Diocese of Konstanz {Constance}

Historical Details

• Diocese of Konstanz {Constance}
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 750
  • Metropolitan: Diocese of Mainz
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Germany

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Past Ordinaries

• Heinrich Freiherr von Hewen † (4 Aug 1436 Appointed - 22 Nov 1462 Died)
• Burkhard von Randegg † (1 Dec 1462 Appointed - 13 Mar 1466 Died)
• Hermann von Breitenladenburg † (24 Apr 1466 Appointed - 18 Sep 1474 Died)
• Ludwig von Freiburg † (18 Sep 1474 Succeeded - 6 Nov 1480 Died)
• Otto Graf von Sonnenberg † (30 Sep 1474 Appointed - 21 Mar 1491 Died)
• Thomas Berlower † (22 Mar 1491 Appointed - 25 Apr 1496 Died)
• Hugo von Hohenladenburg † (7 May 1496 Appointed - 9 Mar 1530 Resigned)
• Balthasar Merklin † (9 Mar 1530 Confirmed - 28 May 1531 Died)
• Hugo von Hohenladenburg † (Jun 1531 Appointed - 7 Jan 1532 Died)
• Johannes Graf von Lupfen † (3 Feb 1532 Appointed - 27 Jun 1537 Resigned)
• Johannes von Weeze † ( 1538 Appointed - 14 Jun 1548 Died)
• Christoph Metzler † (2 Jul 1548 Appointed - 11 Sep 1561 Died)
• Mark Sittich von Hohenems † (6 Oct 1561 Appointed - 15 Feb 1595 Died)
• Andreas Markgraf von Österreich † (31 Jul 1589 Appointed - 12 Nov 1600 Died)
• Johann Georg von Hallwyl † (2 Jan 1601 Appointed - 11 Jan 1604 Died)
• Jakob Fugger † (27 Jan 1604 Appointed - 24 Jan 1626 Died)
• Sixt Werner Reichsfreiherr von Vogt von Altensumerau und Prasberg † (2 Mar 1626 Appointed - 16 Nov 1627 Died)
• Johannes Truchseß von Waldburg-Wolfegg † (23 Dec 1627 Appointed - 15 Dec 1644 Died)
• Franz Johann Reichsfreiherr von Vogt von Altensumerau und Prasberg † (16 Feb 1645 Appointed - 7 Mar 1689 Died)
• Marquard Rudolf Reichsritter von Rodt † (14 Apr 1689 Appointed - 10 Jun 1704 Died)
• Johann Franz Reichsgraf von Schenk von Stauffenberg † (21 Jul 1704 Appointed - 12 Jun 1740 Died)
• Damian Hugo Philipp von Schönborn Bushein † (12 Jul 1740 Succeeded - 19 Aug 1743 Died)
• Kasimir Anton Reichsfreiherr von Sickingen † (4 Nov 1743 Appointed - 29 Aug 1750 Died)
• Franz Konrad Kasimir Ignaz von Rodt † (9 Nov 1750 Appointed - 16 Oct 1775 Died)
• Maximilian Augustinus Christoph Reichsfreiherr von Rodt † ( 1775 Appointed - 17 Jan 1800 Died)
• Ignaz Heinrich von Wessenberg † (27 Feb 1817 Appointed - 17 Jun 1824 Incardinated, Priest of Freiburg im Breisgau)

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
750	Erected		Diocese of Konstanz {Constance} (erected)
810	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Konstanz {Constance} (was Immediately Subject to Holy See)
1 April 1818	Territory Lost	Diocese of Konstanz {Constance}	Diocese of Brixen {Bressanone}
1 April 1818	Territory Lost	Diocese of Konstanz {Constance}	Diocese of Augsburg
2 May 1818	Territory Lost	Diocese of Konstanz {Constance}	Diocese of Chur
2 May 1818	Territory Lost	Diocese of Konstanz {Constance}	Diocese of Basel
16 August 1821	Suppressed	Diocese of Konstanz {Constance} (suppressed)	Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau (erected)
16 August 1821	Suppressed	Diocese of Konstanz {Constance} (suppressed)	Diocese of Rottenburg (erected)

