Diocese of Regensburg

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Bishop(s) Gerhard Ludwig Müller, Bishop Reinhard Pappenberger, Auxiliary Bishop Manfred Müller, Bishop Emeritus Vinzenz Guggenberger, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Erected: 739 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of München und Freising {Munich} Rite: Latin (or Roman) Country: Germany Square Kilometers: 14,665 (5,664 Square Miles) Official Web Site: http://www.bistum-regensburg.de/ Mailing Address: Niedermunstergasse 1, Postfach 110163, D-93047 Regensburg, Bundesrepublik Deutschland Telephone: (0941)597.01 Fax: 597.1055

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Friedrich von Parsberg † (24 May 1437 Appointed - Nov 1449 Died)
• Friedrich von Plankenfels † (23 Jan 1450 Appointed - 24 May 1457 Died)
• Ruprecht Pfalzgraf von Rhein † (2 Sep 1457 Appointed - 10 Oct 1465 Died)
• Heinrich von Absberg † (3 Nov 1465 Appointed - 26 Jul 1492 Died)
• Ruprecht Pfalzgraf bei Rhein † (26 Jul 1492 Succeeded - 19 Apr 1507 Died)
• Johann Pfalzgraf bei Rhein † (Apr 1509 Appointed - 3 Feb 1538 Died)
• Pankraz von Sinzenhofen † (25 Apr 1538 Appointed - 27 Jul 1548 Died)
• Georg Marschalk von Pappenheim † (8 Aug 1548 Appointed - 10 Dec 1563 Died)
• Veit von Fraunberg † (29 Dec 1563 Appointed - 21 Jan 1567 Died)
• David Kölderer von Burgstall † (6 Feb 1567 Appointed - 22 Jun 1579 Died)
• Philipp Wilhelm Herzog von Bayern † (Oct 1579 Appointed - 21 May 1598 Died)
• Sigmund Friedrich Graf Fugger von Kirchberg † (2 Jul 1598 Appointed - 5 Nov 1600 Died)
• Wolfgang von Hausen † (19 Dec 1600 Appointed - 3 Sep 1613 Died)
• Albert Reichsfreiherr von Törring † (22 Oct 1613 Appointed - 12 Apr 1649 Died)
• Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg † (12 Apr 1649 Succeeded - 1 Dec 1661 Died)
• Johann Georg Graf von Herberstein † (28 Feb 1662 Appointed - 12 Jun 1663 Died)
• Adam Lorenz Reichsgraf von Törring-Stein † (6 Aug 1663 Appointed - 16 Aug 1666 Died)
• Guidobald von Thun † (7 Mar 1666 Appointed - 1 Jun 1668 Died)
• Albrecht Sigmund Herzog von Bayern † (30 Jul 1668 Appointed - 5 Nov 1685 Died)
• Joseph Clemens von Bayern von Wittelsbach † (4 Nov 1685 Succeeded - 29 Sep 1694 Resigned)
• Clemens August Maria Herzog von Bayern † (26 Mar 1716 Appointed - 26 Apr 1719 Resigned)
• Johann Theodor von Bayern † (29 Jul 1719 Appointed - 27 Jan 1763 Died)
• Klemens Wenzeslaus Herzog von Sachsen † (27 Apr 1763 Appointed - 20 Aug 1768 Resigned)
• Anton Ignaz Reichsgraf von Fugger-Glött † (18 Jan 1769 Appointed - 15 Feb 1787 Died)
• Max Polykarp Reichsgraf von Törring-Jettenbach † (20 Apr 1787 Appointed - 30 Dec 1789 Died)
• Joseph Konrad Freiherr von Schroffenberg, C.R.S.A. † (30 Mar 1790 Appointed - 4 Apr 1803 Died)
• Karl Theodor Freiherr von Dalberg † (1 Feb 1805 Appointed - 10 Feb 1817 Died)
• Johann Nepomuk Freiherr von Wolf † (13 Sep 1821 Appointed - 23 Aug 1829 Died)
• Johann Michael von Sailer † (23 Oct 1829 Succeeded - 29 May 1832 Died)
• Georg Michael Wittmann † (25 Jul 1832 Appointed - 8 Mar 1833 Died)
• Franz Xaver von Schwäbl † (17 Mar 1833 Appointed - 12 Jul 1841 Died)
• Valentin von Riedel † (12 Sep 1841 Appointed - 6 Nov 1857 Died)
• Ignatius von Senestréy † (27 Jan 1858 Appointed - 16 Aug 1906 Died)
• Antonius von Henle † (18 Oct 1906 Appointed - 11 Oct 1927 Died)
• Michael Buchberger † (19 Dec 1927 Appointed - 10 Jun 1961 Died)
• Rudolf Graber † (28 Mar 1962 Appointed - 14 Sep 1981 Retired)
• Manfred Müller (16 Jun 1982 Appointed - 15 Jan 2002 Retired)
• Gerhard Ludwig Müller (1 Oct 2002 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
739	Erected		Diocese of Regensburg (erected)
June 880	Territory Lost	Diocese of Regensburg	Diocese of Nitra (erected)
973	Territory Lost	Diocese of Regensburg	Diocese of Praha (erected)

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1949	1,224,482	1,474,752	83.0%	1,221	292	1,513	809		700	4,150	532	ap1951
1970	1,331,104	1,555,104	85.6%	1,126	250	1,376	967		541	4,335	773	ap1971
1980	1,352,888	1,585,621	85.3%	1,090	265	1,355	998	16	471	3,550	625	ap1981
1990	1,313,561	1,544,450	85.1%	999	228	1,227	1,070	28	416	2,674	629	ap1991
1999	1,337,920	1,586,288	84.3%	923	208	1,131	1,182	56	335	1,961	630	ap2000
2000	1,342,528	1,594,376	84.2%	909	207	1,116	1,202	62	321	1,853	630	ap2001
2001	1,343,131	1,594,979	84.2%	891	201	1,092	1,229	67	320	1,810	630	ap2002
2002	1,342,671	1,619,388	82.9%	883	209	1,092	1,229	73	314	1,701	631	ap2003
2003	1,339,097	1,615,814	82.9%	873	218	1,091	1,227	79	323	1,686	631	ap2004
2004	1,345,022	1,643,587	81.8%	864	203	1,067	1,260	86	294	1,573	631	ap2005

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

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Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Vinzenz Guggenberger (Priest: 29 Jun 1953; Auxiliary Bishop: 17 May 1972 to 22 Mar 2004)
• Fritz Lobinger (Priest: 29 Jun 1955 to 18 Nov 1987)
• Gerhard Ludwig Müller (Bishop: 1 Oct 2002 - )
• Manfred Müller (Bishop: 16 Jun 1982 to 15 Jan 2002)
• Reinhard Pappenberger (Priest: 29 Jun 1985; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Feb 2007)
• Wilhelm Schraml (Priest: 29 Jun 1961; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Jan 1986 to 13 Dec 2001)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Heinrich von Absberg † (Bishop: 3 Nov 1465 to 26 Jul 1492)
• Ulrich Aumayer, O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 24 Jul 1456 to 2 Jul 1468)
• Albrecht Sigmund Herzog von Bayern † (Bishop: 30 Jul 1668 to 5 Nov 1685)
• Clemens August Maria Herzog von Bayern † (Bishop: 26 Mar 1716 to 26 Apr 1719)
• Johann Theodor von Bayern † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1719; Priest: 8 Apr 1730; Bishop: 1 Oct 1730 to 27 Jan 1763)
• Philipp Wilhelm Herzog von Bayern † (Bishop: Oct 1579 to 21 May 1598)
• Joseph Clemens von Bayern von Wittelsbach † (Coadjutor Bishop: 1683; Bishop: 4 Nov 1685 to 29 Sep 1694)
• Adam Ernst Bernclau von Schönreith † (Priest: 2 May 1735; Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Dec 1766 to 24 Jul 1779)
• Michael Buchberger † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1927; Archbishop (Personal Title): 1950 to 10 Jun 1961)
