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–Trier was the former Roman provincial capital of

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. Given its status, Trier has continuously been an episcopal see since Roman times and is one of the oldest dioceses in all of Germany. The diocese was elevated to an archdiocese in the time of Charlemagne and was the metropolitan for the dioceses of

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. After the victory of

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of France, the archdiocese was lowered to a diocese and is now a suffragan in the

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. The diocesan cathedral is the Cathedral of Saint Peter. The Cathedral Chapter retains the right to elect the bishop, rather than selection by papal appointment.

History

The bishops of Trier were already virtually independent territorial magnates in

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times. In 772 Charlemagne granted Bishop Wiomad complete immunity from the jurisdiction of the ruling

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for all the churches and monasteries, as well as villages and castles that belonged to the Church of St. Peter at Trier. In his will he also elevated the diocese to the Archdiocese of Trier, with suffragans on both sides of the Rhine. This arrangement lasted over a thousand years. In Early Modern times, the archdiocese of Trier still encompassed territory along the

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between Trier, near the French border, and Koblenz on the

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. The Archbishop of Trier, as holder of an imperial office was traditionally an Imperial

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of the German king. The purely honorary office of Archchancellor of Gaul arose in the 13th century. In this context that was taken to mean the

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, technically from 1242 and permanently from 1263, and nominally until 1803. Arles along with

and

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was one of the three component kingdoms of the Empire. The last elector removed to Koblenz in 1786. From 1795, the territories of the Archbishopric on the left bank of the Rhine — which is to say almost all of them — were under French occupation, and were annexed in 1801 and a separate bishopric established (later assuming control of the whole diocese in 1803). In 1803, what was left of the Archbishopric was secularized and annexed by the Princes of Nassau.

Ordinaries

Before 1000

* Auspicius of Trier c. 130, uncertain * Eucharius c. 250 *

Valerius The gens Valeria was a patrician family at ancient Rome, prominent from the very beginning of the Republic to the latest period of the Empire. Publius Valerius Poplicola was one of the consuls in 509 BC, the year that saw the overthrow of th ...

c. 250 * Maternus c. 300 * Agricius (Agrippinus) 327–335 * Maximinus 335–346 * Paulinus 347–358 *

Bonosus of Trier Bonosus of Trier ( fl. c. 353–373) was bishop of Trier. After the exile in 353 of Bishop Paulinus of Trier to Phrygia an episcopal election was heldVeteranius of Trier 365–384 * Britto of Trier * Felix 384–398 * Mauritius II of Trier 398–407 * Leontius of Trier 407–409 * Auctor II 409–427 *

Severus of Trier Severus von Trier was Bishop of Trier from about 445/446. Diocese of Trier
at GCatholic.org. He proselyti ...

428–455 * Cyrillus of Trier 455–457 * Iamblichus of Trier 457–458 *Evemerus 458–461 *Marcus II 461–465 *

Volusianus of Trier Volusianus was bishop of Trier at the end of the 5th century. Very little is known of his life but he is one of a number of bishops around this time.

465–469 *Miletius 469–476 * Modestus 476–479 *

Maximianus of Trier Maximianus of Trier was bishop of Trier around the turn of the 5th and 6th centuries. Bishop Maximianus, the predecessor of Fibicius who had taken over as bishop by 502, is apparently the bishop mentioned in a letter from Archbishop Avitus of Vi ...

479–499 *

Fibicius Fibicius (otherwise Fibitius or Felicius) was Bishop of Trier from around 502 to 525 or so. Life Fibicius' tenure as bishop in the first quarter of the 6th century fell in the politically troubled times during the expansion of Frankish power into ...

500–526 * Aprunculus (Aprunentius) 526–527 * Nicetius 527–566 *Rusticus II 566–573 *

Magnerich Magneric of Tier (also called Magnerich, or Magnericus) (born c. 522, died c. 596) was a Frankish bishop of Trier. He is a Catholic and Orthodox saint, with a feast day on July 25. Magneric was one of the first bishops with a Germanic name. He wa ...

