Archbishop governing the Archdiocese of Cologne
The "Seven Prince Electors" electing Henry, Count of Luxembourg as Henry VII, Holy Roman Emperor at Frankfurt on 27 November 1308. At far left is Heinrich II of Virneburg , Archbishop of Cologne . Codex Balduini Trevirorum , c. 1340 ) The archbishop of Cologne governs the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne in western North Rhine-Westphalia . Historically the archbishop was ex officio one of the prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire and ruled the Electorate of Cologne .
Since the early days of the Catholic Church , there have been ninety-four bishops and archbishops of Cologne . Seven of these ninety-four retired by resignation, including four resignations which were in response to impeachment. Eight of the bishops and archbishops were coadjutor bishops before they took office. Seven individuals were appointed as coadjutors freely by the pope. One of the ninety-four moved to the Curia , where he became a cardinal. Additionally, six of the archbishops of Cologne were chairmen of the German Bishops' Conference .
Cardinal Rainer Woelki has been the archbishop of Cologne since his 2014 transfer from Berlin , where he was also cardinal archbishop.
Bishops and archbishops of Cologne
Bishops of Colonia Agrippina, 88–784 All names before Maternus II are to be approached with considerable skepticism, as little contemporary evidence is available. Maternus was present at a council in Rome in 313. The bishops between Severinus and Charentius are also apocryphal . Domitianus was the Bishop of Maastricht (Mosa Traiectum). The given dates of office before Gunther are also conjectural, at best.
Maternus I c. 88 –128 Paulinus Marcellinus Aquilinus Levoldus c. 248 –285 Maternus II c. 285 –315Euphrates c. 315 –348 Severinus c. 348 –403Ebergisil I ? c. 403 –440 Solatius c. 440 –470 Sunnovaeus c. 470 –500 Domitianus fl. c. 535 Charentinus fl. c. 570 Eberigisil II ? c. 580 –600 ?Remedius c. 600 ? –611 ? Solatius c. 611 ? –622 Cunibert c. 623 –663Bodatus c. 663 –674 Stephen 674–680 Adelwin 680–695 Giso 695–708 Anno I 708–710 Faramund 710–713 Agilolf 713–717Reginfried 718–747 Hildegar 750–753Bertholm 753–763 Rikulf 763–784
Archbishops of Cologne, 784–1238 Saint Engelbert II of Berg, Archbishop of Cologne
Archbishop-electors of Cologne, 1238–1803
Modern archbishops of Cologne: 1824 to date
Auxiliary bishops
See also
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External links (in German) List of Bishops and Archbishops of Cologne Archdiocese of Cologne (Erzbistum Köln) (in English) List of Bishops and Archbishops of Cologne Cologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom)