Eichstätt (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Johann von Heideck † (29 Oct 1415 Confirmed - 3 Jun 1429 Died)
Albrecht von Hohenrechberg † (26 Aug 1429 Confirmed - 9 Sep 1445 Died)
Johann von Eych † (1 Oct 1445 Appointed - 1 Jan 1464 Died)
Wilhelm von Reichenau † (12 Mar 1464 Confirmed - 18 Nov 1496 Died)
Gabriel von Eyb † (2 Mar 1497 Confirmed - 30 Oct 1535 Died)
Christoph Marschalk zu Pappenheim † (14 Dec 1535 Appointed - 13 Jun 1539 Died)
Moritz von Hutten † (26 Jun 1539 Appointed - 6 Dec 1552 Died)
Eberhard von Hirnheim † (22 Feb 1553 Confirmed - 4 Jul 1560 Died)
Martin von Schaumberg † (4 Sep 1560 Confirmed - 28 Jun 1590 Died)
Kaspar von Seckendorff † (23 Jan 1591 Confirmed - 2 Apr 1595 Died)
Johann Konrad von Gemmingen † (2 Apr 1595 Succeeded - 7 Nov 1612 Died)
Johann Christoph von Westerstetten † (28 Jan 1613 Confirmed - 28 Jul 1637 Died)
Marquard von Schenk von Castell † (16 Nov 1637 Confirmed - 18 Jan 1685 Died)
Johann Euchar von Schenk von Castell † (7 Jul 1687 Confirmed - 6 Mar 1697 Died)
Johann Martin von Eyb † (7 Apr 1698 Confirmed - 6 Dec 1704 Died)
Johann Anton von Knebel von Katzenellenbogen † (27 Apr 1705 Confirmed - 27 Apr 1725 Died)
Franz Ludwig von Schenk von Castell † (26 Sep 1725 Confirmed - 19 Sep 1736 Died)
Johann Anton von Freyberg-Hopferau † (7 Jun 1737 Confirmed - 30 Apr 1757 Died)
Raymund Anton von Strasoldo † (25 Sep 1757 Confirmed - 13 Jan 1781 Died)
Johann Anton von Zehmen † (17 Sep 1781 Confirmed - 23 Jun 1790 Died)
Joseph von Stubenberg † (11 Apr 1791 Confirmed - 6 Apr 1818 Confirmed, Archbishop of Bamberg)
Petrus Pustett † (24 May 1824 Confirmed - 24 Apr 1825 Died)
Johann Friedrich Oesterreicher † (27 Jun 1825 Confirmed - 31 Jan 1835 Died)
Johann Martin Manl † (6 Apr 1835 Confirmed - 15 Oct 1835 Died)
Karl August von Reisach † (11 Jul 1836 Confirmed - 1 Oct 1846 Succeeded, Archbishop of München und Freising {Munich})
Georg von Oettl † (21 Dec 1846 Confirmed - 6 Feb 1866 Died)
Franz Leopold von Leonrod † (22 Feb 1867 Confirmed - 5 Sep 1905 Died)
Johannes Leo von Mergel, O.S.B. † (11 Dec 1905 Confirmed - 20 Jun 1932 Died)
Konrad von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos † (9 Sep 1932 Appointed - 5 Jul 1935 Appointed, Bishop of Berlin)
Michael Rackl † (4 Nov 1935 Appointed - 5 May 1948 Died)
Joseph Schröffer † (23 Jul 1948 Appointed - 2 Jan 1968 Appointed, Titular Archbishop of Volturnum)
Alois Brems † (28 May 1968 Appointed - 1 Jun 1983 Retired)
Karl Heinrich Braun (17 Apr 1984 Appointed - 25 Mar 1995 Appointed, Archbishop of Bamberg)
Walter Mixa (24 Feb 1996 Appointed - 16 Jul 2005 Appointed, Bishop of Augsburg)
Gregor Maria Franz Hanke, O.S.B. (14 Oct 2006 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
745	Erected		Diocese of Eichstätt (erected)