573–596 * Gunderich 596–600 *Sibald 600–626 * Modoald 626–645 *Numerianus 645–665 * Hildulf 665–671, d. 707 *Basinus 671–697 d. 706 ? *

Leudwinus Saint Leudwinus, Count of Treves (; also ''Leodewin, Liutwin, Ludwin'', etc.; 660 – 29 September 722 AD in Reims) founded an abbey in Mettlach. He was Archbishop of Treves and Laon. As patron saint of the Mettlach parish, his relics are c ...

697–718 *

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718–758 * Wermad 758–791 *

Richbod Richbod would first be documented as a monk in the Lorsch monastery where he worked as a document clerk. After, he would be noticed and picked up as a student of Alcuin at the court of Charlemagne. Whilst under king he would rise to role of advis ...

791–804, first archbishop *Waso 804–809 * Amalhar 809–814 * Hetto 814–847 * Dietgold 847–868 * Bartholf von Wetterau 869–883 * Radbod 883–915 * Rudgar 915–930 * Rotbert 930–956 *

Henry I Henry I may refer to: 876–1366 * Henry I the Fowler, King of Germany (876–936) * Henry I, Duke of Bavaria (died 955) * Henry I of Austria, Margrave of Austria (died 1018) * Henry I of France (1008–1060) * Henry I the Long, Margrave of the ...

956–964 *Dietrich I 965–977 *

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977–993 * Ludolf 994–1008

1000–1200

*contested 1008–1015: Adalbero (elected) versus Meingaud (royal choice) * Poppo von Babenberg 1016–1047 *

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1047–1066 * Kuno I von Wetterau (Conrad) 1066–1066 *

Udo of Nellenburg Udo of Nellenburg (c. 1030 – 11 November 1078) was the Archbishop of Trier from 1066 until his death. He was an important mediator during the height of the Investiture Controversy. Biography Udo was born in Tübingen, Swabia, as the eldest ...

1066–1078 * Egilbert of Rothenburg, 1079–1101 *

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1101–1124 *Gottfrid 1124–1127 * Meginher 1127–1130 *

Albero de Montreuil Albero de Montreuil (german: Albero, Adalbero von Munsterol) (c. 1080 – 18 January 1152) was Archbishop of Trier from 1132 to 1152 and is the subject of the '' Gesta Alberonis''. Albero was born near Toul in Lorraine, a scion of the petty nob ...

1131–1152 * Hillin of Falmagne 1152–1169 *

Arnold I of Vaucourt Arnold I of Vaucourt (french: Arnaud, Arnaut de Vaucort, german: Arnold von Valcourt, Valancourt, Walecourt) (''circa'' 1120 – May 25, 1183 in Trier), was the Archbishop of Trier from 1169 to 1183. He took a pro-Imperial position in the Investi ...

1169–1183 * Folmar of Karden 1183–1189 * Rudolf of Wied 1183–1189 (in opposition)

1200–1500

Archbishop-Electors of Trier

* John I 1189–1212 *

Theodoric II Theodoric II, ''Teodorico'' in Spanish and Portuguese, ( 426 – early 466) was the eighth King of the Visigoths, from 453 to 466. Biography Theoderic II, son of Theodoric I, obtained the throne by killing his elder brother Thorismund. The Engli ...

1212–42 * Arnold II von Isenburg 1242–59 * Heinrich I von Finstingen 1260–86 * Bohemond I von Warnesberg 1286–99 *

Diether von Nassau Diether is a German given name, composed of the elements ''diet'' "people" and ''her'' "army". It is distinct from, but in Modern German has become homophonic with, the name Dieter, which is a short form of Dietrich, composed of the same prefix b ...

1300–07 * Heinrich II von Virneburg 1300–06 (in opposition) * Baldwin von Luxemburg 1307–54 * Bohemond II von Saarbrücken 1354–61 *

Kuno II von Falkenstein Kuno II of Falkenstein (actually Konrad von Falkenstein, born in 1320 at Burg Falkenstein in Donnersberg, died on 21 May 1388 at Burg Maus) was a German theologian and from 1362 to 1388 the Roman Catholic Archbishop Elector of Trier.Claudia Bolgi ...

1362–88 *

Werner von Falkenstein Werner von Falkenstein ( 1355 – October 4, 1418), was a German Archbishop and Elector of Trier. He served as Archbishop from 1388 to 1418 as Werner III; he was the great-nephew of his predecessor Kuno II von Falkenstein (1362-1388) and a member ...

1388–1418 * Otto von Ziegenhain 1418–30 * Rhaban von Helmstadt 1430–38 *Jakob von Sierck † (19 May 1439 Elected – 28 May 1456 Died) * Johann Markgraf von Baden † (21 Jun 1456 Elected – 9 Feb 1502 Died)

1500–1800

* Jakob Markgraf von Baden † (9 Feb 1503 Succeeded – 27 Apr 1511 Died) * Richard von Greiffenclau zu Vollrads † (15 May 1511 Elected – 13 Mar 1531 Died) * Johann von Metzenhausen † (27 Mar 1531 Elected – 22 Jul 1540 Died) * Johann Ludwig von Hagen † (9 Aug 1540 Elected – 23 Mar 1547 Died) * Johann von Isenburg † (20 Apr 1547 Elected – 18 Feb 1556 Died) *

Johann von der Leyen Johann von der Leyen (1510–1567) was the Archbishop-Elector of Trier from 1556 to 1567. Biography Johann von der Leyen was born in Saffig in 1510, the son of Bartholomäus von der Leyen, chancellor of the Archbishopric of Cologne, and his wi ...

† (25 Apr 1556 Elected – 10 Feb 1567 Died) * Jakob von Eltz † (7 Apr 1567 Elected – 4 Jun 1581 Died) * Johann von Schönenberg † (31 Jul 1581 Elected – 1 May 1599 Died) * Lothar von Metternich † (7 Aug 1599 Elected – 17 Sep 1623 Died) * Philipp Christoph Reichsritter von Sötern † (25 Sep 1623 Elected– 7 Feb 1652 Died) * Karl Kaspar Reichsfreiherr von Leyen-Hohengeroldseck † (7 Feb 1652 Succeeded – 1 Jun 1676 Died) * Johann Hugo von Orsbeck † (1 Jun 1676 Succeeded – 6 Jan 1711 Died) * Karl Joseph Ignaz Herzog von Lothringen † (24 Sep 1710 Elected – 4 Dec 1715 Died) * Franz Ludwig Pfalzgraf am Rhein zu Neuburg † (20 Feb 1716 Elected – 3 Mar 1729 Resigned) * Franz Georg Reichsfgraf von Schönborn † (2 May 1729 Elected – 18 Jan 1756 Died) * Johann Philipp Reichsgraf von Waldendorff † (18 Jan 1756 Succeeded – 12 Jan 1768 Died) * Klemens Wenzeslaus Herzog von Sachsen † (10 Feb 1768 Elected – 29 Nov 1801 Resigned)From 1801, after the French conquest of the Imperial territories on the left-bank of the Rhine, Clemens Wenzel of Saxony was archbishop with effect on the right bank only.

After 1800

Bishops of Trier

*Charles Mannay † (5 Jul 1802 Elected – 9 Oct 1816 Resigned) *Josef von Hommer † (3 May 1824 Elected – 11 Nov 1836 Died) *Wilhelm Arnoldi † (21 Jun 1842 Elected – 7 Jan 1864 Died) *Leopold Pelldram † (29 Dec 1864 Elected – 3 May 1867 Died) *

Matthias Eberhard Matthias Eberhard (born 15 November 1815, at Trier, Germany, died there 30 May 1876) was a German Roman Catholic Bishop of Trier. After successfully completing the gymnasium course of his native town, he devoted himself to the study of theolo ...

