Diocese of Würzburg

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DIOCESE OF WÜRZBURG (Dioecesis Herbipolensis)

Country : Germany
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 742

Arms (crest) of Diocese of Würzburg

Origin/meaning

Originally the Arms was without the Cross, which is a modern addition.

Arms of Bishops (since 1443)

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  Gottfried Schenk von Limpurg (19 Nov 1443– 1 Apr 1455)

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  Johann von Grumbach (14 Apr 1455– 11 Apr 1466)

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  Rudolf von Scherenberg (30 Apr 1466– 29 Apr 1495)

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  Lorenz von Bibra (12 May 1495– 6 Feb 1519)

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  Konrad von Thüngen (1519-1540)

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  Konrad von Bibra (1 Jul 1540– 4 Aug 1544)

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  Melchior Zobel von Giebelstadt (Aug 1544– 15 Apr 1558)

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  Friedrich von Wirsberg (27 Apr 1558– 12 Nov 1573)

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  Julius Echter von Mespelbrunn (1573–1617)

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  Johann Gottfried von Aschhausen (5 Oct 1617– 29 Dec 1622)

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  Philipp Adolf von Ehrenberg (6 Feb 1623– 16 Jul 1631)

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  Franz Graf von Hatzfeld (7 Aug 1631– 30 Jul 1642)

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  Johann Philipp Reichsgraf von Schönborn (16 Aug 1642– 12 Feb 1673)

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  Johann Hartmann Reichsritter von Rosenbach (13 Mar 1673– 19 Apr 1675)

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  Peter Philipp Reichsgraf von Dernbach (Jul 1675– 24 Apr 1683)

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  Konrad Wilhelm Reichsfreiherr von Wernau (31 May 1683– 5 Sep 1684)

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  Johann Gottfried II von Gutenberg (16 Oct 1684– 14 Dec 1698)

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  Johann Philipp Reichsfreiherr von Greifenclau zu Vollraths (9 Feb 1699– 3 Aug 1719)

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  Johann Philipp von Schönborn (1719-1724)

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  Christoph Franz Reichsfreiherr von Hutten (2 Oct 1724– 25 Mar 1729)

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  Friedrich Karl Reichsgraf von Schönborn (18 May 1729– 26 Jul 1746)

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  Anselm Franz Reichsgraf von Ingelheim (29 Aug 1746– 9 Feb 1749)

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  Karl Philipp Reichsfreiherr von Greifenclau zu Vollraths (14 Apr 1749– 25 Nov 1754)

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  Adam Friedrich Reichsgraf von Seinsheim (7 Jan 1755– 18 Feb 1779)

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  Franz Ludwig Reichsfreiherr von Erthal (18 Mar 1779– 14 Feb 1795)

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  Georg Karl Ignaz Freiherr von Fechenbach zu Laudenbach (12 Mar 1795– 9 Apr 1808)

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  Adam Friedrich Freiherr von Groß zu Trockau (6 Sep 1818– 21 Mar 1840)

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  Georg Anton von Stahl (17 Apr 1840– 13 Jul 1870)

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  Johann Valentin von Reißmann (26 Oct 1870– 17 Nov 1875)

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  Franz Joseph von Stein (1878-1897)

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  Ferdinand von Schlör (1898-1924)

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  Matthias Ehrenfried (1924-1948)

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  Julius August Döpfner (1948-1957)

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  Josef Stangl (1957-1979)

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  Paul-Werner Scheele (1979-2003)

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  Fiedhelm Hofmann (2004-2017)

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  Franz Jung (2018-present)

Arms of Auxiliary Bishops

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  Nicolaus von Buseck

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  Eberhard

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  Sebastiensis

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  Hermann Bernhard

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  Johannes Hutter

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  Georg Antworter

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  Kaspar Grünwald

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  Johannes Pettendorfer

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  Paul Huth

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  Johannes Reuter

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  Augustin Mayer

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  Georg Flach

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  Anton Resch

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  Sebastian Pollinger

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  Johannes Ertlin

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  Eucharius Sang

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  Jodokus Wagenhauer

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  Zacharias Stumpf

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  Adam Groß

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  Johann Melchior Söllner

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  Stephan Weinberger

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  Johann Bernhard Mayer

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  Daniel von Gebsattel

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  Andreas Fahrmann

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  Gregor von Zirkel

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  Alfons Kempf (1959-1987)

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  Karl Ebert (1973-1974)

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  Helmut Bauer (1988-2008)

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  Ulrich Boom (2008-present)

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