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

1950 335,000 613,000 54.6% 463 99 562 596 245 1,280 220 ap1951

1970 402,000 748,662 53.7% 471 100 571 704 171 1,174 250 ap1971

1980 437,285 820,980 53.3% 387 86 473 924 148 1,267 256 ap1981

1990 445,134 814,700 54.6% 353 92 445 1,000 4 167 939 263 ap1991

1999 455,091 876,160 51.9% 322 71 393 1,157 18 113 602 265 ap2000

2000 455,363 907,000 50.2% 320 70 390 1,167 4 110 578 265 ap2001

2001 454,290 890,000 51.0% 308 68 376 1,208 100 615 265 ap2002

2002 453,229 890,000 50.9% 316 72 388 1,168 22 104 607 265 ap2003

2003 453,229 890,000 50.9% 304 75 379 1,195 22 103 655 265 ap2004

2004 450,062 890,000 50.6% 308 79 387 1,162 25 106 650 265 ap2005

2006 442,772 890,000 49.7% 299 74 373 1,187 26 103 650 265 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	335,000	613,000	54.6%	463	99	562	596		245	1,280	220	ap1951
1970	402,000	748,662	53.7%	471	100	571	704		171	1,174	250	ap1971
1980	437,285	820,980	53.3%	387	86	473	924		148	1,267	256	ap1981
1990	445,134	814,700	54.6%	353	92	445	1,000	4	167	939	263	ap1991
1999	455,091	876,160	51.9%	322	71	393	1,157	18	113	602	265	ap2000
2000	455,363	907,000	50.2%	320	70	390	1,167	4	110	578	265	ap2001
2001	454,290	890,000	51.0%	308	68	376	1,208		100	615	265	ap2002
2002	453,229	890,000	50.9%	316	72	388	1,168	22	104	607	265	ap2003
2003	453,229	890,000	50.9%	304	75	379	1,195	22	103	655	265	ap2004
2004	450,062	890,000	50.6%	308	79	387	1,162	25	106	650	265	ap2005
2006	442,772	890,000	49.7%	299	74	373	1,187	26	103	650	265	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Ludwig Wilhelm Benz † (Auxiliary Bishop: 31 Jan 1656 to 11 Feb 1683)
Anton Braun † (Priest: 1522; Auxiliary Bishop: 4 May 1530 to 13 Aug 1540)
Alois Brems † (Priest: 29 Jun 1930; Bishop: 28 May 1968; Apostolic Administrator: 1 Jun 1983 to 1 Jun 1983)
Matthias Ehrenfried † (Priest: 28 Oct 1898 to 30 Sep 1924)
Lorenz Eiszepf † (Priest: 1584; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Jan 1590 to 17 Mar 1601)
Johann Ertlin † (Priest: 1568 to 10 May 1581)
Gabriel von Eyb † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1497 to 30 Oct 1535)
Johann Martin von Eyb † (Priest: 3 Jun 1662; Bishop: 7 Apr 1698 to 6 Dec 1704)
Johann von Eych † (Bishop: 1 Oct 1445 to 1 Jan 1464)
Johann Anton von Freyberg-Hopferau † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1737 to 30 Apr 1757)
Johann Baptist Gegg † (Priest: 12 Jun 1688 to 30 Mar 1716)
Johann Konrad von Gemmingen † (Coadjutor Bishop: 28 Feb 1594; Bishop: 2 Apr 1595 to 7 Nov 1612)
Rudolf Graber † (Priest: 1 Aug 1926 to 28 Mar 1962)
Johann Gottfried Groß von Trockau † (Priest: 11 Apr 1715; Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Mar 1745 to 15 Sep 1750)
Leonhard Haller † (Priest: 1528; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Nov 1540 to 25 Mar 1570)
Johann von Heideck † (Bishop: 29 Oct 1415 to 3 Jun 1429)
Eberhard von Hirnheim † (Bishop: 22 Feb 1553 to 4 Jul 1560)
Albrecht von Hohenrechberg † (Bishop: 26 Aug 1429 to 9 Sep 1445)
Wolfgang Holl † (Priest: 1559; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Aug 1570 to 4 Sep 1590)
Moritz von Hutten † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1539 to 6 Dec 1552)
Franz Heinrich Wendelin von Kageneck † (Priest: 26 Jun 1746; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Mar 1751 to 28 Apr 1780)
