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Bishop of Augsburg - Definition and Overview

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 Viktor Josef Dammertz, OSB.

List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg, Germany

Tenure Incumbent Notes
5 February 1818 to 9 October 1819Franz Karl Joseph Fürst von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-SchillingsfürstAuxiliary Bishop of Augsburg; confirmed 6 April 1818; died in office
6 December 1819 to 10 March 1824Joseph Maria Johann Nepomuk Freiherr von FraunbergPriest of Regensburg; confirmed 24 May 1824; appointed Archbishop of Bamberg
4 March 1824 to 15 August 1836Ignatz Albert von Riegg, OSAJoseph Ignatz Alexius von Riegg ; confirmed 24 May 1824; ordained 11 July 1824; died in office
20 September 1836 to 2 July 1855Johann Peter von RicharzBishop of Speyer; confirmed 21 November 1836; installed 22 February 1837; died in office
12 January 1856 to 17 June 1858Michael von DeinleinAuxiliary Bishop of Bamberg; confirmed 13 July 1856; installed 3 September 1856; appointed Archbishop of Bamberg
16 July 1858 to 8 October 1894Pankratius von Dinkel Priest of Bamberg; 27 September 1858; confirmed 21 November 1858; died in office
7 November 1894 to 9 March 1902Petrus 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 1930Maximilian von Lingg Priest of Augsburg; confirmed 9 June 1902; ordained 20 July 1902; died in office
17 September 1930 to 9 February 1949Joseph Kumpfmüller Priest of Regensburg; ordained 28 October 1930; died in office
9 July 1949 to 11 April 1963Josef 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 2004Viktor Josef Dammertz, OSB Priest of the Order of Saint Benedict; ordained 30 January 1993; retired


Roman Catholic Hierarchy in Germany
    ArchdiocesesDioceses
    Bamberg Eichstätt | Speyer | Würzburg
    BerlinDresden-Meissen | Görlitz
    Freiburg im BreisgauMainz | Rottenburg-Stuttgart
    HamburgHildesheim | Osnabrück
    CologneAachen | Essen | Limburg | Münster | Trier
    Munich & FreisingAugsburg | Passau | Regensburg
    PaderbornErfurt | Fulda | Magdeburg
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See also

Example Usage of Augsburg
Hockeyweb: Starker Mittelabschnitt reicht zum Sieg: Augsburg schlägt Straubing 6:4...Mehr lesen http://bit.ly/8Ak0XQ
mK_1860muenchen: Augsburg-Torjäger - Gestatten, Michael Thurk: Ich bin der Löwen-Schreck!: Er ist der Top-Torjäger der 2. ... http://bit.ly/666G9D
Anschiiie: back from @angelokelly in Augsburg and it was damn great!!! :))) we had a LOT of fun! ballerina lessons inclusive ;-p *lol*
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