List of bishops of Metz

This is a list of bishops of Metz; the Roman Catholic diocese of Metz now lies in eastern France.

To 500
  • Clement of Metz (c. 280–300)
  • Celestius
  • Felix I
  • Patient
  • Victor I 344–346
  • Victor II
  • Simeon
  • Sambace
  • Rufus of Metz
  • Adelphus
  • Firmin
  • Legonce
  • Auctor c. 451
  • Expiece
  • Urbice
  • Bonole
  • Terence
  • Consolin
  • Romanus c. 486
  • Phronimius to 497
  • Grammatius 497?–512

From 500 to 1000
  • Agatimber 512?–535
  • Hesperius 525–542
  • Villicus 542–568
  • Peter 568?–578
  • Aigulf or Agilulf 590 or 591-601
  • Gondulf 591-??? (he was probably only a chorbishop [1]).
  • Arnoald or Arnual or Arnoldus 601–609 or 611
  • Pappolus 609?–614
  • Arnulf 614–629 (Arnulfing)
  • Goericus 629-644
  • Godo 641?–652?
  • Chlodulf, son of Arnulf, 652?–693? (Arnulfing)
  • Albo[2] 696-707
  • Aptatus 707-715
  • Felix II 715-716
  • Sigibald 716-741
  • Chrodegang 742–766
  • Angilram 768–791
  • Gundulf 819 to 7 September 822
  • Drogo 823–8 December 855
  • Adventius 858 to 31 August 875
  • Wala 876 to 12 April 882
  • Robert I 883 to 2 January 916
  • Wigerich 917 to 19 February 927
  • Benno of Einsiedeln 927–929
  • Adalbero I of Bar[3] 929 to 26 April 962
  • Dietrich I 964 to 7 September 984
  • Adalbero II of Upper Lorraine[4] 984 to 14 December 1005

1000 to 1300
  • Dietrich II of Luxembourg[5] 1006 to 30 April 1047
  • Adalbero III of Luxembourg 1047 to 13 November 1072
  • Hermann 1073 to 4 May 1090
  • Bruno of Calw 1088–1089
  • Bouchard 1090
  • Poppo of Luxembourg 1090–1103
  • Adalbero IV 1090–1117
  • Theoger of Saint George 1118 to 29 April 1120
  • Etienne de Bar 1120 to 29 December 1163
  • Dietrich III of Bar 1164 to 8 August 1171
  • Hugo of Clermont 1171
  • Friedrich of Pluyvoise 1171–1173
  • Dietrich IV of Lorraine[6] 1173–1179
  • Bertram 1180 to 6 April 1212 (1178-1179 archbishop of Bremen)
  • Conrad III of Scharfenberg 1212 to 24 March 1224
  • Johann of Aspremont 1224 to 10 December 1238
  • Jacob of Lorraine[7] 1239 to 24 October 1260
  • Philip of Lorraine-Florenges 1261–1264
  • Wilhelm of Traisnel 1264 to 4 January 1269
  • Lorenz of Leistenberg 1270–1279
  • John of Flanders[8] 1280 to 31 October 1282
  • Burkhard of Avesnes-Hennegau[9] 1282 to 29 November 1296
  • Gerhard of Rehlingen[10] 1297 to 30 June 1302

1300–present
  • Reginald of Bar 1302–1316
  • Henri, Dauphin of Viennois 1316 to 24 November 1324
  • Louis of Poitiers-Valentinois[11] 1325–1327
  • Ademar of Monteil 1327 to 12 May 1361
  • Johann III of Vienne 1361–1365
  • Dietrich V Bayer of Boppard 1365 to 18 January 1384
  • Peter of Luxemburg 1384 to 2 July 1387
  • Rudolf of Coucy 1388–1415
  • Conrad II Bayer of Boppard 1416 to 20 April 1459
  • George of Baden 1459 to 11 October 1484
  • Henri of Lorraine-Vaudemont 1484 to 28 October 1505
  • John, Cardinal of Lorraine[12] 1505–1543
  • Nicholas, Duke of Mercœur 1543–1548
  • John, Cardinal of Lorraine 1548 to 19 May 1550
  • Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine 1550 to 18 May 1551
  • Robert de Lenoncourt[13] 1551 to 25 September 1553
  • François Beaucaire de Péguillon 1555–1568
  • Louis I, Cardinal of Guise[14] 1568 to 28 March 1578
  • Charles III de Lorraine-Vaudémont[15] 1578 to 24 November 1607
  • Anne d'Escars de Givry[16] 1608 to 19 April 1612
  • Henri de Bourbon, duc de Verneuil 1612–1652 (last prince-bishop)
  • Jules Mazarin[17] 1652–1658
  • Franz Egon of Fürstenberg 1658–1663
  • Wilhelm von Fürstenberg[18] 1663–1668
  • Georges d'Aubusson de la Feuillade 1669–1697
  • Henri Charles du Cambout de Coislin 1697–1732
  • Claude de Saint Simon 1733–1760
  • Louis-Jean de Montmorency-Laval[19] 1760–1802
  • Nicolas Francin 1792–1802
  • Pierre-François Bienaymé 1802–1806
  • Gaspard-André Jauffret 1806–1823
  • Jacques-François Besson 1824–1842
  • Paul Dupont des Loges 1843–1886
  • François Fleck 1886–1899
  • Willibrord Benzler 1901–1919
  • Jean-Baptiste Pelt 1919–1937
  • Joseph-Jean Heintz 1938–1958
  • Paul-Joseph Schmitt 1958–1987
  • Pierre Raffin 1987-2013
  • Jean-Christophe Lagleize 2013; incumbent

Notes
  1. (in French)Dissertations sur l'histoire ecclesiastique et civile de Paris p59 Jean Lebeuf 1741
  2. ? Abbo II of Metz.
  3. Son of Wigeric of Lotharingia.
  4. Son of Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine.
  5. Thomas Bauer (1996). "Theoderich II., Bischof von Metz (1006-1047)". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). 11. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 842–846. ISBN 3-88309-064-6.
  6. Thierry, son of Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine.
  7. Son of Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine.
  8. Son of Guy of Dampierre; also Bishop of Liège.
  9. Bouchard d'Avesnes.
  10. Gérard de Rhéninghe.
  11. Also Bishop of Langres and Bishop of Viviers.
  12. The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of May 28, 1518
  13. The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of December 20, 1538
  14. The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of December 22, 1553
  15. . Son of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine and Claude of Valois.
  16. The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of June 5, 1596
  17. The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of December 16, 1641
  18. The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of September 2, 1686
  19. The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of Consistory March 30, 1789
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