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Bishop of Passau

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The '''Bishop of Passau''' is the Ordinary of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Passau in the Archdiocese of München und Freising . The diocese covers an area of 5,442 km². The current bishop is '''Wilhelm Schraml'''.

List of the Bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Passau, Germany
{| border=1 style="border-collapse: collapse" |- align=left ! width="23%"|Tenure ! width="35%"|Incumbent ! width="40%"|Notes |- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec" |13 December 1796 to 22 October 1826.html">Leopold Leonhard Reichsgraf von Thun Leopold Leonhard '''Reichsgraf von Thun'''||Priest of Passau; confirmed 24 July 1797; ordained 27 August 1797; died in office |- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec" |25 December 1826 to 25 May 1839.html">Karl Joseph Freiherr von Riccabona Karl Joseph '''Freiherr von Riccabona'''||Priest of Regensburg; confirmed 9 April 1827; ordained 25 April 1827; died in office |- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec" |6 July 1839 to 12 May 1875.html">Heinrich von Hofstätter''' |Priest of München und Freising; confirmed 23 December 1839; ordained 25 February 1840; died in office |- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec" |4 October 1875 to 13 March 1889.html">Joseph Franz von Weckert''' |Priest of Augsburg; confirmed 28 January 1876; ordained 24 April 1876 ; died in office |- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec" |24 March 1889 to 23 October 1889.html">Antonius von Thoma''' |Priest of München und Freising; confirmed 27 May 1889; ordained 28 July 1889, Appointed Archbishop of München und Freising / Munich |- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec" |8 December 1889 to 29 March 1901.html">Michael von Rampf''' |Priest of München und Freising; confirmed 30 December 1889; ordained 11 May 1890; died in office |- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec" |3 April 1901 to 18 October 1906.html">Antonius von Henle''' |confirmed 13 April 1901; ordained 16 June 1901; Appointed Bishop of Regensburg, Germany |- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec" |18 October 1906 to 11 May 1936.html">Sigismund Felix Freiherr von Ow-Felldorf''' |Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg, Germany; confirmed 6 December 1906; installed 6 March 1907; died in office |- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec" |11 September 1936 to 27 October 1968.html">Simon Konrad Josef Landersdorfer '''Simon Konrad''' Josef '''Landersdorfer''', OSB||Priest of the Benedictine Order of Saint Benedict; ordained 28 October 1936; retired |- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec" |27 October 1968 to 15 October 1984||'''Antonius Hofmann'''||Auxiliary Bishop of Passau; retired |- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec" |15 October 1984 to 8 January 2001||'''Franz Xaver Eder'''||Auxiliary Bishop of Passau; retired |- valign=top bgcolor="#ffffec" |13 December 2001 to present (time) present||'''Wilhelm Schraml'''||Auxiliary Bishop of Regensburg; installed 23 February 2002 |} {{Roman Catholic Bishops & Archbishops - Germany}}

See also
*Lists of office-holders Category:Roman Catholic bishops by diocese Passau Category:Prince-Bishops Passau

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