Bishop of Mainz
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The Diocese of Mainz is a diocese
of the Catholic church in Germany
. It was created in 1802 with the abolition of the old Archbishopric of Mainz
. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Freiburg
; its district is located in the states of Rhineland-Palatinate
and Hesse
. The seat of the diocese is in Mainz
at the Cathedral
dedicated to Saints Martin and Stephen
.
Diocese
A diocese is the district or see under the supervision of a bishop. It is divided into parishes.An archdiocese is more significant than a diocese. An archdiocese is presided over by an archbishop whose see may have or had importance due to size or historical significance...
of the Catholic church in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It was created in 1802 with the abolition of the old Archbishopric of Mainz
Archbishopric of Mainz
The Archbishopric of Mainz or Electorate of Mainz was an influential ecclesiastic and secular prince-bishopric in the Holy Roman Empire between 780–82 and 1802. In the Roman Catholic Church hierarchy, the Archbishop of Mainz was the primas Germaniae, the substitute of the Pope north of the Alps...
. The diocese is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Freiburg
Archdiocese of Freiburg
The Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau is a Roman Catholic diocese in Baden-Württemberg comprising the former states of Baden and Hohenzollern...
; its district is located in the states of Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate
Rhineland-Palatinate is one of the 16 states of the Federal Republic of Germany. It has an area of and about four million inhabitants. The capital is Mainz. English speakers also commonly refer to the state by its German name, Rheinland-Pfalz ....
and Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
. The seat of the diocese is in Mainz
Mainz
Mainz under the Holy Roman Empire, and previously was a Roman fort city which commanded the west bank of the Rhine and formed part of the northernmost frontier of the Roman Empire...
at the Cathedral
Mainz Cathedral
Mainz Cathedral or St. Martin's Cathedral is located near the historical center and pedestrianized market square of the city of Mainz, Germany...
dedicated to Saints Martin and Stephen
Saint Stephen
Saint Stephen The Protomartyr , the protomartyr of Christianity, is venerated as a saint in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Oriental Orthodox and Eastern Orthodox Churches....
.
Bishops of Mainz, 1802-present
- Joseph Ludwig ColmarJoseph Ludwig ColmarJoseph Ludwig Colmar was a German Catholic Bishop of Mainz.-Life:After his ordination he was professor of history and Greek at the Royal Seminary, and curate at St. Stephen's, Strasbourg...
1802-1818 - Joseph Vitus Burg 1829-1833
- Johann Jakob Humann 1833-1834
- Petrus Leopold Kaiser 1834-1848
- Wilhelm Emmanuel Freiherr von Ketteler 1850-1877
- Paul Leopold Haffner 1886-1899
- Heinrich BrückHeinrich BrückHeinrich Brück was a German Catholic church historian, and Bishop of Mainz.-Life:He followed for some time the cooper's trade. After a course of studies under of a distinguished ecclesiastic, Dr. Joseph Hirschel, he entered the seminary at Mainz...
1900-1903 - Georg Heinrich Kirstein 1903-1921
- Ludwig Maria Hugo 1921-1935
- Albert StohrAlbert StohrAlbert Stohr was Bishop of Mainz from 15 July 1935 until his death.Stohr was born in Friedberg, Germany. He entered the seminary in Mainz in 1909 and was ordained as a priest on 19 October 1913 in Mainz Cathedral...
1935-1961 - Hermann VolkHermann VolkHermann Volk was a German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Mainz from 1962 to 1982, and was elevated to the cardinalate in 1973.-Early life and ministry:...
1962-1982 - Karl Lehmann 1983-