Elector of Mainz

Bishops and archbishops

Bishops of Moguntiacum, 80–745

Crescens c. 80–103
Marinus c. 103–109
St. Crescentius c. 109–127
Cyriacus c. 127–141
Hilarius c. 141–161
Martin I c. 161–175
Celsus c. 175–197
Lucius c. 197–207
Gotthard c. 207–222
Sophron c. 222–230
Heriger I c. 230–234
Ruther c. 234–254
Avitus c. 254–276
Ignatius c. 276–289
Dionysius c. 289–309
Ruprecht I c. 309–321
Adalhard c. 320s
Lucius Annaeus c. 330s
Martin II c. 330s – c. 360s
Sidonius I c. late 360s – c. 386
Sigismund c. 386 – c. 392
Theonistus or Thaumastus^[1]
Lupold c. 392 – c. 409
Nicetas c. 409 – c. 417
Marianus c. 417 – c. 427
Aureus c. 427 – c. 443
Eutropius c. 443 – c. 467
Adalbald
Nather
Adalbert (I)
Lantfried
Sidonius II ? – c. 589
Siegbert I c. 589–610
Ludegast c. 610–615
Rudwald c. 615
Lubald ? fl. c. 625
Siegbert II
Gerold ?–743
Gewilip c. 743 – c. 745

Archbishops of Mainz, 745–1251

Saint Boniface 745–754^[2]
Lullus 754–786 (First "real" archbishop of Mainz)
Richholf 787–813
Adolf 813–826
Odgar 826–847
Rabanus Maurus 848–856
Karl 856–863
Ludbert 863–889
Sunderhold 889–891
Hatto I 891–913
Herigar 913–927
Hildebert 927-937
Frederick 937–954
William 954–968
Hatto II 968–970
Rudbrecht 970–975
Willigis 975–1011
Erkanbald 1011–1021
Aribo 1021–1031
Bardo 1031–1051
Luitpold 1051–1059
Siegfried I 1060–1084
Wezilo 1084–1088
Rudhart 1088–1109
Adalbert I von Saarbrücken 1111–1137
Adalbert II von Saarbrücken 1138–1141
Markholf 1141–1142
Henry I 1142–1153
Arnold von Selenhofen 1153–1160
Christian I 1160–1161 opposing…
- Rudolf of Zähringen 1160–1161
Conrad I of Wittelsbach 1161–1165
Christian I 1165–1183
Conrad I of Wittelsbach (restored) 1183–1200
Luitpold von Scheinfeld 1200–1208
Sigfried II von Eppstein 1200–1230 (in opposition to 1208)
Sigfried III von Eppstein 1230–1249
Christian III von Weisenau 1249–1251

Archbishops-Electors of Mainz, 1251–1803

Gerhard I von Daun-Kirberg 1251–1259
Werner II von Eppstein 1260–1284
Heinrich II von Isny 1286–1288
Gerhard II von Eppstein 1286–1305
Peter of Aspelt 1306–1320
Matthias von Buchek 1321–1328
Heinrich III von Virneberg 1328–1337
- Baldwin of Luxembourg 1328–1336, administrator
Gerlach von Nassau 1346–1371
Johann I von Luxemburg-Ligny 1371–1373
Louis of Meissen 1374–1379
Adolf I von Nassau 1379–1390
Konrad II von Weinsberg 1390–1396
Johann II von Nassau 1396–1419
- Joffrid von Leiningen 1396–1397 (in opposition)
Konrad III Wild- und Rheinsgraf zum Stein 1419–1434
Dietrich Schenk von Erbach 1434–1459
Dieter von Isenburg 1460–1461
Adolf II von Nassau (or Adolf III) 1461–1475
Dieter von Isenburg (restored) 1476–1482
Albert II 1482–1484
Bertold von Henneberg-Römhild 1484–1504
Jacob of Liebenstein 1504–1508
Uriel von Gemmingen 1508–1514
Albert III von Brandenburg 1514–1545
Sebastian of Heusenstamm 1545–1555
Daniel Brendel of Homburg 1555–1582
Wolfgang von Dalberg 1582–1601
Johann Adam von Bicken 1601–1604
Johann Schweikhard von Kronberg 1604–1626
Georg Friedrich von Greiffenklau 1626–1629
Anselm Casimir Wambold von Umstadt 1629–1647
Johann Philipp von Schönborn 1647–1673
Lothar Friedrich von Metternich-Burscheid 1673–1675
Damian Hartard von der Leyen-Hohengeroldseck 1675–1678
Karl Heinrich von Metternich-Winneburg 1679
Anselm Franz von Ingelheim 1679–1695
Lothar Franz von Schönborn 1695–1729
Franz Ludwig von Pfalz-Neuburg 1729–1732
Philipp Karl von Eltz-Kempenich 1732–1743
Johann Friedrich Karl von Ostein 1743–1763
Emmerich Joseph von Breidbach zu Bürresheim 1763–1774
Friedrich Karl Joseph von Erthal 1774–1802
Karl Theodor von Dalberg 1802–1803^[3]

^ "Theomastus (or Thaumastus) was bishop of Mainz in the early fifth century."(Gregory of Tours, Glory of the Confessors: Glory of the Confessors. Translated by Raymond Van Dam (Liverpool University Press, 1988), 40n). This figure is mentioned by Gregory of Tours: “Theomastus was noted for his holiness in accordance with the meaning of his name, and he is said to have been bishop of Mainz. For some unknown reason, he was expelled from Mainz and went to Poitiers. There he ended his present life by remaining in a pure confession.”(Gregory of Tours, Glory of the Confessors: Glory of the Confessors. Translated by Raymond Van Dam (Liverpool University Press, 1988), 39).
^ At this time, Mainz did not have the status of an archdiocese. Bonifacius had been titular archbishop
^ Karl Theodor von Dalberg died in 1817 and was Archbishop of Regensburg 1803–1810, Prince of Frankfurt 1806–1810 and Grand Duke of Frankfurt 1810–1813.

[1] "Theomastus (or Thaumastus) was bishop of Mainz in the early fifth century."(Gregory of Tours, Glory of the Confessors: Glory of the Confessors. Translated by Raymond Van Dam (Liverpool University Press, 1988), 40n). This figure is mentioned by Gregory of Tours: “Theomastus was noted for his holiness in accordance with the meaning of his name, and he is said to have been bishop of Mainz. For some unknown reason, he was expelled from Mainz and went to Poitiers. There he ended his present life by remaining in a pure confession.”(Gregory of Tours, Glory of the Confessors: Glory of the Confessors. Translated by Raymond Van Dam (Liverpool University Press, 1988), 39).

[2] At this time, Mainz did not have the status of an archdiocese. Bonifacius had been titular archbishop

[3] Karl Theodor von Dalberg died in 1817 and was Archbishop of Regensburg 1803–1810, Prince of Frankfurt 1806–1810 and Grand Duke of Frankfurt 1810–1813.

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