Roman Catholic Bishop of Augsburg

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Bertram Meier, bishop of Augsburg (2017)
Walter Mixa, bishop emeritus of Augsburg

The Bishop of Augsburg is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg in the Ecclesiastical province of München und Freising.

The diocese covers an area of 13,250 km².

A famous early holder of the position was Saint Ulrich of Augsburg (c. 890 – 4 July 973), who twice defended Augsburg from hostile attacks by pagan Magyars. Saint Ulrich was known for his courage, high moral standard, and loyalty to Emperor Otto I ("Otto the Great").

The current bishop is Bertram Meier who was appointed and ordained as bishop in 2020.

List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg, Germany (since 1818)[]

Bertram Johannes Meier was appointed to this see January 29, 2020.

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 Priest of Regensburg; confirmed 24 May 1824; appointed Archbishop of Bamberg
4 March 1824 to 15 August 1836 , OSA Joseph Ignatz Alexius von Riegg ; confirmed 24 May 1824; ordained 11 July 1824; died in office
20 September 1836 to 2 July 1855 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 , 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 Priest of Regensburg; ordained 28 October 1930; died in office
9 July 1949 to 11 April 1963 Priest of Passau; ordained 21 September 1949; died in office
10 September 1963 to 30 March 1992 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
1 October 2005 - 8 May 2010 Walter Mixa formerly Bishop of Eichstätt; ordained 23 March 1996; Military Bishop of Germany, from 31 August 2000 to 8 May 2010; retired
8 July 2010 - 4 July 2019 Konrad Zdarsa formerly Bishop of Görlitz; ordained 23 June 2007; retired
29 January 2020-Present Bertram Johannes Meier Appointed in 29 January 2020, and ordained in 6 June 2020.


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