Meißen (Meissen) (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Historical Details

Diocese of Meißen (Meissen)
- Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
- Erected: 2 January 968
- Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Magdeburg
- Rite: Latin (or Roman)
- Country: Germany

Past Ordinaries

Burchard von Meißen † ( 968 Appointed - 1 Jul 972 Died)
Volkold † ( 972 Appointed - 23 Aug 992 Died)
Eido † ( 992 Appointed - 20 Dec 1015 Died)
Eilward † ( 1016 Appointed - 23 Apr 1023 Died)
Hugbert † ( 1023 Appointed - 5 Apr 1024 Died)
Dietrich † ( 1024 Appointed - 6 Apr 1046 Died)
Bruno † (2 Jul 1046 Appointed - 13 Jan 1064 Died)
Reiner † ( 1064 Appointed - 15 Apr 1066 Died)
St. Benno von Woldenburg (Meißen) † ( 1066 Appointed - 16 Jun 1106 Died)
Herwig † (30 May 1108 Appointed - 27 Jun 1119 Died)
Godebold † ( 1125 Appointed - 31 Aug 1140 Died)
Reinward † ( 1140 Appointed - 24 Jul 1146 Died)
Albrecht † ( 1149 Appointed - 1152 Died)
Gerung † ( 1152 Appointed - 20 Nov 1170 Died)
Martin † (27 Nov 1170 Appointed - 17 Jul 1190 Died)
Dietrich von Kittlitz † ( 1191 Appointed - 29 Aug 1208 Died)
Bruno von Porstendorf † ( 1209 Appointed - 4 Dec 1228 Resigned)
Heinrich † (Dec 1228 Appointed - 24 Jun 1240 Died)
Konrad von Wallhausen † ( 1240 Appointed - 6 Jan 1258 Died)
Albrecht von Mutzschen † (5 Feb 1258 Appointed - 1 Aug 1266 Died)
Withego von Furra † ( 1266 Appointed - 6 Mar 1293 Died)
Bernhard von Kamenz † ( 1293 Appointed - 12 Oct 1296 Died)
Albrecht von Leisnig † ( 1297 Appointed - 2 Mar 1312 Died)
Withego von Colditz † (5 Apr 1312 Appointed - 26 Jul 1342 Died)
Johann von Isenburg † ( 1342 Appointed - 4 Jan 1370 Died)
Dietrich von Schönberg † (29 May 1370 Appointed - Jul 1370 Died)
Konrad von Kirchberg-Wallhausen † (13 Nov 1370 Appointed - 26 May 1375 Died)
Jan z Jenštejna † (4 Jul 1375 Appointed - 19 Mar 1379 Appointed, Archbishop of Praha {Prague})
Nikolaus Ziegenbock, O.P. † (19 Mar 1379 Appointed - 11 Feb 1392 Died)
Jan Kietlicz † (2 Sep 1392 Appointed - 1 Dec 1398 Resigned)
Thimo von Colditz † (12 Dec 1398 Appointed - 26 Dec 1410 Died)
Rudolf von Planitz † (11 Mar 1411 Confirmed - 23 May 1427 Died)
Johannes Hoffmann † (10 Sep 1427 Confirmed - 12 Apr 1451 Died)
Kaspar von Schönberg † (Oct 1451 Confirmed - 31 May 1463 Died)
Dietrich von Schönberg † (18 Aug 1463 Confirmed - 12 Apr 1476 Died)
Johann von Weißenbach † (19 Jun 1476 Confirmed - 1 Nov 1487 Died)
Johann Salhausen † (8 Feb 1488 Confirmed - 10 Apr 1518 Died)
Johann von Schleinitz † (5 Jul 1518 Confirmed - 13 Oct 1537 Died)
Johann von Maltitz † (13 Oct 1537 Succeeded - 30 Nov 1549 Died)
Nikolaus von Carlowitz † (14 Jul 1550 Confirmed - 27 Apr 1555 Died)
Johann von Haugwitz † (25 Oct 1555 Confirmed - 20 Oct 1581 Resigned)

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
2 January 968	Erected		Diocese of Meißen (Meissen) (erected)
1000	Territory Lost	Diocese of Meißen (Meissen) Diocese of Praha	Diocese of Wrocław (Breslau) (erected)
1559	Territory Lost	Diocese of Meißen (Meissen)	Prefecture Apostolic of Lausitz (Lusatia) (erected)
1581	Extinct	Diocese of Meißen (Meissen)	Prefecture Apostolic of Lausitz (Lusatia)