Bishop of Augsburg
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The Bishop of Augsburg is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg in the Archdiocese of München und Freising / Munich.
The diocese covers an area of 13,250 km².
The current bishop is Walter Mixa.
[edit] List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg, Germany
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 5 February 1818 to 9 October 1819 | Franz Karl Joseph Fürst von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst | Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg; confirmed 6 April 1818; died in office |
| 6 December 1819 to 10 March 1824 | Joseph Maria Johann Nepomuk Freiherr von Fraunberg | Priest of Regensburg; confirmed 24 May 1824; appointed Archbishop of Bamberg |
| 4 March 1824 to 15 August 1836 | Ignatz Albert von Riegg, OSA | Joseph Ignatz Alexius von Riegg ; confirmed 24 May 1824; ordained 11 July 1824; died in office |
| 20 September 1836 to 2 July 1855 | Johann Peter von Richarz | Bishop of Speyer; confirmed 21 November 1836; installed 22 February 1837; died in office |
| 12 January 1856 to 17 June 1858 | Michael von Deinlein | Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg; confirmed 13 July 1856; installed 3 September 1856; appointed Archbishop of Bamberg |
| 16 July 1858 to 8 October 1894 | Pankratius von Dinkel | Priest of Bamberg; 27 September 1858; confirmed 21 November 1858; died in office |
| 7 November 1894 to 9 March 1902 | Petrus von Hötzl, OFM | Priest of Order of Friars Minor; confirmed 18 March 1895; ordained 1 May 1895; died in office |
| 18 March 1902 to 31 May 1930 | Maximilian von Lingg | Priest of Augsburg; confirmed 9 June 1902; ordained 20 July 1902; died in office |
| 17 September 1930 to 9 February 1949 | Joseph Kumpfmüller | Priest of Regensburg; ordained 28 October 1930; died in office |
| 9 July 1949 to 11 April 1963 | Josef Freundorfer | Priest of Passau; ordained 21 September 1949; died in office |
| 10 September 1963 to 30 March 1992 | Josef Stimpfle | Priest of Augsburg; ordained 26 October 1963; retired |
| 24 December 1992 to 9 June 2004 | Viktor Josef Dammertz, OSB | Priest of the Order of Saint Benedict; ordained 30 January 1993; retired |
| Since 1 October 2005 | Walter Mixa | formerly Bishop of Eichstätt; ordained 23 March 1996; Military Bishop of Germany, from 31 August 2000 |
| Roman Catholic Hierarchy in Germany | ||
| Archdioceses | Dioceses | |
| Bamberg | Eichstätt | Speyer | Würzburg | |
| Berlin | Dresden-Meissen | Görlitz | |
| Freiburg im Breisgau | Mainz | Rottenburg-Stuttgart | |
| Hamburg | Hildesheim | Osnabrück | |
| Cologne | Aachen | Essen | Limburg | Münster | Trier | |
| Munich & Freising | Augsburg | Passau | Regensburg | |
| Paderborn | Erfurt | Fulda | Magdeburg | |
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[edit] See also
- Lists of office-holders
- Prince-bishop of Augsburg
