List of bishops of Metz

This is a list of bishops of the Roman Catholic diocese of Metz, which 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 of Metz
• 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 ^[1] ).
• Arnoald or Arnual or Arnoldus 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 ^[2] 696-707
• Aptatus 707-715
• Felix II 715-716
• Sigibald 716-741
• Chrodegang 742–766
• Angilram 768–791
• Gundulf 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  [ fr ] 927–929
• Adalbero I of Bar ^[3] 929 to 26 April 962
• Dietrich I 964 to 7 September 984
• Adalbero II of Upper Lorraine ^[4] 984 to 14 December 1005

Prince-bishops (c. 1000 to 1648)

Further information: Prince-Bishopric of Metz

• Dietrich II of Luxembourg ^[5] 1006 to 30 April 1047
• Adalbero III of Luxembourg 1047 to 13 November 1072
• Hermann 1073 to 4 May 1090
• Bruno of Calw 1088–1089
• Bouchard 1090
• Poppo of Luxembourg 1090–1103
• Adalbero IV 1090–1117
• Theoger of Saint George 1118 to 29 April 1120
• Etienne de 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 ^[6] 1173–1179
• Bertram 1180 to 6 April 1212 (1178-1179 archbishop of Bremen)
• Conrad III of Scharfenberg 1212 to 24 March 1224
• Johann of Aspremont 1224 to 10 December 1238
• Jacob of Lorraine ^[7] 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 ^[8] 1280 to 31 October 1282
• Burkhard of Avesnes-Hennegau ^[9] 1282 to 29 November 1296
• Gerhard of Rehlingen ^[10] 1297 to 30 June 1302
• Reginald of Bar 1302–1316
• Henri, Dauphin of Viennois 1316 to 24 November 1324
• Louis of Poitiers-Valentinois ^[11] 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
• John, Cardinal of Lorraine ^[12] 1505–1543
• Nicholas, Duke of Mercœur 1543–1548
• John, Cardinal of Lorraine 1548 to 19 May 1550
• Charles, Cardinal of Lorraine 1550 to 18 May 1551
• Robert de Lenoncourt ^[13] 1551 to 25 September 1553
• François Beaucaire de Péguillon 1555–1568
• Louis I, Cardinal of Guise ^[14] 1568 to 28 March 1578
• Charles III de Lorraine-Vaudémont ^[15] 1578 to 24 November 1607
• Anne d'Escars de Givry ^[16] 1608 to 19 April 1612
• Henri de Bourbon, duc de Verneuil 1612–1652

1652–present

• Jules Mazarin ^[17] 1652–1658
• Franz Egon of Fürstenberg 1658–1663
• Wilhelm Egon von Fürstenberg ^[18] 1663–1668
• Georges d'Aubusson de la Feuillade 1669–1697
• Henri Charles du Cambout de Coislin 1697–1732
• Claude-Charles de Rouvroy 1733–1760
• Louis-Jean de Montmorency-Laval ^[19] 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 1987-2013
• Jean-Christophe Lagleize 2013–2021
• Philippe Ballot 2022– present

Notes

1. (in French) Dissertations sur l'histoire ecclesiastique et civile de Paris p59 Jean Lebeuf 1741
2. ? Abbo II of Metz.
3. Son of Wigeric of Lotharingia.
4. Son of Frederick I, Duke of Upper Lorraine.
5. Thomas Bauer (1996). "Theoderich II., Bischof von Metz (1006-1047)". In Bautz, Traugott (ed.). Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). Vol. 11. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 842–846. ISBN   3-88309-064-6.
6. Thierry, son of Matthias I, Duke of Lorraine.
7. Son of Frederick II, Duke of Lorraine.
8. Son of Guy of Dampierre; also Bishop of Liège.
9. Bouchard d'Avesnes.
10. Gérard de Rhéninghe.
11. Also Bishop of Langres and Bishop of Viviers.
12. The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of May 28, 1518
13. The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of December 20, 1538
14. The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of December 22, 1553
15. . Son of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine and Claude of Valois.
16. The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of June 5, 1596
17. The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of December 16, 1641
18. The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of September 2, 1686
19. The Cardinals of the Holy Roman Church - Biographical Dictionary - Consistory of Consistory March 30, 1789