Primas Germaniae is a historical title of honor for the most important Catholic bishop in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.... .
Since at least 965 the Title was held by the Archbishop of Mainz as most important Archbishop
Archbishop
In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others, this means that they lead a diocese of particular importance called an archdiocese, or in the Anglican Communion an Ecclesiastical Province, but this is not always the case.... and most noble Prince-Elector
Prince-elector
The Prince-Electors of the Holy Roman Empire were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of Imperial election the Holy Roman Emperors.... of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a union of territories in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early modern Europe under a Holy Roman Emperor.... until the See
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral.... of Mainz was secularized
Secularization
Secularization or secularisation generally refers to people of transformation by which a society migrates from close identification with religious institutions to a more separated relationship.... in 1803. The Archbishop of Mainz was Primus inter pares
Primus inter pares
Primus inter pares , the first among equals, or first among peers is a phrase which indicates that a person is the most senior of a group of people sharing the same rank or office.... of the German Prince-electors and chairman of the Council of Electors at the Reichstag
Reichstag (institution)
The Reichstag was the parliament of the Holy Roman Empire, the North German Confederation, and of Germany until 1945. The main chamber of the German parliament is now called Bundestag , but the building in which it meets is still called "Reichstag" .... . He was the Pope's legatus natus
Papal legate
A Papal Legate ? from the Latin, authentic Roman title Legatus ? is a personal representative of the Pope to Foreign nations, or to some part of the Catholic Church.... (substitute) north of the Alps.
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Primas Germaniae is a historical title of honor for the most important Catholic bishop in Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands.... .
Since at least 965 the Title was held by the Archbishop of Mainz as most important Archbishop
Archbishop
In Christianity, an archbishop is an elevated bishop. In the Roman Catholic Church, the Anglican Communion and others, this means that they lead a diocese of particular importance called an archdiocese, or in the Anglican Communion an Ecclesiastical Province, but this is not always the case.... and most noble Prince-Elector
Prince-elector
The Prince-Electors of the Holy Roman Empire were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of Imperial election the Holy Roman Emperors.... of the Holy Roman Empire
Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire was a union of territories in Central Europe during the Middle Ages and the Early modern Europe under a Holy Roman Emperor.... until the See
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral.... of Mainz was secularized
Secularization
Secularization or secularisation generally refers to people of transformation by which a society migrates from close identification with religious institutions to a more separated relationship.... in 1803. The Archbishop of Mainz was Primus inter pares
Primus inter pares
Primus inter pares , the first among equals, or first among peers is a phrase which indicates that a person is the most senior of a group of people sharing the same rank or office.... of the German Prince-electors and chairman of the Council of Electors at the Reichstag
Reichstag (institution)
The Reichstag was the parliament of the Holy Roman Empire, the North German Confederation, and of Germany until 1945. The main chamber of the German parliament is now called Bundestag , but the building in which it meets is still called "Reichstag" .... . He was the Pope's legatus natus
Papal legate
A Papal Legate ? from the Latin, authentic Roman title Legatus ? is a personal representative of the Pope to Foreign nations, or to some part of the Catholic Church.... (substitute) north of the Alps. Also he had the right to convoke and to preside the Electors' Council to elect a new Emperor.
The honorary title Primus Germaniae also was held by the most noble ecclesiastical member of the Council of the Princes at the Reichstag:
first the Archbishop of Magdeburg until the see of Magdeburg was secularized in 1648;
thereafter the Archbishop of Salzburg.
Since then the title is held by the Archbishops of Salzburg, despite the fact that Salzburg
Salzburg
is the List of cities and towns in Austria#List of cities and towns by population size in Austria and the capital city of the states of Austria of Salzburg .... belongs to Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It borders both Germany and the Czech Republic to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west.... now.
