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Bishop of Eichstätt
The Bishop of Eichstätt is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Eichstätt in the Archdiocese of Bamberg .
The diocese covers an area of 6,025 km² and was erected in 745.
The current bishop is Walter Mixa .
List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Eichstätt, Germany
| Tenure | Incumbent | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 21 September 1790 to 5 February 1818 | Joseph Graf von Stubenberg | Priest of Salzburg; confirment 11 April 1791; ordained 13 November 1791; appointed Archbishop of Bamberg |
| 4 March 1824 to 24 April 1825 | Petrus Pustet | Priest of Regensburg; confirmed 24 May 1824; ordained 3 October 1924; died in office |
| 12 May 1825 to 31 January 1835 | Johann Friedrich Oesterreicher | Auxiliary Bishop of Bamberg; confirmed 26 June 1825; installed 9 November 1925; died in office |
| 25 March 1835 to 15 October 1835 | Johann Martin Manl | Bishop of Speyer; confirmed 6 April 1835; installed 1 July 1835; died in office |
| 19 April 1836 to 12 July 1841 | Karl August, Graf von Reisach | Priest of München und Freising, Munich; confirmed 11 July 1836; ordained 17 July 1836; installed 13 March 1837; appointed Coadjutor Archbishop of München und Freising, Munich |
| 3 October 1846 to 6 February 1866 | Georg von Oettl | Priest of München und Freising, Munich; confirmed 21 December 1846; ordained 7 February 1847died in office |
| 13 November 1866 to 5 September 1905 | Franz Leopold Freiherr von Leonrod | Priest of Eichstätt; confirmed 22 February 1867; ordained 19 March 1867; died in office |
| 5 October 1905 to 20 June 1932 | Johannes Leo von Mergel , OSB | Priest of Order of Saint Benedict; confirmed 11 December 1905; ordained 27 December 1905; died in office |
| 9 September 1932 to 5 July 1935 | Konrad, Graf von Preysing Lichtenegg-Moos | Priest of München und Freising, Munich; ordained 28 October 1932; appointed Bishop of Berlin |
| 4 November 1935 to 5 May 1948 | Michael Rackl | Priest of Eichstätt; ordained 21 December 1935; died in office |
| 23 July 1948 to 2 January 1968 | Joseph Schröffer | Priest of Eichstätt; ordained 21 September 1948; appointed Titular Archbishop of Volturnum |
| 28 May 1968 to 1 June 1983 | Alois Brems | Priest of Eichstätt; ordained 6 July 1968; retired (becoming Apostolic Administrator of Eichstätt) |
| 17 April 1984 to 25 March 1995 | Karl Heinrich Braun | appointed Archbishop of Bamberg |
| 24 February 1996 to present | Walter Mixa | Priest of Augsburg; ordained 23 March 1996; Bishop of Germany, Military from 31 August 2000 |
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