† (16 Jul 1867 Elected – 30 May 1876 Died) *Michael Felix Korum † (12 Aug 1881 Elected – 4 Dec 1921 Died) * Franz Rudolf Bornewasser † (27 Feb 1922 Elected – 20 Dec 1951 Died) *Matthias Wehr † (20 Dec 1951 Succeeded – 19 Nov 1966 Retired) *Bernhard Stein † (13 Apr 1967 Elected – 5 Sep 1980 Retired) *Hermann Josef Spital † (24 Feb 1981 Elected – 15 Jan 2001 Retired) * Reinhard Marx (20 Dec 2001 Elected – 30 Nov 2007 Translated to become Archbishop of Munich and Freising) * Stephan Ackermann (8 Apr 2009 Elected – )

Auxiliary bishops

* Nicolas Arlon, O. Carm. (1344–) *Joannes Franqueloy de Vico, O.P. (1400–1452) *Gerhard, O.F.M. (1429–1456) *Hubert Yffz (de Rommersdorf), O. Praem. (1450–1483) * Johann von Eindhoven, C.R.S.A. (1483–1508)"Bishop Johann von Eindhoven, C.R.S.A."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 6, 2016 * Johannes von Helmont, O.S.B. (1508–1517)"Bishop Johannes von Helmont, O.S.B."
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 28, 2016 * Johannes Enen (1517–1519)"Bishop Johannes Enen"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 6, 2016 * Nikolaus Schienen (1519–1556)"Bishop Nikolaus Schienen"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 29, 2016 *Gregor Virneburg (1557–1578) *

Peter Binsfeld Peter Binsfeld (alternate spelling Peter of Binsfeld, lat. Petrus Binsfeldius; c. 1540 – 1598 or 1603)

(1580–1598) * Gregor Helfenstein (1599–1632)"Bishop Gregor Helfenstein"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 29, 2016 * Otto von Senheim, (Johann Theodor von Senheim) O.P. (1633–1662) * Johannes Holler (1663–1671)"Bishop Johannes Holler"
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''. David M. Cheney. Retrieved August 29, 2016 * Johann Heinrich von Anethan (1676–1680) *

Maximilian Burmann Maximilian, Maximillian or Maximiliaan (Maximilien in French) is a male given name. The name " Max" is considered a shortening of "Maximilian" as well as of several other names. List of people Monarchs *Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459� ...

(1682–1685) *Johannes Petrus Verhorst (1687–1708) *Johann Matthias von Eyss (1710–1729) *Lothar Friedrich von Nalbach (1730–1748) *Johann Nikolaus (Febronius) von Hontheim (1748–1790) *Jean-Marie Cuchot d’Herbain (1778–1794) *Johann Michael Josef von Pidoll de Quitenbach (1794–1802) *Johann Heinrich Milz (1825–1833) *Wilhelm Arnold Günther, O. Praem. (1834–1843) *Johann Georg Müller (1844–1847) *Godehard Braun (1849–1861) *

(1862–1867 Appointed, Bishop of Trier) *Johann Jakob Kraft (1868–1884) *Heinrich Feiten (1887–1892) *Karl Ernst Schrod (1894–1914) *Anton Mönch (1915–1935) *Albert Maria Fuchs (1935–1944) *Heinrich Metzroth (1941–1951) *Bernhard Stein (1944–1967 Appointed, Bishop of Trier) *Carl Schmidt (1962–1981) *Karl Heinz Jacoby (1968–1993) *Alfred Kleinermeilert (1968–2003) * Leo Schwarz (1982–2006) *Gehard Jakob (1993–1998) * Felix Genn (1999–2003, Translated to become Bishop of Essen and later Bishop of Münster) *Robert Brahm (2003– ) *Jörg Michael Peters (2003– ) *Stephan Ackermann (2006–2009 Appointed, Bishop of Trier) *Helmut Dieser (2011–2016, Translated to become Bishop of Aachen)

Footnotes

References

Die Bischöfe von Trier

in the 1908 '' Catholic Encyclopaedia'' {{Authority control

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