Johann Anton von Knebel von Katzenellenbogen † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1705; Priest: 1 Jun 1705; Bishop: 26 Mar 1706 to 27 Apr 1725)
Franz Leopold von Leonrod † (Priest: 14 Jun 1851; Bishop: 22 Feb 1867 to 5 Sep 1905)
Marcus Lyresius † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Jan 1603 to 28 Jun 1611)
Johann Martin Manl † (Bishop: 6 Apr 1835 to 15 Oct 1835)
Johannes Leo von Mergel, O.S.B. † (Priest: 29 Mar 1873 to 1882; Bishop: 11 Dec 1905 to 20 Jun 1932)
Johann Adam Nieberlein † (Priest: 17 Mar 1686; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Mar 1708 to 28 Dec 1748)
Johann Friedrich Oesterreicher † (Bishop: 27 Jun 1825 to 31 Jan 1835)
Friedrich von Oettingen †
Georg von Oettl † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1846 to 6 Feb 1866)
Christoph Marschalk zu Pappenheim † (Bishop: 14 Dec 1535 to 13 Jun 1539)
Kilian Pflüger † (Priest: 1460; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Nov 1476 to 1486)
Leonhard Pilhamer † (Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Nov 1464 to 29 Jul 1475)
Konrad von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos † (Bishop: 9 Sep 1932 to 5 Jul 1935)
Petrus Pustett † (Bishop: 24 May 1824 to 24 Apr 1825)
Michael Rackl † (Priest: 29 Jun 1909; Bishop: 4 Nov 1935 to 5 May 1948)
Jakob Raschauer † (Priest: 1458; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jul 1486 to 10 Nov 1497)
Wilhelm von Reichenau † (Bishop: 12 Mar 1464 to 18 Nov 1496)
Karl August von Reisach † (Bishop: 11 Jul 1836 to 1 Oct 1846)
Franz Christoph Rinck von Balderstein † (Priest: 20 Jan 1664; Auxiliary Bishop: 15 May 1684 to 6 May 1707)
Georg Christoph Rösch † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jul 1612 to 30 Nov 1634)
Martin von Schaumberg † (Bishop: 4 Sep 1560 to 28 Jun 1590)
Franz Ludwig von Schenk von Castell † (Priest: 1717; Bishop: 26 Sep 1725 to 19 Sep 1736)
Johann Euchar von Schenk von Castell † (Priest: 14 Sep 1672; Bishop: 7 Jul 1687 to 6 Mar 1697)
Marquard von Schenk von Castell † (Priest: 6 Jun 1635; Bishop: 16 Nov 1637 to 18 Jan 1685)
Johann Franz von Schönau † (Priest: 15 Apr 1648 to 3 Mar 1653)
Joseph Schröffer † (Priest: 28 Oct 1928; Bishop: 23 Jul 1948 to 2 Jan 1968)
Kaspar von Seckendorff † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1591; Priest: 24 Dec 1592; Bishop: 10 Jan 1593 to 2 Apr 1595)
Raymund Anton von Strasoldo † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1757 to 13 Jan 1781)
Felix von Stubenberg † (Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Dec 1780 to 18 Jun 1828)
Joseph von Stubenberg † (Bishop: 11 Apr 1791 to 6 Apr 1818; Apostolic Administrator: 13 Nov 1818 to 29 Jan 1824)
Jakob Laurentz Studach † (Priest: 13 Feb 1820 to 10 Aug 1833)
Kaspar Tobritsch † (Priest: 1476; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Apr 1498 to 3 Jun 1511)
Petrus Ulmer, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Nov 1437 to 1449)
Fabian Weickmann † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1514 to 29 Nov 1526)
Johann Christoph von Westerstetten † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1613 to 28 Jul 1637)
Johann Anton von Zehmen † (Priest: 1745; Bishop: 17 Sep 1781 to 23 Jun 1790)
Karl Friedrich von Zehmen † (Priest: 6 Jun 1743 to 22 Apr 1765)

Diocese of Eichstätt

Dioecesis Eystettensis

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased