The Bishopric of Hildesheim is a Roman Catholic diocese in Lower Saxony; it was founded in 815. The Bishopric of Hildesheim was also a state of the Holy Roman Empire from the Middle Ages until 1803. It is named after its capital, Hildesheim. ▶ (help· info) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Catholicism. ... Pope Pius XI blesses Bishop Stephen Alencastre as fifth Apostolic Vicar of the Hawaiian Islands in a Cathedral of Our Lady of Peace window. ... With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... Events An iconoclastic synod is held. ... The Holy Roman Empire and from the 16th century on also The Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation was a political conglomeration of lands in Central Europe in the Middle Ages and the early modern period. ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... ▶ (help· info) is a city in Lower Saxony, Germany. ...

After the Duchy of Saxony had been conquered by the Frankish Kingdom, Hildesheim was founded as a missionary diocese by King Louis the Pious in 815. His son Louis the German appointed the famous former archbishop of Rheims, Ebbo, as bishop between 845 and 847. The Duchy of Saxony was a medieval Duchy covering the greater part of Northern Germany. ... Statue of Charlemagne (also called Karl der Große, Charles the Great) in Frankfurt, Germany. ... Louis the Pious, contemporary depiction from 826 as a miles Christi (soldier of Christ), with a poem of Rabanus Maurus overlaid. ... Louis the German (also known as Louis II or Louis the Bavarian) (804 - August 28, 876), the third son of the emperor Louis the Pious and his first wife, Ermengarde of Hesbaye, was the king of Bavaria from 817, when his father partitioned the empire, and king of East Francia... The Archdiocese of Reims was founded (as a diocese) around 250 by St. ... Saint Mark from the Ebbo Gospels. ... Events March 28 - Paris is sacked by Viking raiders, probably under Ragnar Lodbrok, who collect a huge ransom in exchange for leaving. ... Events Succession of Pope Leo IV, (847 - 855) Births Alfred the Great (d. ...

In the 16th century, most of the diocese as well as most of the state of Hildesheim switched to protestantism. But the Bishopric managed to retain its independence from the surrounding protestant states of Brunswick-Lüneburg, mostly because its bishops were members of the powerful House of Wittelsbach from 1573 until 1761. Among them was Klemens August of Bavaria, who was bishop from 1723 until 1761. (15th century - 16th century - 17th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 16th century was that century which lasted from 1501 to 1600. ... Protestantism is a movement within Christianity, representing the splitting away from the Roman Catholic Church during the mid-to-late Renaissance in Europe—a period known as the Protestant Reformation. ... Brunswick-Lüneburg was an historical state within the Holy Roman Empire. ... The Wittelsbach family were the ruling dynasty of the German duchy of Bavaria from 1180 to 1918 and of the Rhine Palatinate from 1214 until 1805; in 1815 the latter territory was incorporated into Bavaria, which had been elevated to a kingdom by Napoleon in 1806. ... Events January - articles of Warsaw Confederation signed, sanctioning religious freedom in Poland. ... 1761 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Klemens August of Bavaria (1700-1761) was born in Brussels, a member of the Wittelsbach house. ... Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ...

During the German Mediatisation of 1803, Hildesheim lost its statehood, and the territory was given to Prussia. Prussia lost it soon therafter to the Kingdom of Westphalia. The Congress of Vienna of 1815 gave the territory to the Kingdom of Hanover. // Background The German Mediatisation is a name applied to the series of mediatisations and secularisations which occurred in Germany during the Napoleonic Era (occurring 1795 - 1814AD). ... 1803 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... The coat of arms of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701-1918 Prussia (German: ; Latin: Borussia, Prutenia; Lithuanian: ; Old Prussian: Prūsa; Polish: ) was, most recently, a historic state originating in East Prussia, an area which for centuries had a substantial influence on German and European history. ... The Kingdom of Westphalia is a historical state in present-day Germany that existed from 1807-1813. ... The Congress of Vienna was a conference between ambassadors from the major powers in Europe that was chaired by the Austrian statesman Klemens Wenzel von Metternich and held in Vienna, Austria, from September 1, 1814, to June 9, 1815. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Hanover (German Hannover) is a historical territory in todays Germany. ...

The Diocese of Hildesheim continues to exist; today, it covers those parts of the State of Lower Saxony that are east of the River Weser. Only 5% of the population of this area are members of the Roman Catholic Church, however. Currently, the office of the bishop is vacant, but Norbert Trelle has been appointed as new bishop effective of 2006. The diocese is subordinate to the Archdiocese of Hamburg. With an area of 47,618 km and nearly eight million inhabitants, Lower Saxony (German Niedersachsen) lies in north-western Germany and is second in area and fourth in population among the countrys sixteen Bundesl nder (federal states). ... Weser watershed The Weser is a river of north-western Germany. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Notable bishops

Main article: List of Bishops of Hildesheim

Bishops of Hildesheim include: Categories: ...

• Gunthar (815-834)
• Ebbo (835-847)
• Saint Altfrid (847-874)
• Saint Bernward (993-1022)
• Saint Godehard (1022-1038)
• Maximilian Henry of Bavaria (1650-1688)
• Klemens August of Bavaria (1723-1761)
• Adolf Bertram (1906-1914)

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External links

• Official site
• At Catholic-Hierarchy.org
• Map of Lower Saxony in 1789