List of auxiliary bishops of Passau

This is a list of the auxiliary bishops (suffragan bishops) of the diocese of Passau, in Bavaria and then in western (upper) Austria. The diocese was extremely large, until the establishment of the diocese of Vienna in 1469. For the ecclesiastical history of the diocese, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Passau.

Auxiliary bishops

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Petrus Marchopolensis (attested 1363)^[1]
Ortolfus de Alzenbruck, O.P. (attested 1345)

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Simon of Vienna, O.E.S.A., Bishop of Kastoria (Greece) (attested 1380–1390)^[2]

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Matthias de Krumpnau (attested 1430)
Johannes (1441–1465)
Sigismund Pirchan von Rosenberg, O. Cist. (1441–1472)^[3]
Benedikt Sibenhirter, O.S.B. (1452–1458)^[4]
Wolfgang Püchler, O.F.M. (1465–1475)^[5]
Albert Schönhofer (1473–1493)^[6]
Andreas Weinmair (1477–1491)^[7]
Nikolaus Kaps (1491–1499) Appointed, Auxiliary Bishop of Gurk
Bernhard Meurl von Leombach (1496–1526)^[8]
Heinrich Kurz (1526–1557)^[9]
Thomas Murner, O.F.M. (1530–1536)^[10]
Urban Sagstetter (1553–1556)
Erasmus Pagendorfer (1557–1561)^[11]
Michael Englmayr (1561–1568)^[12]
Christian Krypper (1570–1573)^[13]
Hector Wegmann (1575–1589)^[14]
Christoph Weilhamer (1589–1597)^[15]
Andreas Hofmann (bishop) (1597–1604)
Blasius Laubich (1604–1608)^[16]
Šimun Bratulić, O.S.P.P.E. (1598–1601)
Johannes Brenner (bishop) (1608–1629)
Johannes Kaspar Stredele (1631–1642)
Johannes Bartholomäus Kobolt von Tambach (1637–1645)
Nikolaus Aliprandi de Thomasis (1642)
Ulrich Grappler von Trappenburg (1646–1658)
Martin Geiger (1658–1669)
Jodok Brendt Hopner (1670–1682)
Johannes Maximus Stainer von Pleinfelden (1682–1692)^[17]
Johann Raymund Guidobald von Lamberg, O.F.M. Cap. (1701–1725)
Franciscus Aloysius von Lamberg (1725–1732)
Anton Joseph von Lamberg (1733–1747)
Ermest Amadeus Thomas von Attems (1735–1742)
Johannes Christoph Ludwig von Kuenburg (1747–1756)
Philipp Wirich Lorenz von Daun zu Sassenheim und Callenborn (1757–1763)
Joseph Adam Arco (1764–1773)
Franz Karl Maria Cajetan von Firmian (1773–1776)
Thomas Johann Kaspar von Thun und Hohenstein (1776–1795) Appointed, Bishop of Passau
Leopold Maximilian von Firmian (Frimian) (1797–1800)
Karl Kajetan von Gaisruck (Gaysruck) (1801–1818)
Adalbert von Pechmann (1824–1860)
Franz Xaver Eder (1977–1984) Appointed, Coadjutor Bishop of Passau; Bishop of Passau, 1984–2001.

Notes and references

^ Hansiz I, p. 479. For auxiliary bishops 1285–1300: Schrödl, pp. 260-261; and Conradus Eubel, Hierarchia catholica, second edition, Vol. I, p. 555.
^ Hansiz I, p. 483. Eubel I, p. 172.
^ "Bishop Sigismund Pirchan von Rosenberg, O. Cist." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Bishop Benedikt Sibenhirter, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}
^ Hansiz I, p. 572. "Bishop Wolfgang Püchler, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Bishop Albert Schönhofer" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Bishop Andreas Weinmair" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Bishop Bernhard Meurl von Leombach" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Bishop Heinrich Kurz" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Bishop Thomas Murner, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Bishop Erasmus Pagendorfer" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Bishop Michael Englmayr" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Bishop Christian Krypper" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Bishop Hector Wegmann" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Bishop Christoph Weilhamer" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Bishop Blasius Laubich" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}
^ "Bishop Johannes Maximus Stainer von Pleinfelden" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}

Sources

Hansiz, Marcus. Germaniae sacræ: Metropolis Lauriacensis cum Episcopatu Pataviensi. (in Latin). Tomus I (1727). Augusta Vindelicorum (Augsburg): Happach & Schlüter.
Schrödl, Karl (1879). Passavia sacra: Geschichte des Bisthums Passau bis zur Säkularisation des Fürstenthums Passau. (in German) Hauptband. 1. Passau: Waldbauer 1879.

External links

Cheney, David M. Catholic Hierarchy.org.; retrieved: 2 November 2023.^{[self-published source]}
Lins, Joseph (1911). "Passau, diocese of." In: The Catholic Encyclopedia. Ed. Charles Hebermann. Volume 11 New York: Appleton, 1911, PP. 519-521.

[1] Hansiz I, p. 479. For auxiliary bishops 1285–1300: Schrödl, pp. 260-261; and Conradus Eubel, Hierarchia catholica, second edition, Vol. I, p. 555.

[2] Hansiz I, p. 483. Eubel I, p. 172.

[CathHierSigPirRos-3] "Bishop Sigismund Pirchan von Rosenberg, O. Cist." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}

[CathHierBenSib-4] "Bishop Benedikt Sibenhirter, O.S.B." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}

[CathHierWolfPuch-5] Hansiz I, p. 572. "Bishop Wolfgang Püchler, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}

[CathHierAlbSchon-6] "Bishop Albert Schönhofer" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}

[CathHierAndWein-7] "Bishop Andreas Weinmair" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}

[CathHierBernMeuLeom-8] "Bishop Bernhard Meurl von Leombach" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}

[CathHierHeinKurz-9] "Bishop Heinrich Kurz" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}

[CathHierThomMur-10] "Bishop Thomas Murner, O.F.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}

[CathHierEraPag-11] "Bishop Erasmus Pagendorfer" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}

[CathHierMicEng-12] "Bishop Michael Englmayr" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}

[CathHierChrKry-13] "Bishop Christian Krypper" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}

[CathHierHecWeg-14] "Bishop Hector Wegmann" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}

[CathHierChrWeil-15] "Bishop Christoph Weilhamer" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}

[CathHierBlaLau-16] "Bishop Blasius Laubich" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}

[CathHierSatPle-17] "Bishop Johannes Maximus Stainer von Pleinfelden" Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved July 24, 2016.^{[self-published source]}

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