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 [fr [http://books.google.fr/books?id=w3cpAAAAYAAJ&pg=PR59 "Dissertations sur l'histoire ecclesiastique et civile de Paris" p59] Jean Lebeuf 1741] ).
* Arnual or Arnoldus or Arnoald 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 [? Abbo II of Metz.] 696-707
* Aptatus 707-715
* Felix II 715-716
* Sigibald 716-741
* Chrodegang 742–766
* Angilram 768–791
* Gondulf 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 [Son of Wigeric of Lotharingia.] 929 to 26 April 964
* Dietrich I 964 to 7 September 984
* Adalbero II of Upper Lorraine [Son of Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine.] 984 to 14 December 1005

1000 to 1300

* Dietrich II of Luxemburg [ [http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/t/theoderich_ii_v_me.shtml THEODERICH II., Bisch. von Metz ] ] 1006 to 30 April 1047
* Adalbero III of Luxemburg 1047 to 13 November 1072
* Hermann 1073 to 4 May 1090
* Bruno of Calw 1088–1089
* Bouchard 1090
* Poppo of Burgundy 1090–1103
* Adalbero IV 1090–1117
* Theoger of Saint George 1118 to 29 April 1120
* Stephan of 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 [Thierry, son of Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine.] 1173–1179
* Bertram 1180 to 6 April 1212
* Conrad of Scharfenberg 1212 to 12 December 1224
* Johann of Aspremont 1224 to 10 December 1238
* Jacob of Lorraine [Son of Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine.] 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 [Son of Guy of Dampierre; also Bishop of Liège.] 1280 to 31 October 1282
* Burkhard of Avesnes-Hennegau [Bouchard d'Avesnes.] 1282 to 29 November 1296
* Gerhard of Rehlingen [Gérard de Rhéninghe.] 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 [Also Bishop of Langres and Bishop of Viviers.] 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
* Jean de Lorraine [ [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1518-ii.htm The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of May 28, 1518 ] ] 1505–1543
* Nicholas, Duke of Mercoeur 1543–1548
* John, Cardinal of Lorraine 1548 to 19 May 1550
* Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine 1550 to 18 May 1551
* Robert de Lenoncourt [ [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1538-ii.htm#Lenoncourt The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of December 20, 1538 ] ] 1551 to 25 September 1553
* François Beaucaire de Péguillon 1555–1568
* Louis I, Cardinal of Guise [ [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1553.htm#Guise The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of December 22, 1553 ] ] 1568 to 28 March 1578
* Charles III de Lorraine-Vaudémont [ [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1589.htm#Lorraine] . Son of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine and Claude of Valois.] 1578 to 24 November 1607
* Anne d'Escars de Givry [ [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1596.htm#Escars The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of June 5, 1596 ] ] 1608 to 19 April 1612
* Henri de Bourbon, duc de Verneuil 1612–1652 (last prince-bishop)
* Jules Mazarin [ [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1641.htm#Mazarin The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of December 16, 1641 ] ] 1652–1658
* Karl von Fürstenberg 1658–1663
* Wilhelm von Fürstenberg [ [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1686.htm#Furstenberg The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of September 2, 1686 ] ] 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 [ [http://www.fiu.edu/~mirandas/bios1789.htm#Laval The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of Consistory March 30, 1789 ] ] 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, incumbent

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