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)

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 de Saint Simon 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

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List of bishops of Metz

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To 500

From 500 to 1000

Prince-bishops (c. 1000 to 1648)

1652–present

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