Roman Catholic Bishop of Augsburg
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- For the Prince-Bishop who ruled before 1818, see Prince-Bishopric of Augsburg.
The Bishop of Augsburg is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg in the Ecclesiastical province of München und Freising.
The diocese covers an area of 13,250 km².
A famous early holder of the position was Saint Ulrich of Augsburg (c. 890 – 4 July 973), who twice defended Augsburg from hostile attacks by pagan Magyars. Saint Ulrich was known for his courage, high moral standard, and loyalty to Emperor Otto I ("Otto the Great").
The current bishop is Bertram Johannes Meier who was appointed and ordained as bishop in 2020.
List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg, Germany (since 1818)
Bertram Johannes Meier was appointed to this see January 29, 2020.
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
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| 5 February 1818 to 9 October 1819 | Franz Karl Joseph Fürst von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst | Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg; confirmed 6 April 1818; died in office |
| 6 December 1819 to 10 March 1824 | Joseph Maria Johann Nepomuk Freiherr von Fraunberg | Priest of Regensburg; confirmed 24 May 1824; appointed Archbishop of Bamberg |
| 4 March 1824 to 15 August 1836 | Ignatz Albert von Riegg, OSA | Joseph Ignatz Alexius von Riegg ; confirmed 24 May 1824; ordained 11 July 1824; died in office |
| 20 September 1836 to 2 July 1855 | Johann Peter von Richarz | Bishop of Speyer; confirmed 21 November 1836; installed 22 February 1837; died in office |
| 12 January 1856 to 17 June 1858 | Michael von Deinlein | Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg; confirmed 13 July 1856; installed 3 September 1856; appointed Archbishop of Bamberg |
| 16 July 1858 to 8 October 1894 | Pankratius von Dinkel | Priest of Bamberg; 27 September 1858; confirmed 21 November 1858; died in office |
| 7 November 1894 to 9 March 1902 | Petrus 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 1930 | Maximilian von Lingg | Priest of Augsburg; confirmed 9 June 1902; ordained 20 July 1902; died in office |
| 17 September 1930 to 9 February 1949 | Joseph Kumpfmüller | Priest of Regensburg; ordained 28 October 1930; died in office |
| 9 July 1949 to 11 April 1963 | Josef 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 2004 | Viktor Josef Dammertz, OSB | Priest of the Order of Saint Benedict; ordained 30 January 1993; retired |
| 1 October 2005 - 8 May 2010 | Walter Mixa | formerly Bishop of Eichstätt; ordained 23 March 1996; Military Bishop of Germany, from 31 August 2000 to 8 May 2010; retired |
| 8 July 2010 - 4 July 2019 | Konrad Zdarsa | formerly Bishop of Görlitz; ordained 23 June 2007; retired |
| 29 January 2020-Present | Bertram Johannes Meier | Appointed in 29 January 2020, and ordained in 6 June 2020. |
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