• Karl Theodor Freiherr von Dalberg † (Bishop: 1 Feb 1805 to 10 Feb 1817)
• Sebastian Denich † (Priest: 1621; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Oct 1650 to 6 Dec 1671)
• Johann Deublinger † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Oct 1570 to 7 Jun 1576)
• Karl Borromäus Flügel † (Priest: 29 Jun 1949; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Sep 1968 to 20 Aug 1984)
• Joseph Maria Johann Nepomuk Freiherr von Fraunberg † (Priest: 21 Dec 1791 to 6 Dec 1819)
• Veit von Fraunberg † (Bishop: 29 Dec 1563 to 21 Jan 1567)
• Anton Ignaz Reichsgraf von Fugger-Glött † (Bishop: 18 Jan 1769 to 15 Feb 1787)
• Sigmund Friedrich Graf Fugger von Kirchberg † (Bishop: 2 Jul 1598 to 5 Nov 1600)
• Rudolf Graber † (Bishop: 28 Mar 1962; Apostolic Administrator: 14 Sep 1981 to 14 Sep 1981)
• Wolfgang von Hausen † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1600 to 3 Sep 1613)
• Joseph Jakob von Heckenstaller † (Priest: 19 Sep 1772 to 7 Nov 1832)
• Antonius von Henle † (Bishop: 18 Oct 1906 to 11 Oct 1927)
• Johann Georg Graf von Herberstein † (Bishop: 28 Feb 1662 to 12 Jun 1663)
• Johann Baptist Hierl † (Priest: 4 Jul 1880; Auxiliary Bishop: 4 Feb 1911 to 31 Aug 1936)
• Josef Hiltl † (Priest: 29 Jun 1914; Auxiliary Bishop: 28 Apr 1951 to 20 Apr 1979)
• Johann Baptist Höcht † (Priest: 28 Oct 1898; Auxiliary Bishop: 14 Mar 1936 to 4 Dec 1950)
• Petrus Leopold Kaiser † (Priest: 28 Mar 1812 to 1821)
• Johann Kluspeck, C.R.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Dec 1531 to 18 Feb 1545)
• Joseph Hieronymus Karl Freiherr von Kolborn † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Nov 1806 to 20 May 1816)
• David Kölderer von Burgstall † (Priest: 1561; Bishop: 6 Feb 1567 to 22 Jun 1579)
• Johann Christian Adam Reichsfreiherr von Königsfeld † (Priest: 1708 to 24 Apr 1746)
• Peter Krafft † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Jan 1501 to 16 Mar 1530)
• Joseph Kumpfmüller † (Priest: 28 Oct 1894 to 17 Sep 1930)
• Gottfried Reichsritter Langwerth von Simmern † (Priest: 29 Jun 1698; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 May 1717 to 19 Jun 1741)
• Johann Balthasar Liesch von Hornau † (Priest: 23 Sep 1619 to 27 Nov 1625)
• Johann Ludovici, C.R.S.A. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Aug 1468 to 10 Nov 1480)
• Stephan Nebelmair † (Auxiliary Bishop: 27 Feb 1606 to 3 Dec 1618)
• Sigismund Felix Freiherr von Ow-Felldorf † (Priest: 25 Jul 1884; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Jan 1902 to 18 Oct 1906)
• Otto Heinrich Pachmair † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Jul 1622 to 27 Sep 1634)
• Georg Marschalk von Pappenheim † (Bishop: 8 Aug 1548 to 10 Dec 1563)
• Friedrich von Parsberg † (Bishop: 24 May 1437 to Nov 1449)
• Adalbert Freiherr von Pechmann † (Priest: 27 Mar 1801 to 24 May 1824)
• Johann Baptist Pichlmair † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 May 1579 to 30 Sep 1604)
• Leonhard Pilhamer † (Priest: 1457 to 21 Nov 1464)
