List of bishops, prince-bishops, and administrators of Verden

Not all incumbents of the Verden See were imperially invested princely power as Prince-Bishops and not all were papally confirmed as bishops.

In 1180 part of the Verden diocesan territory were disentangled from the Duchy of Saxony and became an own territory of imperial immediacy called Prince-Bishopric of Verden, a vassal of the Holy Roman Empire.

Papally confirmed bishops were then invested by the emperor with the princely regalia, thus the title prince-bishop.

However, sometimes the respective incumbent of the see never gained a papal confirmation, but was still invested the princely regalia.

A number of incumbents, elected by the chapter, neither achieved papal confirmation nor imperial investiture, but as a matter of fact nevertheless de facto held the princely power.