Gurk (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Past and Present Ordinaries

Konrad von Hebenstreit † (15 Feb 1402 Appointed - 23 Mar 1411 Appointed, Bishop of Freising)
Lorenz von Lichtenberg † ( 1432 Appointed - 4 Jul 1438 Appointed, Bishop of Lavant)
Johann Schallerman † (28 Jan 1433 Appointed - 1453 Resigned)
Ulrich Sonnenberger (Hinnenberger) † (5 Nov 1453 Appointed - 29 Dec 1469 Died)
Sixtus von Tannberg † (23 Apr 1470 Appointed - 12 Jan 1474 Appointed, Bishop of Freising)
Laurent von Freiberg † (11 May 1474 Appointed - 15 Aug 1487 Died)
Raymund Pérault, O.S.A. † (21 Feb 1491 Appointed - 6 Oct 1501 Resigned)
Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg † (6 Oct 1505 Succeeded - 11 Mar 1522 Resigned)
Antonio Hoyos de Salamanca † (25 Jun 1526 Succeeded - 1550 Died)
Urban Sagstetter † (3 Jul 1556 Appointed - 13 Oct 1573 Died)
Christoph Andreas von Spaur † ( 1573 Appointed - 7 Feb 1601 Appointed, Bishop of Brixen {Bressanone})
Franz von Lodron † (5 Mar 1644 Appointed - 30 Nov 1652 Died)
Sigmund Franz von Österreich † (25 Feb 1654 Confirmed - 28 May 1665 Resigned)
Wenzeslaus von Thun † (10 Aug 1665 Appointed - 8 Jan 1673 Died)
Polykarp Wilhelm von Kuenburg † (24 Feb 1674 Appointed - 15 Jul 1675 Died)
Johann von Goess † (30 Oct 1675 Appointed - 19 Oct 1696 Died)
Otto de la Bourde † (12 Jan 1697 Appointed - 24 Dec 1708 Died)
Jakob Maximilian von Thun und Hohenstein † (30 Aug 1709 Appointed - 26 Jul 1741 Died)
Josef Maria von Thun und Hohenstein † (7 Oct 1741 Appointed - 29 Mar 1762 Confirmed, Bishop of Passau)
Hieronymus Joseph Franz de Paula Colloredo von Wallsee und Mels † (8 May 1762 Confirmed - 14 Apr 1772 Confirmed, Archbishop of Salzburg)
Joseph Franz Anton von Auersperg † (31 Jan 1773 Confirmed - 25 Jun 1784 Confirmed, Bishop of Passau)
Franz Xaver von Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim † ( 1784 Confirmed - 19 Apr 1822 Died)
Jakob Peregrin Paulitsch † (30 May 1824 Ordained Bishop - 5 Jan 1827 Died)
Georg Mayer † (19 Apr 1828 Confirmed - 22 Mar 1840 Died)
Franz Anton Gindl † (15 Aug 1841 Confirmed - 24 Oct 1841 Died)
Adalbert Lidmansky † (30 Oct 1842 Ordained Bishop - 23 Jul 1858 Died)
Valentin Wiery † (30 Oct 1858 Appointed - 29 Dec 1880 Died)
Peter Funder † (13 May 1881 Confirmed - 2 Oct 1886 Died)
Josef Kahn † (19 Mar 1887 Ordained Bishop - 28 Oct 1910 Resigned)
Balthasar Kaltner † (3 Nov 1910 Appointed - 25 May 1914 Confirmed, Archbishop of Salzburg)
Adam Hefter † (5 Feb 1915 Confirmed - 4 May 1939 Resigned)
Josef Köstner † (25 Jun 1945 Appointed - 25 Apr 1981 Retired)
Egon Kapellari (7 Dec 1981 Appointed - 14 Mar 2001 Appointed, Bishop of Graz-Seckau)
Alois Schwarz (22 May 2001 Appointed - )

Date	Event	From	To
6 March 1071	Erected	Archdiocese of Salzburg	Diocese of Gurk (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 430,000 500,000 86.0% 392 139 531 809 171 543 329 ap1951

