Apostolic Vicariate of Saxony
The Apostolic Vicariate of Saxony was a Latin Church pre-diocesan missionary jurisdiction of the Catholic Church in northern Germany, within the Holy Roman Empire and surviving it, when the Electorate of Saxony became the Kingdom of Saxony.
History
Established in 1743 as Apostolic Vicariate of Saxony on German territory split off from the vast Apostolic Vicariate of Nordic Missions and seated in Dresden. Although its status entitled it to titular bishops, the incumbents until 1800 were not ordained into the episcopate.The Royal Chaplains of the Sovereigns of Saxony were ex officio the Apostolic Vicars until 1918. The see was the Court Church of Dresden.
In 1831-1920 the Apostolic Vicars were also Deans of the Collegiate Church of Bautzen and so de jure members of the Upper House of the Saxon Parliament.
Suppressed on 1921.06.24, its territory being reassigned to establish a Roman Catholic Diocese of Meißen.
Ordinaries
;Apostolic Vicars of Saxony- Father Ludwig Liegeritz, Jesuits
- Leo Rauch, S.J.
- Augustin Eggs, S.J.
- Franz Herz, S.J.
- Johann Aloys Schneider, Titular Bishop of Argos
- Ignaz Bernhard Mauermann, Titular Bishop of Pella, also Apostolic Prefect of Lausitz (Lusatia)
- Franz Laurenz Mauermann, Benedictine Order, Titular Bishop of Ramata
- Joseph Dittrich, Titular Bishop of Corycus, also Apostolic Prefect of Lausitz (Lusatia)
- Ludwig Forwerk, Titular Bishop of Leontopolis in Bithynia, also Apostolic Prefect of Lausitz (Lusatia)
- Franz Bernert, Titular Bishop of Azotus, also Apostolic Prefect of Lausitz (Lusatia)
- Ludwig Wahl, Titular Bishop of Cocussus, also Apostolic Prefect of Lausitz (Lusatia)
- , Titular Bishop of Abila, also Apostolic Prefect of Lausitz (Lusatia)
- Franz Löbmann, Titular Bishop of Priene, also Apostolic Prefect of Lausitz (Lusatia)
- '' Apostolic Administrator Msgr. Jakub Skala, no other office recorded''