Bishops and Archbishops of Cologne

Bishops of Colonia Agrippina, 88–784

All names before Maternus ('II') are to be approached with considerable scepticism since no contemporary evidence is available. Maternus was present at a council in Rome in 313. The bishops between Severinus and Charentius are also apocryphal. Domitianus was bishop of Maastricht (Mosa Traiectum). The given dates of office before bishop Gunther are also conjectural at best.

• Maternus I c. 88-128

• Paulinus

• Marcellinus ?

• Aquilinus

• Levoldus ? c. 248-285

• Maternus II c. 285-315

• Euphrates c. 315-348

• Severinus c. 348-403

• Ebergisil I ? c. 403-440

• Solatius c. 440-470

• Sunnovaeus c. 470-500

• Domitianus fl. c. 535

• Charentinus fl. c. 570

• Eberigisil II ? c. 580-600 ?

• Remedius c. 600 ? -611 ?

• Solatius c. 611 ? -622

• Cunibert c. 623-663

• Bodatus c. 663-674

• Stephen 674-680

• Adelwin 680-695

• Giso 695-708

• Anno I 708-710

• Faramund 710-713

• Agilolf 713-717

• Reginfried 718-747

• Hidegar 747-753

• Bertholm 753-763

• Rikulf 763-784

Archbishops of Cologne, 784-1238

• Hildebold 784-818

• Hadbold 818-842

• Hildwin 842-849

• Günther 850-864

• Hugo Welf 864

• Wilbert 870-889

• Hermann I 890-924

• Wigfried 924-953

• Bruno I 953-965

• Volkmar 965-969

• Gero 969-976

• Warin 976-984

• Ebergar 984-999

• Heribert 999-1021

• Pilgrim 1021-1036

• Hermann II 1036-1056

• Anno II 1056-1075

• Hildholf 1076-1078

• Sigwin 1078-1089

• Hermann III 1089-1099

• Friedrich I 1100-1131

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• Bruno II von Berg 1131-1137

• Hugo von Sponheim 1137

• Arnold I 1138-1151

• Arnold II von Wied 1152-1156

• Friedrich II von Berg 1156-1158, nephew of Bruno II von Berg above

• Rainald of Dassel 1159-1167

• Philipp von Heinsberg 1167-1191

• Bruno III von Berg 1191-1192, brother of Friedrich II above

• Adolf I von Berg 1192-1205, nephew of Bruno III above

• Bruno IV von Sayn 1205-1208 (in opposition)

• Dietrich I von Hengebach 1208-1215 (in opposition)

• Engelbert II von Berg 1216-1225, nephew of Bruno III above

• Heinrich I von Mulnarken 1225-1237

Archbishop-Electors of Cologne, 1238–1803

Modern Archbishops of Cologne, 1824 to date

• Ferdinand August von Spiegel 1824-1835

• Clemens August II Droste zu Fischering 1835-1845

• Johannes von Geissel 1845-1864

• Paul Melchers 1866-1885

• Philipp Krementz 1885-1899

• Anton Hubert Fischer 1902-1912

• Felix von Hartmann 1912-1919

• Karl Joseph Schulte 1920-1941

• Josef Frings 1942-1969

• Joseph Höffner 1969-1987

• Joachim Meisner 1988-present