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The Episcopal Lineage of Pope emeritus Benedict XVI
  
Joseph Ratzinger, Archbishop of München und Freising, the future Pope Benedict XVI. Ordained bishop 28 May 1977 at München, in the Cathedral, by Josef Stangl, Bishop of Würzburg, assisted by Rudolf Graber, Bishop of Regensburg, and by Ernst Tewes, C.O., Titular Bishop of Villamagna in Proconsulari et Auxiliary of München und Freising.

Josef Stangl, Bishop of Würzburg. Ordained bishop 12 September 1957 at Würzburg, Neumünsterkirche, by Josef Schneider, Archbishop of Bamberg, assisted by Joseph Schröffer, Bishop of Eichstätt, and by Josef Zimmermann, Titular Bishop of Cerynia and Auxiliary of Augsburg.

Josef Schneider, Archbishop of Bamberg.  Ordained bishop 13 July 1955 at Bamberg, in the Cathedral, by Josef Cardinal Wendel, Archbishop of München und Freising, assisted by Joseph Schröffer, Bishop of Eichstätt, and by Arthur Michael Landgraf, Titular Bishop of Eudocia and Auxiliary of Bamberg.

Josef Wendel, Titular Bishop of Lebessus and Coadjutor of Speyer.  Ordained bishop 29 June 1941 at Speyer, in the Cathedral, by Ludwig Sebastian, Bishop of Speyer, assisted by Matthias Ehrenfried, Bishop of Würzburg, and by Josef Kolb, Titular Bishop of Velicia and Auxiliary of Bamberg.

Ludwig Sebastian, Bishop of Speyer.  Ordained bishop 23 September 1917 at Speyer, in the Cathedral, by Johann Jakob von Hauck, Archbishop of Bamberg, assisted by Max von Lingg, Bishop of Augsburg, and by Johann Leo von Mergel, O.S.B., Bishop of Eichstätt.

Johann Jakob von Hauck, Archbishop of Bamberg.  Ordained bishop 25 July 1912 at Bamberg, in the Cathedral, by Ferdinand Schloer, Bishop of Würzburg, assisted by Johann Leo von Mergel, O.S.B., Bishop of Eichstätt, and by Michael von Faulhaber, Bishop of Speyer.

Ferdinand Schloer, Bishop of Würzburg.  Ordained bishop 22 May 1898 at Würzburg by  Josef von Schork, Archbishop of Bamberg, assisted by Leopold von Leonrod, Bishop of Eichstätt, and by Josef Georg von Ehrler, Bishop of Speyer.

Josef von Schork, Archbishop of Bamberg.  Ordained bishop 24 May 1891 at Bamberg by  Franz Josef von Stein, Bishop of Würzburg, assisted by Leopold von Leonrod, Bishop of Eichstätt, and by Josef Georg von Ehrler, Bishop of Speyer.

Franz Josef von Stein, Bishop of Würzburg.  Ordained bishop 18 May 1879 at Würzburg by  Friedrich Josef von Schreiber, Archbishop of Bamberg, assisted by Josef Georg von Ehrler, Bishop of Speyer, and by Josef Franz von Weckert, Bishop of Passau.

Friedrich Josef von Schreiber, Archbishop of Bamberg.  Ordained bishop 5 September 1875 at Bamberg, in the Cathedral, by Gregor von Scherr, O.S.B., Archbishop of München und Freising, assisted by Fanz Leopold von Leonrod, Bishop of Eichstätt, and by Johann Valentin Reissmann, Bishop of Würzburg.

Gregor von Scherr, O.S.B., Archbishop of München und Freising.  Ordained bishop 3 August 1856 at München, in the Cathedral, by Antonio Saverio de Luca, Titular Archbishop of Tarsus and Apostolic Nuncio in Baveria, assisted by Heinrich von Hofstätter, Bishop of Passau, and by Valentin von Riedel, Bishop of Regensburg.

Antonio Saverio de Luca, Bishop of Aversa.  Ordained bishop 8 December 1845 at Rome, SS. Trinità a Montecitorio, by Giacomo Filippo Cardinal Fransoni, assisted by Giovanni Brunelli, Titualr Archbishop of Thessalonica, and by Giovanni Battista Rosani, Titular Bishop of Erythrae.


For the remainder of this lineage, please see the lineage of Pope Francis.