599	745	5	306	792	280	ap2000
2000	448,512	459,687	97.6%	365	221	586	765	5	289	775	280	ap2001
2001	457,898	464,601	98.6%	361	217	578	792	7	299	749	280	ap2002
2002	459,833	466,600	98.5%	349	216	565	813	11	289	721	280	ap2003
2003	458,675	466,482	98.3%	348	276	624	735	11	336	680	280	ap2004
2004	461,184	470,055	98.1%	342	208	550	838	11	267	668	280	ap2005
2006	465,365	479,758	97.0%	339	204	543	857	13	251	627	280	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Karl Golser (Priest: 10 Oct 1968; Bishop: 5 Dec 2008 to 27 Jul 2011)
• Ivo Muser (Priest: 28 Jun 1987; Bishop: 27 Jul 2011 - )

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Hieronymus Otto Agricola † (Bishop: 2 May 1625 to 6 Mar 1627)
• Simon Aichner † (Priest: 2 Aug 1840; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Sep 1882; Bishop: 10 Nov 1884 to 19 Jun 1904)
• Josef Altenweisel † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1904 to 25 Jun 1912)
• Johann Amberg † (Priest: 19 Dec 1824; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Sep 1865 to 16 Mar 1882)
• Andreas von Austria (Österreich) † (Coadjutor Bishop: 12 Jan 1591; Bishop: 25 Feb 1591 to 12 Nov 1600)
• Jorge de Austria † (Bishop: 9 Apr 1526 to 27 Mar 1538)
• Georg Benigni, O.F.M. Conv. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Jun 1594 to 1598)
• Bernhard von Cles (Clesio) † (Administrator: 21 May 1539 to 30 Jul 1539)
• Anton Crosini von Bonporto † (Priest: 4 Jun 1605; Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Aug 1624; Bishop: 30 Mar 1648 to 14 Mar 1663)
• Nikolaus von Cusa † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1450 to 12 Aug 1464)
• Franz Egger † (Priest: 11 Nov 1860; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Mar 1908; Bishop: 6 Nov 1912 to 17 May 1918)
• Wilhelm Emil Egger, O.F.M. Cap. † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1986 to 16 Aug 2008)
• Joseph Feßler (Fessler) † (Priest: 30 Jul 1837; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Apr 1862 to 27 Mar 1865)
• Simon Feuerstein † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 May 1598 to 1623)
• Heinrich Forer † (Priest: 10 Jul 1938 to 11 Feb 1956; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Feb 1961 to 2 Jan 1989)
• Christoph Fuchs von Fuchsberg † (Bishop: 1539 to 17 Dec 1542)
• Bernhard Galura † (Priest: 1818; Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Dec 1819; Bishop: 28 Sep 1829 to 17 May 1856)
• Joseph Gargitter † (Priest: 25 Oct 1942; Bishop: 23 Apr 1952 to 29 Jul 1986)
• Vinzenz Gasser † (Priest: 28 Jul 1833; Bishop: 15 Dec 1856 to 6 Apr 1879)
• Johann Baptist Geisler † (Priest: 13 Mar 1910; Bishop: 2 Apr 1930 to 23 Apr 1952)
• Georg Golser † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1471 - )
• Francesco Gonzaga † (Bishop: 12 Aug 1464 to 20 Aug 1466)
• Charles Joseph de Habsbourg (d’Autriche-Styrie) † (Bishop: 7 Jul 1608 to 26 Dec 1624)
• Johann Franz von Khuen zu Liechtenberg † (Priest: 4 Sep 1672; Bishop: 12 May 1687 to 3 Apr 1702)
• Albert Kraus † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Dec 1534)
