Diocese of Worms

Historical Details

• Diocese of Worms
  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 590
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Mainz
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • Country: Germany

Past Ordinaries

• Burchard † ( 1000 Appointed - 20 Aug 1025 Died)
• Azecho † (Dec 1025 Appointed - 18 Jan 1044 Died)
• Arnold † ( 1044 Appointed - 1 May 1065 Died)
• Adalgar † (3 Feb 1044 Appointed - 20 Jul 1044 Died)
• Adalbert von Rheinfelden † (23 Sep 1065 Appointed - 8 Aug 1070 Died)
• Adalbert von Sachsen † ( 1070 Appointed - 6 Jul 1107 Died)
• Burchard von Ahorn † ( 1120 Appointed - 6 Dec 1149 Died)
• Konrad von Steinbach † (2 Feb 1150 Appointed - 13 Apr 1171 Died)
• Konrad von Sternberg † ( 1171 Appointed - 18 Jan 1192 Died)
• Heinrich von Maastricht † (4 Nov 1192 Appointed - 23 Dec 1195 Died)
• Leopold von Schönfeld † (6 Feb 1196 Appointed - 7 Feb 1217 Died)
• Heinrich von Saarbrücken † (24 Aug 1217 Appointed - 12 Sep 1234 Died)
• Landolf von Hoheneck † (1 Nov 1234 Appointed - 8 Jun 1247 Died)
• Konrad von Dürkheim (Turckheim) † (11 Sep 1247 Appointed - 7 Oct 1247 Died)
• Richard von Daun † (3 Apr 1252 Appointed - 29 Nov 1257 Died)
• Eberhard von Baumburg † (28 Dec 1257 Appointed - 23 Mar 1277 Died)
• Friedrich von Baumburg † ( 1277 Appointed - 17 Feb 1283 Died)
• Simon von Schöneck † (1 Aug 1283 Appointed - 22 Oct 1291 Died)
• Eberhard von Strahlenberg † ( 1291 Appointed - 16 Nov 1293 Died)
• Emich von Baumberg (Raugraf) † (22 Dec 1294 Appointed - 24 Jun 1299 Died)
• Eberwin von Kronberg † (14 Apr 1300 Appointed - 22 Apr 1307 Died)
• Emmerich von Schöneck † (16 Sep 1307 Appointed - 10 Feb 1318 Died)
• Heinrich von Daun † (5 Jun 1318 Appointed - 8 Jun 1319 Died)
• Konrad von Schöneck † ( 1319 Appointed - 25 Jun 1329 Died)
• Saloman Cleman Waldbot † (21 Jun 1329 Appointed - 15 May 1359 Died)
• Dietrich Bayer von Boppard † (15 May 1359 Appointed - 13 Aug 1365 Appointed, Bishop of Metz)
• Johann Schadland, O.P. † (20 Aug 1365 Appointed - 16 Jun 1371 Appointed, Bishop of Augsburg)
• Eckard von Dersch † (11 Aug 1371 Appointed - 14 May 1405 Died)
• Matthäus von Krakau † (19 Jun 1405 Appointed - 5 Mar 1410 Died)
• Johann von Fleckenstein † (6 Jun 1410 Appointed - 18 May 1426 Died)
• Friedrich von Domneck † (23 Aug 1426 Appointed - 1 May 1445 Died)
• Reinhard von Sickingen † (9 Mar 1446 Appointed - 12 Aug 1482 Died)
• Johann von Dalberg † (9 Oct 1482 Appointed - 28 Jul 1503 Died)
• Reinhard von Rüppurr (Rippur) † (9 Feb 1504 Confirmed - 18 Dec 1523 Resigned)
• Heinrich von Rhein (Palatins, von der Pfalz) † (16 Mar 1524 Appointed - 3 Jan 1552 Died)
• Dietrich von Rothenstein (Bettendorf) † (28 Nov 1552 Appointed - 31 Jan 1580 Died)
• Georg von Schönenberg † (16 Jan 1581 Appointed - 11 Aug 1595 Died)
• Philipp von Rothenstein † (15 Jul 1596 Appointed - 21 Mar 1604 Died)
• Wilhelm von Essern (Effern) † (12 Sep 1605 Appointed - 7 Jul 1616 Died)
• Georg Friedrich Greiffenclau von Vollrads † (31 Jul 1617 Confirmed - 6 Jul 1629 Died)
• George Anton von Rodenstein † (13 Nov 1630 Confirmed - 30 Oct 1652 Died)
• Hugo Eberhard von Cratz von Schraffenstein † (26 Jun 1662 Confirmed - 13 Mar 1663 Died)
• Johann Philipp von Schönborn † (12 Dec 1663 Confirmed - 12 Feb 1673 Died)
• Lothar Friedrich von Metternich-Burscheid † (16 Apr 1674 Appointed - 3 Jun 1675 Died)
• Damian Hartard von Leyen-Hohengeroldseck † (24 Feb 1676 Confirmed - 6 Dec 1678 Died)
• Karl Heinrich von Metternich-Winneburg † (4 Sep 1679 Confirmed - 26 Sep 1679 Died)
• Franz Emmerich Kaspar von Waldbott von Bassenheim † (23 Jun 1681 Confirmed - 11 Jul 1683 Died)
• Johannes Karl von Franckenstein † (17 May 1688 Confirmed - 29 Sep 1691 Died)
• Ludwig Anton von Pfalz-Neuburg † (8 Jun 1693 Confirmed - 4 May 1694 Died)
• Franz Ludwig am Rhein zu Neuburg † (8 Jun 1694 Appointed - 18 Apr 1732 Died)
• Franz Georg von Schönborn † (11 Aug 1732 Confirmed - 18 Jan 1756 Died)
• Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein † (18 Jan 1756 Succeeded - 4 Jun 1763 Died)
• Johann Philipp von Walderdorff † (26 Sep 1763 Confirmed - 12 Jan 1768 Died)
• Emmerich Joseph von Breidbach zu Bürresheim † (16 May 1768 Confirmed - 11 Jun 1774 Died)
• Friedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal † (13 Mar 1775 Confirmed - 4 Jul 1802 Resigned)