1970 450,516 526,830 85.5% 320 118 438 1,028 146 574 333 ap1971

1980 461,768 537,667 85.9% 278 106 384 1,202 127 511 337 ap1981

1990 467,650 542,000 86.3% 240 88 328 1,425 10 106 437 337 ap1991

1999 443,921 564,237 78.7% 207 84 291 1,525 30 97 343 337 ap2000

2000 442,801 563,925 78.5% 203 81 284 1,559 30 91 356 337 ap2001

2001 441,287 550,590 80.1% 197 80 277 1,593 30 96 310 337 ap2002

2002 440,095 561,126 78.4% 208 79 287 1,533 39 98 312 337 ap2003

2003 438,878 559,404 78.5% 194 71 265 1,656 38 91 231 337 ap2004

2004 436,795 558,006 78.3% 194 70 264 1,654 38 90 292 337 ap2005

2006 414,699 559,621 74.1% 191 70 261 1,588 38 81 296 337 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	430,000	500,000	86.0%	392	139	531	809		171	543	329	ap1951
1970	450,516	526,830	85.5%	320	118	438	1,028		146	574	333	ap1971
1980	461,768	537,667	85.9%	278	106	384	1,202		127	511	337	ap1981
1990	467,650	542,000	86.3%	240	88	328	1,425	10	106	437	337	ap1991
1999	443,921	564,237	78.7%	207	84	291	1,525	30	97	343	337	ap2000
2000	442,801	563,925	78.5%	203	81	284	1,559	30	91	356	337	ap2001
2001	441,287	550,590	80.1%	197	80	277	1,593	30	96	310	337	ap2002
2002	440,095	561,126	78.4%	208	79	287	1,533	39	98	312	337	ap2003
2003	438,878	559,404	78.5%	194	71	265	1,656	38	91	231	337	ap2004
2004	436,795	558,006	78.3%	194	70	264	1,654	38	90	292	337	ap2005
2006	414,699	559,621	74.1%	191	70	261	1,588	38	81	296	337	ap2007

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

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Joseph Franz Anton von Auersperg † (Bishop: 31 Jan 1773 to 25 Jun 1784)
Laurent von Freiberg † (Bishop: 11 May 1474 to 15 Aug 1487)
Sixtus Carcanus, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Jul 1614 to 1627)
Hieronymus Joseph Franz de Paula Colloredo von Wallsee und Mels † (Bishop: 8 May 1762 to 14 Apr 1772)
Peter Funder † (Priest: 31 Jul 1844; Bishop: 13 May 1881 to 2 Oct 1886)
Franz Anton Gindl † (Bishop: 15 Aug 1841 to 24 Oct 1841)
Johann von Goess † (Bishop: 30 Oct 1675; Priest: 13 Dec 1675; Bishop: 2 Feb 1676 to 19 Oct 1696)
Carolus Griming † (Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Oct 1592 to 1614)
Konrad von Hebenstreit † (Bishop: 15 Feb 1402 to 23 Mar 1411)
Adam Hefter † (Priest: 22 Jul 1894; Bishop: 5 Feb 1915 to 4 May 1939)
Antonio Hoyos de Salamanca † (Coadjutor Bishop: 11 Mar 1523; Bishop: 25 Jun 1526 to 1550)
Josef Kahn † (Priest: 19 Jul 1863; Bishop: 19 Mar 1887 to 28 Oct 1910)
Balthasar Kaltner † (Bishop: 3 Nov 1910 to 25 May 1914)
Nikolaus Kaps † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Sep 1499 to Apr 1512)
Josef Köstner † (Priest: 25 Oct 1931; Bishop: 25 Jun 1945 to 25 Apr 1981)
Polykarp Wilhelm von Kuenburg † (Bishop: 24 Feb 1674 to 15 Jul 1675)
Otto de la Bourde † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1697 to 24 Dec 1708)
Matthäus Lang von Wellenburg † (Coadjutor Bishop: 1501; Bishop: 6 Oct 1505 to 11 Mar 1522)
Lorenz von Lichtenberg † (Bishop: 1432 to 4 Jul 1438)
Adalbert Lidmansky † (Bishop: 30 Oct 1842 to 23 Jul 1858)
Franz von Lodron † (Bishop: 5 Mar 1644 to 30 Nov 1652)
Franz Xavier (Franciszek Ksawery) Luschin (Luszin) † (Priest: 26 Aug 1804 to 24 May 1824)
Anton Manicir † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Jun 1581 to 1592)
Georg Mayer † (Priest: 22 Aug 1790; Bishop: 19 Apr 1828 to 22 Mar 1840)
Sigmund Franz von Österreich † (Bishop: 25 Feb 1654 to 28 May 1665)
Jakob Peregrin Paulitsch † (Priest: 1774; Bishop: 30 May 1824 to 5 Jan 1827)
Raymund Pérault, O.S.A. † (Bishop: 21 Feb 1491 to 6 Oct 1501)
Andreas Rohracher † (Priest: 25 May 1915; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Jul 1933 to 1 May 1943)
Urban Sagstetter † (Bishop: 3 Jul 1556 to 13 Oct 1573)
Franz Xaver von Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim † (Bishop: 1784 to 19 Apr 1822)
Johann Schallerman † (Bishop: 28 Jan 1433 to 1453)
Ulrich Sonnenberger (Hinnenberger) † (Bishop: 5 Nov 1453 to 29 Dec 1469)
Christoph Andreas von Spaur † (Bishop: 1573 to 7 Feb 1601)
Johann Stieff von Kränzen † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Nov 1685 to 17 Jun 1694)
Sixtus von Tannberg † (Bishop: 23 Apr 1470 to 12 Jan 1474)
Wenzeslaus von Thun † (Bishop: 10 Aug 1665 to 8 Jan 1673)
Jakob Maximilian von Thun und Hohenstein † (Bishop: 30 Aug 1709 to 26 Jul 1741)
Josef Maria von Thun und Hohenstein † (Bishop: 7 Oct 1741 to 29 Mar 1762)
Valentin Wiery † (Bishop: 30 Oct 1858 to 29 Dec 1880)

Diocese of Gurk

Dioecesis Gurcensis

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased