München und Freising {Munich} (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Reinhard Marx, Cardinal, Archbishop
Wolfgang Bischof, Auxiliary Bishop
Bernhard Hasslberger (Haßlberger), Auxiliary Bishop
Friedrich Wetter, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
Franz Dietl, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
Engelbert Siebler, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 1 April 1818
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Germany
Square Kilometers: 11,998 (4,634 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: http://www.erzbistum-muenchen.de/
Mailing Address: Postfach 330360, Rochusstrasse 5-7, D-80063 Munchen, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Telephone: (089)213.70
Fax: 213.71.585

Historical Details

Diocese of Freising
- Latin Name: Frisingensis
- Erected: 739
- Country: Germany

Past and Present Ordinaries

Berthold von Wehingen † (20 Sep 1381 Appointed - 7 Sep 1410 Died)
Konrad von Hebenstreit † (23 Mar 1411 Appointed - 1412 Died)
Hermann von Cilli † (26 Jul 1412 Appointed - 13 Sep 1421 Died)
Nicodemus della Scala † ( 1421 Appointed - 13 Aug 1443 Died)
Heinrich Schlick † (12 Sep 1443 Appointed - 15 Jan 1448 Resigned)
Johann Grünwald † (15 Jan 1448 Appointed - 2 Dec 1452 Died)
Johann Tulbeck † (9 Mar 1453 Confirmed - Nov 1473 Resigned)
Sixtus von Tannberg † (12 Jan 1474 Appointed - 14 Jul 1495 Died)
Ruprecht von Rhein † (8 Feb 1496 Confirmed - 3 Dec 1498 Resigned)
Philipp von der Pfalz (von Bayern) † ( 1499 Appointed - 5 Jan 1541 Died)
Philipp von Rhein † (17 May 1499 Appointed - 5 Jan 1541 Died)
Philipp von der Pfalz (von Bayern) † (17 Oct 1507 Ordained Bishop - 5 Jan 1541 Died)
Philipp von Rhein † (17 Oct 1507 Ordained Bishop - 5 Jan 1541 Died)
Heinrich von Rhein † (5 Jan 1541 Succeeded - 3 Jan 1552 Died)
Leo Lösch von Hilkershausen † (11 May 1552 Confirmed - 8 Apr 1559 Died)
Moritz von Sandizell † ( 1560 Confirmed - 18 Oct 1566 Resigned)
Ernst von Bayern † (23 Dec 1566 Confirmed - 17 Feb 1612 Died)
Stephan von Seiboldsdorf † (7 Mar 1613 Confirmed - 16 Jan 1618 Died)
Veit Adam Gepeckh von Arnsbach † (14 May 1618 Confirmed - 8 Dec 1651 Died)
Albrecht Sigmund von Bayern † (8 Dec 1651 Succeeded - 5 Nov 1685 Died)
Joseph Clemens von Bayern von Wittelsbach † (4 Nov 1685 Succeeded - 29 Sep 1694 Resigned)
Johann Franz von Eckher von Kapfing und Liechteneck † (30 Jan 1696 Confirmed - 23 Feb 1727 Died)
Johann Theodor von Bayern † (23 Feb 1727 Succeeded - 27 Jan 1763 Died)
Klemens Wenzeslaus von Sachsen † (22 Aug 1763 Confirmed - 20 Aug 1768 Resigned)
Ludwig Joseph von Welden auf Laubheim und Hohenaltingen † (12 Jun 1769 Confirmed - 15 Mar 1788 Died)
Max Polykarp von Törring-Jettenbach † (15 Sep 1788 Confirmed - 30 Dec 1789 Died)
Joseph Konrad von Schroffenberg, C.R.S.A. † (21 Jun 1790 Confirmed - 4 Apr 1803 Died)
Joseph Jakob von Heckenstaller † (14 Apr 1803 Appointed - 16 Feb 1818 Resigned)
Lothar Anselm von Gebsattel † (25 May 1818 Confirmed - 1 Oct 1846 Died)
Karl August von Reisach † (1 Oct 1846 Succeeded - 19 Jun 1856 Resigned)
Gregor (Leonhard Andreas) von Scherr, O.S.B. † (19 Jun 1856 Confirmed - 24 Oct 1877 Died)
Antonius von Steichele † (15 Jul 1878 Confirmed - 9 Oct 1889 Died)
Antonius von Thoma † (30 Dec 1889 Confirmed - 24 Nov 1897 Died)
Franz Joseph von Stein † (12 Feb 1898 Confirmed - 4 May 1909 Died)
Franziskus A. von Bettinger † (6 Jun 1909 Confirmed - 12 Apr 1917 Died)
Michael von Faulhaber † (24 Jul 1917 Confirmed - 12 Jun 1952 Died)
Joseph Wendel † (9 Aug 1952 Appointed - 31 Dec 1960 Died)
Julius August Döpfner † (3 Jul 1961 Appointed - 24 Jul 1976 Died)
Joseph Ratzinger (24 Mar 1977 Appointed - 15 Feb 1982 Resigned)
Friedrich Wetter (28 Oct 1982 Appointed - 2 Feb 2007 Retired)
Reinhard Marx (30 Nov 2007 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Freising
739	Erected		Diocese of Freising (erected)
Archdiocese of München und Freising {Munich}
1 April 1818	Elevated	Diocese of Freising	Archdiocese of München und Freising {Munich}
1 April 1818	Territory Added	Diocese of Chiemsee (suppressed)	Archdiocese of München und Freising {Munich} Archdiocese of Salzburg

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

Archdiocese of München und Freising {Munich}

1950 1,744,574 2,057,220 84.8% 1,327 779 2,106 828 1,076 7,537 551 ap1951

1970 2,288,085 2,854,354 80.2% 1,464 255 1,719 1,331 713 8,007 614 ap1971

1980 2,200,000 2,900,000 75.9% 1,235 482 1,717 1,281 35 751 5,808 753 ap1981

1990 2,090,078 2,924,904 71.5% 1,112 435 1,547 1,351 105 646 4,783 755 ap1991

1999 1,901,570 3,269,000 58.2% 944 415 1,359 1,399 157 594 3,512 755 ap2000

2000 1,885,350 3,304,000 57.1% 931 420 1,351 1,395 169 588 3,218 756 ap2001

2001 1,874,835 3,343,000 56.1% 938 411 1,349 1,389 174 604 3,085 757 ap2002

2002 1,855,153 3,392,400 54.7% 936 426 1,362 1,362 188 621 3,017 757 ap2003

2003 1,840,425 3,415,000 53.9% 928 427 1,355 1,358 193 617 2,926 757 ap2004

2004 1,824,758 3,425,000 53.3% 915 429 1,344 1,357 193 608 2,726 757 ap2005

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of München und Freising {Munich}
1950	1,744,574	2,057,220	84.8%	1,327	779	2,106	828		1,076	7,537	551	ap1951
1970	2,288,085	2,854,354	80.2%	1,464	255	1,719	1,331		713	8,007	614	ap1971
1980	2,200,000	2,900,000	75.9%	1,235	482	1,717	1,281	35	751	5,808	753	ap1981
1990	2,090,078	2,924,904	71.5%	1,112	435	1,547	1,351	105	646	4,783	755	ap1991
1999	1,901,570	3,269,000	58.2%	944	415	1,359	1,399	157	594	3,512	755	ap2000
2000	1,885,350	3,304,000	57.1%	931	420	1,351	1,395	169	588	3,218	756	ap2001
2001	1,874,835	3,343,000	56.1%	938	411	1,349	1,389	174	604	3,085	757	ap2002
2002	1,855,153	3,392,400	54.7%	936	426	1,362	1,362	188	621	3,017	757	ap2003
2003	1,840,425	3,415,000	53.9%	928	427	1,355	1,358	193	617	2,926	757	ap2004
2004	1,824,758	3,425,000	53.3%	915	429	1,344	1,357	193	608	2,726	757	ap2005

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Wolfgang Bischof (Priest: 2 Jul 1988; Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Jan 2010)
Franz Dietl (Priest: 1986; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Dec 1998 to 5 Jan 2010)
Bernhard Hasslberger (Haßlberger) (Priest: 25 Jun 1977; Auxiliary Bishop: 31 May 1994)
Reinhard Marx (Archbishop: 30 Nov 2007 - )
Joseph Ratzinger (Priest: 29 Jun 1951; Archbishop: 24 Mar 1977 to 15 Feb 1982)
Engelbert Siebler (Priest: 29 Jun 1963; Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Feb 1986 to 31 Jul 2012)
Rudolf Voderholzer (Priest: 17 Jun 1987 to 6 Dec 2012)
Friedrich Wetter (Archbishop: 28 Oct 1982; Apostolic Administrator: 2 Feb 2007 to 2 Feb 2007)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Albrecht Sigmund von Bayern † (Coadjutor Bishop: 3 Mar 1642; Bishop: 8 Dec 1651 to 5 Nov 1685)
Ernst von Bayern † (Bishop: 23 Dec 1566; Priest: 19 Jun 1577 to 17 Feb 1612)
Johann Theodor von Bayern † (Coadjutor Bishop: 12 Apr 1726; Bishop: 23 Feb 1727 to 27 Jan 1763)
Joseph Clemens von Bayern von Wittelsbach † (Coadjutor Bishop: 6 Oct 1685; Bishop: 4 Nov 1685 to 29 Sep 1694)
Johannes Berger, O.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1475 to 26 May 1481)
Franziskus A. von Bettinger † (Archbishop: 6 Jun 1909 to 12 Apr 1917)
Johann Ferdinand Joseph von Boedigkeim † (Priest: 25 Dec 1712; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Nov 1730 to 28 Apr 1756)
Michael Buchberger † (Priest: 29 Jun 1900; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Nov 1923 to 19 Dec 1927)
Hermann von Cilli † (Bishop: 26 Jul 1412 to 13 Sep 1421)
Mathias Dionys Albert Paul Defregger † (Priest: 29 Jun 1949; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Jul 1968 to 6 Apr 1990)
Nicodemus della Scala † (Bishop: 1421 to 13 Aug 1443)
Julius August Döpfner † (Archbishop: 3 Jul 1961 to 24 Jul 1976)
Johann Franz von Eckher von Kapfing und Liechteneck † (Bishop: 30 Jan 1696 to 23 Feb 1727)
Michael von Faulhaber † (Archbishop: 24 Jul 1917 to 12 Jun 1952)
Johann Fiernhammer † (Priest: 2 Apr 1611; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Jan 1630 to 19 Feb 1663)
Oswald Fischer † (Priest: 1528; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Jun 1548 to 1568)
Johannes Frey, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Aug 1457 to 8 Apr 1474)
Lothar Anselm von Gebsattel † (Archbishop: 25 May 1818 to 1 Oct 1846)
Veit Adam Gepeckh von Arnsbach † (Priest: 1617; Bishop: 14 May 1618 to 8 Dec 1651)
Peter Göbl † (Priest: 29 Jun 1877 to 1891)
Johann Grünwald † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1448 to 2 Dec 1452)
Sebastian Haidlauf † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Jun 1569 to 1580)
Ludwig Hartl (Harthl) † (Priest: 29 Jun 1872; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Jun 1921 to 22 Jul 1923)
Konrad von Hebenstreit † (Bishop: 23 Mar 1411 to 1412)
Joseph Jakob von Heckenstaller † (Vicar Apostolic: 14 Apr 1803 to 16 Feb 1818)
Ernest Johann Nepomuk von Herberstein (Herbstein) † (Priest: 3 Mar 1754; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Feb 1767 to 14 Feb 1785)
Heinrich von Hofstätter † (Priest: 5 Aug 1833 to 23 Dec 1839)
Johann Kaspar Kühner † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Dec 1664 to 28 Jul 1685)
Leo Lösch von Hilkershausen † (Bishop: 11 May 1552 to 8 Apr 1559)
Augustin Mair, C.R.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Jun 1523 to Mar 1527)
Konrad Mair † (Auxiliary Bishop: 21 Jul 1517 to 1522)
Johann Baptist von Neudecker † (Priest: 4 Jun 1864; Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Mar 1911 to 15 Oct 1926)
Johannes Baptist Neuhäusler † (Priest: 29 Jun 1913; Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Feb 1947 to 14 Dec 1973)
Georg von Oettl † (Priest: 15 Sep 1817 to 21 Dec 1846)
Erasmus Perchinger, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Nov 1482 to 26 Sep 1483)
Ulrich Pramberger, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Mar 1484 to 22 Dec 1494)
Konrad von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos † (Priest: 26 Jul 1912 to 9 Sep 1932)
Michael von Rampf † (Priest: 17 Jun 1848 to 30 Dec 1889)
Karl August von Reisach † (Priest: 10 Aug 1828 to 11 Jul 1836; Coadjutor Archbishop: 12 Jul 1841; Archbishop: 1 Oct 1846 to 19 Jun 1856)
Heinrich von Rhein † (Coadjutor Bishop: 26 Aug 1540; Bishop: 5 Jan 1541 to 3 Jan 1552)
Philipp von Rhein † (Priest: 21 Feb 1497; Bishop: 17 May 1499 to 5 Jan 1541)
Ruprecht von Rhein † (Bishop: 8 Feb 1496 to 3 Dec 1498)
Valentin von Riedel † (Priest: 1829 to 24 Jan 1842)
Klemens Wenzeslaus von Sachsen † (Bishop: 22 Aug 1763 to 20 Aug 1768)
Moritz von Sandizell † (Bishop: 1560 to 18 Oct 1566)
Mathias Schach, O. Cart. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Nov 1495 to 5 Nov 1515)
Anton Scharnagl † (Priest: 29 Jun 1901; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Apr 1943 to 19 Jan 1955)
Johann Baptist Schauer † (Priest: 28 Oct 1897; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Jul 1928 to 15 Sep 1942)
Leo Scheffczyk † (Priest: 1 Jan 1999 to 21 Feb 2001)
Gregor (Leonhard Andreas) von Scherr, O.S.B. † (Archbishop: 19 Jun 1856 to 24 Oct 1877)
Heinrich Schlick † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1443 to 15 Jan 1448)
Simon Judas Thaddäus Schmidt † (Priest: 18 Dec 1677; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 May 1687 to 7 Feb 1691)
Valentin Anton von Schneid † (Priest: 22 Sep 1759 to 13 Dec 1779)
Bartholomäus Scholl † (Auxiliary Bishop: 10 May 1581 to 20 Jan 1629)
Joseph Konrad von Schroffenberg, C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1790 to 4 Apr 1803)
Franz Xaver Schwarzenböck † (Priest: 29 Jun 1951; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Jan 1972 to 22 Dec 1998)
Stephan von Seiboldsdorf † (Bishop: 7 Mar 1613 to 16 Jan 1618)
Heinrich von Soden-Fraunhofen † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Jan 1972 to 13 Jul 1993)
Agostino Steffani † (Priest: 1680 to 13 Sep 1706)
Antonius von Steichele † (Archbishop: 15 Jul 1878 to 9 Oct 1889)
Franz Joseph von Stein † (Archbishop: 12 Feb 1898 to 4 May 1909)
Johann Peter Stoll, O.P. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Mar 1529 to 9 Jan 1548)
Franz Ignaz von Streber † (Priest: 1803; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Sep 1821 to 26 Apr 1841)
Sixtus von Tannberg † (Bishop: 12 Jan 1474 to 14 Jul 1495)
Ernst Tewes, C.O. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Jul 1968 to 31 Jul 1984)
Antonius von Thoma † (Priest: 29 Jun 1853 to 27 May 1889; Archbishop: 30 Dec 1889 to 24 Nov 1897)
Max Polykarp von Törring-Jettenbach † (Priest: 3 Oct 1762 to 28 Sep 1787; Bishop: 15 Sep 1788 to 30 Dec 1789)
Johann Tulbeck † (Bishop: 9 Mar 1453 to Nov 1473)
Bonifaz Kaspar von Urban † (Priest: 1803 to 19 Dec 1834)
Philipp von der Pfalz (von Bayern) † (Bishop: 1499 to 5 Jan 1541)
Berthold von Wehingen † (Bishop: 20 Sep 1381; Apostolic Administrator: 6 Feb 1404; Bishop: 13 Jan 1406 to 7 Sep 1410)
Degenhard von Weichs †
Ludwig Joseph von Welden auf Laubheim und Hohenaltingen † (Priest: 21 Feb 1750; Bishop: 12 Jun 1769 to 15 Mar 1788)
Joseph Wendel † (Archbishop: 9 Aug 1952 to 31 Dec 1960)
Franz Ignaz Albert von Werdenstein † (Priest: 21 Dec 1720; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Sep 1756 to 9 Sep 1766)
Johann Nepomuk von Wolf † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Dec 1788 to 30 Dec 1802)
Johann Sigmund Zeller von und zu Leibersdorf † (Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Oct 1692 to 30 Dec 1729)
Albertus , O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 1415 to 1442)

Archdiocese of München und Freising {Munich}

Archidioecesis Monacensis et Frisingensis