Archdiocese of Köln

ARCHDIOCESE OF KÖLN (Archidioecesis Coleniensis)

Country : Germany
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : As diocese in the 2nd century
elevated to Archdiocese in the 8th century

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The arms in the 16th/17th century

The arms in the Wapen- en Vlaggenboek van Gerrit Hesman (1708)

Arms of Archbishops

Heinrich von Virneburg (1305-1332)
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Engelbert von der Mark (1364-1368)
Dietrich von Moers (1414-1463)
Ruprecht von der Pfalz (1463-1478)
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Hermann von Hessen (1480-1508)
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Philipp von Daun (1508-1515)
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Hermann von Wied (1515-1547)
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Adolf von Schaumburg (1547-1556)
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Anton von Schaumburg (1556-1558)
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Johann Gebhard von Mansfeld (1558-1562)
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Friedrich von Wied (1562-1567)
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Salentin von Isenburg (1567-1577)
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Gebhard von Waldburg (1577-1582)
Ernst von Bayern (1583-1612)
Ferdinand von Bayern (1612-1650)
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Maximilian Heinrich von Bayern (1650-1688)
Joseph Clemens von Bayern (1688-1723)
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Clemens August von Bayern (1723-1761)
Max Friedrich von Königsegg und Rothenfels (1761-1784)
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Maximilian Franz von Österreich (1784-1801)
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Anton Viktor von Österreich (1801-1801)
Ferdinand August von Spiegel (1824-1835)
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Clemens August Droste zu Vischering (1835-1845)
Johannes von Geissel (1845-1864)
Paulus Ludolf Melchers (1866-1885)
Philipp Krementz (1885-1899)
Hubert Theophil Simar (1899-1902)
Anton Hubert Fischer (1902-1912)
Felix von Hartmann (1912-1919)
Karl Joseph Schulte (1920-1941)
Joseph Frings (1942-1969)
Joseph Höffner (1969-1987)
Joachim Meisner (1988-2014)
Rainer Maria Woelki (2014-present)

Arms of Auxiliary Bishops

Karl Adalbert von Beyer (1826-1842)
Anton Gottfried Claessen (1844-1847)
Johann Anton Friedrich Baudri (1849-1893)
Hermann Joseph Schmitz (1893-1899)
Anton Hubert Fischer (1903-1912)
Joseph Müller (1903-1921)
Peter Joseph Lausberg (1914-1922)
Franz Rudolf Bornewasser (1921-1922)
Josef Stoffels (1922-1923)
Hermann Joseph Sträter (1922-1931)
Wilhelm Stockums (1932-1956)
Josef Hammels (1924-1944)
Joseph Ferche (1947-1965)
Wilhelm Cleven (1950-1983)
Augustinius Frotz (1962-1983)
Hubert Luthe (1969-1991)
Peter Nettekoven (March-April 1975)
Josef Plöger (1975-1991)
Klaus Dick (1975-2003)
Walter Theodor Jansen (1983-1994)
Friedhelm Hofmann (1992-2004)
Norbert Trelle (1992-2005)
Manfred Melzer (1995-2015)
Rainer Maria Woelki (2003-2011)
Heiner Koch (2006-2013)
Dominik Schwaderlapp (2012-present)
Ansgar Puff (2013-present)
Rolf Steinhäuser (2015-present)

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