Historical Summary

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• None

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Burchard von Ahorn † (Bishop: 1120 to 6 Dec 1149)
• Emich von Baumberg (Raugraf) † (Bishop: 22 Dec 1294 to 24 Jun 1299)
• Eberhard von Baumburg † (Bishop: 28 Dec 1257 to 23 Mar 1277)
• Friedrich von Baumburg † (Bishop: 1277 to 17 Feb 1283)
• Dietrich Bayer von Boppard † (Bishop: 15 May 1359 to 13 Aug 1365)
• Emmerich Joseph von Breidbach zu Bürresheim † (Bishop: 16 May 1768 to 11 Jun 1774)
• Saloman Cleman Waldbot † (Bishop: 21 Jun 1329 to 15 May 1359)
• Hugo Eberhard von Cratz von Schraffenstein † (Bishop: 26 Jun 1662 to 13 Mar 1663)
• Johann von Dalberg † (Bishop: 9 Oct 1482 to 28 Jul 1503)
• Karl Theodor von Dalberg † (Priest: 3 Feb 1788; Coadjutor Bishop: 10 Mar 1788 to 1802)
• Heinrich von Daun † (Bishop: 5 Jun 1318 to 8 Jun 1319)
• Richard von Daun † (Bishop: 3 Apr 1252 to 29 Nov 1257)
• Eckard von Dersch † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1371 to 14 May 1405)
• Johann Dieburger, O. Cist. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Sep 1492)
• Friedrich von Domneck † (Bishop: 23 Aug 1426 to 1 May 1445)
• Konrad von Dürkheim (Turckheim) † (Bishop: 11 Sep 1247 to 7 Oct 1247)
• Friedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal † (Bishop: 13 Mar 1775 to 4 Jul 1802)
• Wilhelm von Essern (Effern) † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1605 to 7 Jul 1616)
• Johann von Fleckenstein † (Bishop: 6 Jun 1410 to 18 May 1426)
• Philipp von Flersheim † (Coadjutor Bishop: 17 Apr 1523 to 18 Dec 1523)
• Johannes Karl von Franckenstein † (Bishop: 17 May 1688 to 29 Sep 1691)
• Johann Baptist Gegg † (Auxiliary Bishop: 30 Mar 1716 to 9 Sep 1730)
• Georg Friedrich Greiffenclau von Vollrads † (Bishop: 31 Jul 1617 to 6 Jul 1629)
• Johann Leopold von Gudenus † (Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Oct 1711 to 17 Mar 1713)
• Johann Valentin Heimes † (Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Mar 1780 to 23 Jul 1806)
• Landolf von Hoheneck † (Bishop: 1 Nov 1234 to 8 Jun 1247)
• Matthäus von Krakau † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1405 to 5 Mar 1410)
• Eberwin von Kronberg † (Bishop: 14 Apr 1300 to 22 Apr 1307)
• Damian Hartard von Leyen-Hohengeroldseck † (Bishop: 24 Feb 1676 to 6 Dec 1678)
• Heinrich von Maastricht † (Bishop: 4 Nov 1192 to 23 Dec 1195)
• Christian Albert Anton von Merle † (Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Apr 1734 to 2 Mar 1765)
