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Last Changes in the German Episcopate


July 8, 2010 Konrad Zdarsa (so far bishop of Görlitz) appointed bishop of Augsburg
May 31, 2010 Resignation of Heinrich Janssen (auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Münster) accepted; Dieter Geerlings, Christoph Hegge and Wilfried Theising appointed auxiliary bishops in the diocese of Münster
May 8, 2010 Resignation of Walter Mixa (bishop of Augsburg) accepted
March 30, 2010 Josef Homeyer (retired bishop of Hildesheim) died
January 5, 2010 Resignation of Franz Dietl (auxiliary bishop in the archdiocese of Munich and Freising) accepted; Wolfgang Bischof appointed auxiliary bishop in the archdiocese of Munich and Freising
December 16, 2009 Josef Voß (auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Münster) died
October 28, 2009 Franz-Josef Overbeck (so far auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Münster) appointed bishop of Essen
June 15, 2009 Resignation of Gerhard Pieschl (auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Limburg) accepted; Thomas Löhr appointed auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Limburg
April 8, 2009 Stephan Ackermann (so far auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Trier) appointed bishop of Trier
February 18, 2009 Resignation of Wolfgang Weider (auxiliary bishop in the archdiocese of Berlin) accepted; Matthias Heinrich appointed auxiliary bishop in the archdiocese of Berlin
December 19, 2008 Felix Genn (so far bishop of Essen) appointed bishop of Münster
December 6, 2008 Ulrich Boom appointed auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Würzburg
August 26, 2008 Resignation of Georg Weinhold (auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Dresden-Meißen) accepted
June 27, 2008 Resignation of Franz Grave (auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Essen) accepted; Ludger Schepers appointed auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Essen
June 10, 2008 Elmar Maria Kredel (retired archbishop of Bamberg) died
April 19, 2008 Hubert Berenbrinker appointed auxiliary bishop in the archdiocese of Paderborn
March 28, 2008 Resignation of Reinhard Lettmann (bishop of Münster) accepted
March 25, 2008 Wolfgang Rolly (retired auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Mainz) died
March 18, 2008 Resignation of Helmut Bauer (auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Würzburg) accepted
January 3, 2008 Oskar Saier (retired archbishop of Freiburg) died
December 19, 2007 Karl-Heinz Wiesemann (so far auxiliary bishop in the archdiocese of Paderborn) appointed bishop of Speyer
November 30, 2007 Reinhard Marx (so far bishop of Trier) appointed archbishop of Munich and Freising
November 28, 2007 Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst (so far auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Münster) appointed bishop of Limburg
September 14, 2007 Bernhard Huhn (retired auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Görlitz) died
July 18, 2007 Resignation of Friedrich Ostermann (auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Münster) accepted; Franz-Josef Overbeck appointed auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Münster
April 24, 2007 Konrad Zdarsa appointed bishop of Görlitz
February 10, 2007 Resignation of Anton Schlembach (bishop of Speyer) accepted
February 6, 2007 Reinhard Pappenberger appointed auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Regensburg
February 2, 2007 Resignation of Friedrich Card. Wetter (archbishop of Munich and Freising) and Franz Kamphaus (bishop of Limburg) accepted; Friedrich Card. Wetter appointed Apostolic Administrator of the archdiocese of Munich and Freising
January 10, 2007 Hermann Josef Spital (retired bishop of Trier) deceased
October 14, 2006 Gregor Maria Hanke OSB appointed bishop of Eichstätt
June 24, 2006 Resignation of Rudolf Müller (bishop of Görlitz) accepted
March 17, 2006 Heiner Koch appointed auxiliary bishop in the archdiocese of Cologne
March 15, 2006 Resignation of Karl Reger (auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Aachen) accepted; Johannes Bündgens appointed auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Aachen
March 14, 2006 Resignation of Leo Schwarz (auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Trier) accepted; Stephan Ackermann appointed auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Trier
November 29, 2005 Norbert Trelle (so far auxiliary bishop in the archdiocese of Cologne) appointed bishop of Hildesheim
October 11, 2005 Reinhard Hauke appointed auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Erfurt
July 16, 2005 Walter Mixa (so far bishop of Eichstätt) appointed bishop of Augsburg
April 22, 2005 Josef Plöger (retired auxiliary bishop in the archdiocese of Cologne) died
February 23, 2005 Gerhard Feige (so far auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Magdeburg) appointed bishop of Magdeburg
January 29, 2005 Karl Heinz Jacoby (retired auxiliary bishop in the diocese of Trier) died
November 27, 2004 Resignation of Hans-Reinhard Koch (Erfurt) accepted
October 14, 2004 Manfred Grothe and Matthias König appointed auxiliary bishops in the archdiocese of Paderborn
August 20, 2004 Resignation of Josef Homeyer (Hildesheim) accepted