List of bishops and prince-bishops of Liège

This is a list of the bishops and prince-bishops of Liège. It includes the bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Liège and its predecessor see of Tongeren and Maastricht. From 972 to 1795, the bishops of Liège also ruled a lordship (not co-existensive with their diocese) known as the Prince-Bishopric of Liège.

Bishops of Tongeren-Maastricht-Liège, 315–971

Seat in Tongeren (4th-century)

Seat in Maastricht (380s? to 718)

Seat in Maastricht and/or Liège (718 to 810)

  • Floribert of Liège (727–736 or 738)
  • Fulcaire (736 or 738–769)
  • Agilfride (769–787)
  • Gerbald (787–809)
  • Walcaud (809–831)

Seat in Liège (810 to 972)

  • Pirard (831 – 838 or 840)
  • Hartgard (838 or 840 – 857)
  • Franco of Tongeren (858–901)
  • Stephen (901–920)
  • Richer (920–945)
  • Hugh I (945–947)
  • Farabert (947–953)
  • Rathier (953–955)
  • Baldrick I (955–959)
  • Eraclus (Eraclius, Evraclus) (959–971)

Prince-bishops of Liège, 972–1794

Bishops of Liège, 1802–present

  • Jean-Évangéliste Zäpfel (1802–1808)
  • vacancy (1808–1829)
  • Corneille Richard Antoine van Bommel (1829–1852)
  • Theodor Joseph de Montpellier (1852–1879)
  • Victor Joseph Doutreloux (1879–1901)
  • Martin-Hubert Rutten (1902–1927)
  • Louis-Joseph Kerkhofs (1927–1961)
  • Guillaume Marie van Zuylen (1961–1986)
  • Albert Houssiau (1986–2001)
  • Aloys Jousten (2001–2013)
  • Jean-Pierre Delville, consecrated July 14, 2013

See also

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