• Friedrich von Plankenfels † (Bishop: 23 Jan 1450 to 24 May 1457)
• Petrus Pustet † (Priest: 1803 to 4 Mar 1824)
• Johann Pfalzgraf bei Rhein † (Bishop: Apr 1509 to 3 Feb 1538)
• Ruprecht Pfalzgraf bei Rhein † (Coadjutor Bishop: 3 Jul 1487; Bishop: 26 Jul 1492 to 19 Apr 1507)
• Ruprecht Pfalzgraf von Rhein † (Bishop: 2 Sep 1457 to 10 Oct 1465)
• Karl Joseph Freiherr von Riccabona † (Priest: 20 Dec 1783 to 25 Dec 1826)
• Valentin von Riedel † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1841 to 6 Nov 1857)
• Georg Riedl † (Auxiliary Bishop: 15 Jan 1561 to 21 Jun 1566)
• Franz Ferdinand Freiherr von Rummel † (Priest: Jan 1675 to 10 Oct 1695)
• Klemens Wenzeslaus Herzog von Sachsen † (Bishop: 27 Apr 1763; Priest: 29 Apr 1764 to 20 Aug 1768)
• Johann Michael von Sailer † (Coadjutor Bishop: 27 Sep 1822; Bishop: 23 Oct 1829 to 29 May 1832)
• Gregor (Leonhard Andreas) von Scherr, O.S.B. † (Priest: 4 Aug 1829 to 29 Dec 1833)
• Franz Joachim Reichsritter Schmid von Altenstadt † (Priest: 9 Sep 1718; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Dec 1741 to 10 Sep 1753)
• Valentin Anton Reichsgraf von Schneid † (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Dec 1779 to 30 Oct 1802)
• Joseph Konrad Freiherr von Schroffenberg, C.R.S.A. † (Bishop: 30 Mar 1790 to 4 Apr 1803)
• Franz Xaver von Schwäbl † (Bishop: 17 Mar 1833 to 12 Jul 1841)
• Ignatius von Senestréy † (Priest: 19 Mar 1842; Bishop: 27 Jan 1858 to 16 Aug 1906)
• Pankraz von Sinzenhofen † (Bishop: 25 Apr 1538 to 27 Jul 1548)
• Johann Georg Freiherr von Stinglheim † (Priest: 14 Oct 1725; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Feb 1754 to 15 Sep 1759)
• Guidobald von Thun † (Bishop: 7 Mar 1666 to 1 Jun 1668)
• Albert Reichsfreiherr von Törring † (Priest: 30 May 1610; Bishop: 22 Oct 1613 to 12 Apr 1649)
• Max Polykarp Reichsgraf von Törring-Jettenbach † (Bishop: 20 Apr 1787 to 30 Dec 1789)
• Adam Lorenz Reichsgraf von Törring-Stein † (Bishop: 6 Aug 1663 to 16 Aug 1666)
• Bonifaz Kaspar von Urban † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Dec 1834 to 24 Feb 1842)
• Georg Waldeisen † (Auxiliary Bishop: 8 Jan 1552 to 27 Jul 1560)
• Albert Ernst Reichsgraf von Wartenberg † (Priest: 25 Mar 1662; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Nov 1687 to 9 Oct 1715)
• Franz Wilhelm von Wartenberg † (Coadjutor Bishop: 9 Nov 1641; Bishop: 12 Apr 1649 to 1 Dec 1661)
• Franz Weinhart † (Auxiliary Bishop: 26 Feb 1663 to 22 Jun 1686)
• Georg Michael Wittmann † (Priest: 21 Dec 1782; Auxiliary Bishop: 21 May 1829; Bishop: 25 Jul 1832 to 8 Mar 1833)
• Johann Nepomuk Freiherr von Wolf † (Priest: 15 Mar 1766 to 15 Dec 1788; Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Dec 1802; Apostolic Administrator: 7 May 1817; Bishop: 13 Sep 1821 to 23 Aug 1829)
• Johann Anton Reichsfreiherr von Wolframsdorf † (Priest: 17 Jul 1735; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Mar 1760 to 15 Sep 1766)
• Johann Sigmund Reichsfreiherr Zeller von und zu Leibersdorf † (Priest: 4 Apr 1676 to 6 Oct 1692)
• Johann Zollner † (Auxiliary Bishop: 17 Dec 1546 to 19 Aug 1549)