TheArchbishop of Cologne governs theRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne in westernNorth Rhine-Westphalia. Historically, the archbishop wasex officio one of theprince-electors of theHoly Roman Empire and ruled theElectorate of Cologne.

Since the early days of theCatholic Church, there have been 94 bishops and archbishops ofCologne. roue of them resigned n response toimpeachment. Eight werecoadjutor bishops before they took office. Seven were appointed as coadjutors freely by thepope. One moved to theCuria, where he became acardinal. Additionally, six were chairmen of theGerman Bishops' Conference.

CardinalRainer Woelki has been Archbishop of Cologne since his 2014 transfer fromBerlin, where he was also cardinal-archbishop.

All names beforeMaternus II are to be approached with considerable skepticism, as little contemporary evidence is available. Maternus was present at a council inRome in 313. The bishops between Severinus and Charentius are alsoapocryphal. Domitianus was theBishop of Maastricht (Mosa Traiectum). The given dates of office beforeGunther are also conjectural, at best.

• Maternus Ic. 88–128
• Paulinus
• Marcellinus
• Aquilinus
• Levoldusc. 248–285
• Maternus IIc. 285–315
• Euphratesc. 315–348
• Severinusc. 348–403
• Ebergisil I ?c. 403–440
• Solatiusc. 440–470
• Sunnovaeusc. 470–500
• Domitianus fl.c. 535
• Charentinus fl.c. 570
• Eberigisil II ?c. 580–600 ?
• Remediusc. 600 ? –611 ?
• Solatiusc. 611 ? –622
• Cunibertc. 623–663
• Bodatusc. 663–674
• Stephen 674–680
• Adelwin 680–695
• Giso 695–708
• Anno I 708–710
• Faramund 710–713
• Agilolf 713–717
• Reginfried 718–747
• Hildegar 750–753
• Bertholm 753–763
• Rikulf 763–784

• Hildebold 784–818
• Hadbold 818–842
• Hildwin [de] 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

• 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 ofBruno II von Berg above
• Rainald of Dassel 1159–1167
• Philipp von Heinsberg 1167–1191, he gained the title ofDuke of Westphalia and Angria in 1180, from then on held inpersonal union by all incumbents of the Cologne see until 1803.
• Bruno III von Berg 1191–1192, brother ofFriedrich II above
• Adolf I von Berg 1192–1205, nephew ofBruno 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 ofBruno III above
• Heinrich I von Mulnarken 1225–1237

Image	Name	From	To	Notes
	Konrad von Hochstaden	1238	1261
	Engelbert II von Falkenburg	1261	1274
	Siegfried II of Westerburg	1274	1297
	Wikbold I von Holte	1297	1304
	Heinrich II von Virneburg	1304	1332
	Walram von Jülich	1332	1349
	Wilhelm von Gennep	1349	1362	First Elector of Cologne under theGolden Bull of 1356
	Adolf II von der Marck	1363	1363
	Engelbert III von der Marck	1364	1369
	Kuno II von Falkenstein (coadjutor)	1370	1371
	Friedrich III. von Saarwerden	1372	1414
	Dietrich II von Moers	1414	1463
	Ruprecht of the Palatinate	1463	1480
	Hermann IV of Hesse	1480	1508
	Philip II of Daun-Oberstein	1508	1515
	Hermann V von Wied	1515	1546	Sought to reform religious practice in the Electorate; converted toProtestantism; deposed and excommunicated.
	Adolf III of Schauenburg	1546	1556
	Anton of Schauenburg	1556	1558
	Gebhard I von Mansfeld-Vorderort	1558	1562	A founding member of theSchmalkaldic League
	Friedrich IV of Wied	1562	1567
	Salentin von Isenburg-Grenzau	1567	1577	Upon the deaths of his younger and older brothers, there were no more brothers to carry on the family name; he left Church administration in 1577, married, had two sons and conducted a successful military career. He died in 1610.
	Gebhard II Truchsess von Waldburg	1577	1583	Converted to Calvinism in 1582; marriedAgnes von Mansfeld-Eisleben (cousin once removed of the archbishop and Prince-ElectorGebhard I von Mansfeld-Vorderort); Competing archbishop elected;Cologne War decides the outcome.
	Ernest of Bavaria	1583	1612	Brother ofWilliam V, Duke of Bavaria;Papal Nunciature established permanently in Cologne.
	Ferdinand of Bavaria	1612	1650	Brother ofMaximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, nephew ofErnest of Bavaria. Principle of Secundogeniture.
	Maximilian Henry of Bavaria	1650	1688	First cousin ofFerdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria
	Joseph Clemens of Bavaria	1688	1723	Brother ofMaximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria. Put underImperial ban for siding with France in theWar of the Spanish Succession.
	Clemens Augustus I of Bavaria	1723	1761	Brother ofCharles, Elector of Bavaria and Emperor. LastWittelsbach to hold the office.
	Maximilian Frederick of Königsegg-Rothenfels	1761	1784
	Maximilian Franz of Austria	1784	1801	The electorate's left-bank territories were seized and annexed by France in 1795. Son of EmpressMaria Theresa and second patron ofLudwig van Beethoven.
	Anton Viktor of Austria	1801	1803	The electorate's remaining territories were secularized and given to the Landgrave ofHesse-Darmstadt in 1803.

• Ferdinand August von Spiegel 1824–1835
• Clemens August II Droste zu Fischering 1835–1845
• CardinalJohannes von Geissel 1845–1864
• CardinalPaul Melchers 1866–1885
• CardinalPhilipp Krementz 1885–1899
• Hubert Theophil Simar 1899-1902
• CardinalAnton Hubert Fischer 1902–1912
• CardinalFelix von Hartmann 1912–1919
• CardinalKarl Joseph Schulte 1920–1941
• CardinalJosef Frings 1942–1969
• CardinalJoseph Höffner 1969–1987
• CardinalJoachim Meisner 1988–2014
• CardinalRainer Maria Woelki since 2014

• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Cologne
• Cologne Cathedral

• (in German)List of Bishops and Archbishops of CologneArchdiocese of Cologne (Erzbistum Köln)
• (in English)List of Bishops and Archbishops of CologneCologne Cathedral (Kölner Dom)

• Archbishops of Cologne

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