• Lothar Friedrich von Metternich-Burscheid † (Bishop: 16 Apr 1674 to 3 Jun 1675)
• Karl Heinrich von Metternich-Winneburg † (Bishop: 4 Sep 1679 to 26 Sep 1679)
• Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein † (Coadjutor Bishop: 20 Jan 1749; Bishop: 18 Jan 1756 to 4 Jun 1763)
• Ludwig Anton von Pfalz-Neuburg † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1693 to 4 May 1694)
• Heinrich von Rhein (Palatins, von der Pfalz) † (Bishop: 16 Mar 1524 to 3 Jan 1552)
• Adalbert von Rheinfelden † (Bishop: 23 Sep 1065 to 8 Aug 1070)
• Franz Ludwig am Rhein zu Neuburg † (Bishop: 8 Jun 1694 to 18 Apr 1732)
• George Anton von Rodenstein † (Bishop: 13 Nov 1630 to 30 Oct 1652)
• Dietrich von Rothenstein (Bettendorf) † (Bishop: 28 Nov 1552 to 31 Jan 1580)
• Philipp von Rothenstein † (Bishop: 15 Jul 1596 to 21 Mar 1604)
• Reinhard von Rüppurr (Rippur) † (Bishop: 9 Feb 1504 to 18 Dec 1523)
• Heinrich von Saarbrücken † (Bishop: 24 Aug 1217 to 12 Sep 1234)
• Adalbert von Sachsen † (Bishop: 1070 to 6 Jul 1107)
• Johann Schadland, O.P. † (Bishop: 20 Aug 1365 to 16 Jun 1371)
• Franz Anton Xaver von Scheben † (Auxiliary Bishop: 22 Apr 1765 to 19 Nov 1779)
• Franz Georg von Schönborn † (Bishop: 11 Aug 1732 to 18 Jan 1756)
• Johann Philipp von Schönborn † (Bishop: 12 Dec 1663 to 12 Feb 1673)
• Emmerich von Schöneck † (Bishop: 16 Sep 1307 to 10 Feb 1318)
• Konrad von Schöneck † (Bishop: 1319 to 25 Jun 1329)
• Simon von Schöneck † (Bishop: 1 Aug 1283 to 22 Oct 1291)
• Georg von Schönenberg † (Bishop: 16 Jan 1581 to 11 Aug 1595)
• Leopold von Schönfeld † (Bishop: 6 Feb 1196 to 7 Feb 1217)
• Reinhard von Sickingen † (Bishop: 9 Mar 1446 to 12 Aug 1482)
• Konrad von Steinbach † (Bishop: 2 Feb 1150 to 13 Apr 1171)
• Konrad von Sternberg † (Bishop: 1171 to 18 Jan 1192)
• Eberhard von Strahlenberg † (Bishop: 1291 to 16 Nov 1293)
• Franz Emmerich Kaspar von Waldbott von Bassenheim † (Bishop: 23 Jun 1681 to 11 Jul 1683)
• Johann Philipp von Walderdorff † (Bishop: 26 Sep 1763 to 12 Jan 1768)
• Johann Anton Wallreuther † (Auxiliary Bishop: 5 Mar 1731 to 16 Jan 1734)
• Stephan Alexander Würdtwein † (Auxiliary Bishop: 18 Jul 1783 to 11 Apr 1796)
• Adalgar † (Bishop: 3 Feb 1044 to 20 Jul 1044)
• Arnold † (Bishop: 1044 to 1 May 1065)
• Azecho † (Bishop: Dec 1025 to 18 Jan 1044)
• Burchard † (Bishop: 1000 to 20 Aug 1025)
• Herbold , O.F.M. † (Auxiliary Bishop: May 1441 to 1448)

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