• Johann Jakob von Kuen-Belasy † (Priest: 1548 to 15 Jan 1561)
• Kaspas Ignaz von Künigl zu Ehrenburg † (Priest: 22 Dec 1696; Bishop: 4 May 1703 to 24 Jul 1747)
• Johannes von Leiß (Leiss) † (Priest: 27 Jul 1845; Bishop: 27 Feb 1880 to 23 Apr 1884)
• Karl Franz von Lodron † (Priest: 21 Dec 1771; Bishop: 27 Feb 1792 to 10 Aug 1828)
• Cristoforo Madruzzo † (Coadjutor Bishop: 11 Dec 1542; Bishop: 17 Dec 1542 to 5 Jul 1578)
• Paulinus Mayr † (Priest: 30 Mar 1652; Bishop: 5 Sep 1678 to 29 Sep 1685)
• Melchior von Meckau † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Apr 1482; Bishop: 30 Jun 1489 to 3 Mar 1509)
• Josef Mutschlechner † (Priest: 29 Jun 1900; Vicar Apostolic: 13 Oct 1928 to 2 Apr 1930)
• Jesse Perchofer † (Auxiliary Bishop: 4 May 1648 to 1681)
• Jesse Perkhofer † (Priest: 23 Dec 1628; Auxiliary Bishop: 4 May 1648 to 31 May 1681)
• Simon Melchior de Petris † (Priest: 18 Sep 1779 to 19 Apr 1812)
• Johann Platzgummer † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1641 to 12 May 1647)
• Georg Prünster † (Priest: 8 Oct 1797; Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Feb 1836 to 12 Nov 1861)
• Ulrich Putsch † (Bishop: 29 Jan 1428 to 29 Aug 1437)
• Johann Raffl † (Priest: 15 Jul 1883; Bishop: 28 Apr 1921 to 15 Jul 1927)
• Johann Rottel † (Bishop: 4 Jan 1444 to 28 Jan 1450)
• Franz Joseph Rudigier (Rudiger) † (Priest: 12 Apr 1835 to 10 Mar 1853)
• Ferdinand Joseph Gabriel von Sarnthein † (Priest: 16 Mar 1720; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Jun 1727 to 20 Dec 1762)
• Maria Romedius von Sarnthein † (Priest: 27 May 1753; Auxiliary Bishop: 31 Aug 1767 to 24 Mar 1774)
• Christoph von Schrofenstein † (Coadjutor Bishop: 5 Jul 1501; Bishop: 3 Mar 1509; Priest: 26 Jan 1511 to 29 Mar 1521)
• Christoph Andreas von Spaur † (Bishop: 7 Feb 1601 to 10 Jan 1613)
• Ignaz Franz Stanislaus von Spaur † (Coadjutor Bishop: 18 Dec 1775; Bishop: 31 Dec 1778 to 2 Mar 1779)
• Joseph Philipp Franz von Spaur † (Priest: 1 Apr 1741 to 1 Oct 1763; Bishop: 20 Mar 1780 to 26 May 1791)
• Leopold Maria Joseph von Spaur † (Priest: 16 Apr 1719; Bishop: 19 Feb 1748 to 31 Dec 1778)
• Sebastien Stampfel † (Bishop: 1417 to 12 Apr 1418)
• Georg von Stubai † (Bishop: 7 Sep 1437 to 17 Dec 1443)
• Sigmund Alphons von Thun † (Priest: 24 Aug 1646; Bishop: 10 Dec 1663 to 2 Feb 1677)
• Franz Tschann † (Priest: 29 Jun 1897 to 8 Aug 1936)
• Bl. Johann Nepomuk von Tschiderer zu Gleitheim † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Feb 1832 to 19 Dec 1834)
• Wilhelm von Vintler von Runkelstein † (Priest: 10 May 1654; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Dec 1681 to 9 Mar 1697)
• Sigismund Waitz † (Priest: 29 Sep 1886; Auxiliary Bishop: 9 May 1913 to 17 Dec 1934)
• Franz Weinhart † (Priest: 1648 to 26 Feb 1663)
• Wilhelm von Welsberg † (Bishop: 28 May 1629 to 27 Mar 1641)
• Daniel Zeno † (Bishop: 5 Jul 1627 to 24 Sep 1628)
• Johann Nepomucenus Zobl † (Priest: 27 Jul 1845; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Mar 1885 to 13 Sep 1907)