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Wilhelm Joseph Leopold Willibald Reichsfreiherr von Baden † (Priest: 3 Apr 1779; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jul 1779 to 9 Jul 1798)
• Thomas Berlower † (Bishop: 22 Mar 1491 to 25 Apr 1496)
• Ernst Maria Ferdinand Graf von Bissingen † (Priest: 26 Apr 1778; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Dec 1801 to 24 Apr 1813)
• Johannes von Blatten, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Jan 1441 to 4 Jan 1461)
• Johannes Wolfgang Reichsfreiherr von Bodman † (Priest: 6 Aug 1673; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Sep 1686 to 29 Sep 1691)
• Bernhard Boll, O. Cist. † (Priest: 1802 to 1821)
• Hermann von Breitenladenburg † (Bishop: 24 Apr 1466 to 18 Sep 1474)
• Balthasar Brennwald † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Dec 1500 to 5 Feb 1517)
• Joseph Vitus Burg † (Priest: 26 Sep 1791 to 1821)
• Karl Theodor Freiherr von Dalberg † (Coadjutor Bishop: 18 Jun 1788; Bishop: 17 Jan 1800 to 10 Feb 1817)
• Jakob Eliner † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Jan 1551 to 14 Apr 1574)
• Melchior Fattlin † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Nov 1518 to 25 Oct 1548)
• Ludwig von Freiburg † (Coadjutor Bishop: 2 Sep 1474; Bishop: 18 Sep 1474 to 6 Nov 1480)
• Jakob Fugger † (Bishop: 27 Jan 1604 to 24 Jan 1626)
• Franz Karl Joseph Reichsgraf von Fugger-Glött † (Priest: 5 Aug 1731; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Jul 1739 to 3 Apr 1768)
• Bernhard Galura † (Priest: 27 Jul 1788 to 1818)
• Konrad Ferdinand Geist von Wildegg † (Priest: 3 Jun 1685; Auxiliary Bishop: 18 May 1693 to 15 Jan 1722)
• Johann Georg von Hallwyl † (Bishop: 2 Jan 1601 to 11 Jan 1604)
• Heinrich Freiherr von Hewen † (Bishop: 4 Aug 1436 to 22 Nov 1462)
• Mark Sittich von Hohenems † (Bishop: 6 Oct 1561 to 15 Feb 1595)
• Hugo von Hohenladenburg † (Bishop: 7 May 1496; Priest: 18 Jul 1496; Bishop: 29 Jul 1496 to 9 Mar 1530)
• Johann Nepomuk Augustin Reichsfreiherr von Hornstein zu Hohenstoffen † (Priest: 8 Jun 1767; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 May 1768 to 20 Feb 1779)
• Peter Krafft † (Priest: 6 Apr 1493 to 27 Jan 1501)
• Johannes Graf von Lupfen † (Bishop: 3 Feb 1532 to 27 Jun 1537)
• Balthasar Merklin † (Coadjutor Bishop: Sep 1527; Bishop: 9 Mar 1530 to 28 May 1531)
• Christoph Metzler † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1548 to 11 Sep 1561)
• Johann Jakob Mirgel † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 May 1598 to 22 Sep 1629)
• Georg Sigismund Müller † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1 Nov 1654 to 24 Mar 1686)
• Heinrich Negelin † (Priest: 1481 to 6 Dec 1506)
• Andreas Markgraf von Österreich † (Bishop: 31 Jul 1589 to 12 Nov 1600)
• Burkhard von Randegg † (Bishop: 1 Dec 1462; Priest: 26 Mar 1463; Bishop: 2 Jul 1463 to 13 Mar 1466)
• Franz Konrad Kasimir Ignaz von Rodt † (Priest: 14 Apr 1737; Bishop: 9 Nov 1750 to 16 Oct 1775)
• Marquard Rudolf Reichsritter von Rodt † (Priest: 26 May 1668; Bishop: 14 Apr 1689 to 10 Jun 1704)
• Maximilian Augustinus Christoph Reichsfreiherr von Rodt † (Bishop: 1775 to 17 Jan 1800)
• Josef Anton Salzmann † (Priest: 4 Apr 1803 to 10 Dec 1828)
• Johann Franz Reichsgraf von Schenk von Stauffenberg † (Bishop: 21 Jul 1704; Priest: 11 Nov 1704; Bishop: 26 Jan 1705 to 12 Jun 1740)
• Damian Hugo Philipp von Schönborn Bushein † (Coadjutor Bishop: 18 May 1722; Bishop: 12 Jul 1740 to 19 Aug 1743)
• Kasimir Anton Reichsfreiherr von Sickingen † (Bishop: 4 Nov 1743; Priest: 8 Mar 1744; Bishop: 30 Aug 1744 to 29 Aug 1750)
• Johann Franz Anton Reichsfreiherr von Sirgenstein † (Priest: 23 Sep 1713; Auxiliary Bishop: 23 Sep 1722 to 29 Jan 1739)
• Otto Graf von Sonnenberg † (Bishop: 30 Sep 1474 to 21 Mar 1491)
• Johann Spyser † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Jan 1518 to 31 Jul 1518)
• Johann Anton Tritt von Wilderen † (Priest: 8 Apr 1613; Auxiliary Bishop: 9 Sep 1619 to 8 Feb 1639)
• Johannes Truchseß von Waldburg-Wolfegg † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1627; Priest: 28 Jun 1628; Bishop: 10 Jul 1628 to 15 Dec 1644)
• Hermann von Vicari † (Priest: 1 Oct 1797 to 1821)
• Franz Johann Reichsfreiherr von Vogt von Altensumerau und Prasberg † (Priest: 3 Mar 1635; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Dec 1641; Bishop: 16 Feb 1645 to 7 Mar 1689)
• Sixt Werner Reichsfreiherr von Vogt von Altensumerau und Prasberg † (Bishop: 2 Mar 1626 to 16 Nov 1627)
• Johannes von Weeze † (Bishop: 1538; Priest: 1541; Bishop: May 1542 to 14 Jun 1548)
• Thomas Weldner, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Mar 1461 to 29 Sep 1470)
• Ignaz Heinrich von Wessenberg † (Priest: Sep 1812; Vicar Apostolic: 27 Feb 1817 to 17 Jun 1824)
• Balthasar Wurer † (Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Jul 1574 to 1598)
• Daniel Zehnder, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Dec 1473 to 15 Sep 1500)