List of Bishops of Sion
For a history of the diocese see: Roman Catholic Diocese of Sion
Ordinaries
The names of the first bishops are not known precisely. Where the dates are unknown, they have been left off.
| From | To | Bishop | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1034 | 13 July 1054 | Aymon of Savoy | Succeeded his brother Buchardus as Abbot of St Maurice in 1049 or 1050 |
| 1054 | 1087-1090 | Ermenfroi | |
| ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1107 | 1116 | Vilencus | |
| ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 1135 | 1138 | Boson | |
| 1138 | 1150 | Saint Guérin | |
| 1150 | 1162(?) | Louis | |
| 1162 | 1168 (?) | Amédée of La Tour | |
| 1176 | 1177 | Guillaume of Blonay | |
| 1179 | 1181 or 1184 | Conon | |
| 1184(?) | 1196 | Guillaume of Candie | |
| 1196 | 1203 | Nantelme of Écublens | |
| 1203 | 1205 | Guillaume of Saillon | |
| 1206 | 1237 | Landry of Mont | |
| 1237 | 1243 | Boson II of Granges | |
| 1243 | 1271 | Henri of Rarogne | |
| 1271 | 1273 | Rodolphe of Valpelline | |
| 1273 | 1287 | Pierre of Oron | |
| February 1287 | 15 December 1289 | vacant | |
| 1289 | 1308 | Boniface of Challant | |
| 1308 | 1323 | Aymon of Châtillon | |
| 1323 | 1338 | Aymon of La Tour | |
| 1338 | 1342 | Philippe of Chamberlhac | |
| 1342 | 1375 | Guichard Tavelli | Murdered by defenestration |
| 1375 | 1386 | Édouard of Savoy | |
| 1386 | 1386 | Guillaume of La Baume | |
| 1387 | 1387 | Robert Chambrier | |
| 1388 | 1392 | Humbert de Billens | |
| 1392 | 1393 | Henri de Blanchis | |
| 1394 | 1402 | Guillaume IV ("the Good") of Rarogne | |
| 1402 | 1418 | Guillaume V of Rarogne | |
| 1418 | 1437 | André dei Benzi of Gualdo | Archbishop of Kolocza (in Hungary); administrator from 1418, bishop from 1431 |
| 1437 | 1451 | Guillaume VI of Rarogne | |
| 1451 | 1457 | Henri Asperlin | |
| 1457 | 1482 | Walter Supersaxo | |
| 1482 | 1496 | Jost of Silenen | |
| 1496 | 1499 | Nicolas Schiner | |
| 1499 | 1522 | Mathieu Schiner | Cardinal; nephew of Nicolas Schiner |
| 1522 | 1528 | Philippe am Hengart (not recognised by the Pope) Philippe de Platea (not recognised locally) |
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| 1529 | 1545 | Adrien I of Riedmatten | |
| 1548 | 1565 | Jean Jordan | |
| 1565 | 1604 | Hildebrand I of Riedmatten | |
| 1604 | 1613 | Adrien II of Riedmatten | |
| 1613 | 1638 | Hildebrand II Jost | |
| 1638 | 1640 | Barthélemy Supersaxo | |
| 1640 | 1646 | Adrien III of Riedmatten | |
| 1646 | 1672 | Adrien IV of Riedmatten | |
| 1672 | 1701 | Adrien V of Riedmatten | |
| 1701 | 1734 | François-Joseph Supersaxo | |
| 1734 | 1752 | Jean-Joseph-Arnold Blatter | |
| 1752 | 1760 | Jean-Hildebrand Roten | |
| 1760 | 1780 | François-Joseph-Frédéric Ambuel | |
| 1780 | 1790 | François-Melchior-Joseph Zen-Ruffinen | |
| 1790 | 1807 | Joseph-Antoine Blatter | Last prince-bishop |
| 1807 | 1817 | Joseph-François-Xavier de Preux | |
| 1817 | 1829 | Auguste-Sulpice Zen-Ruffinen | |
| 1830 | 1843 | Maurice-Fabien Roten | |
| 1843 | 1875 | Pierre-Joseph de Preux | |
| 1875 | 1901 | Adrien VI Jardinier | |
| 1901 | 11 July 1918 | Jules-Maurice Abbet | Born 11 September 1845 |
| 1919 | 19 March 1952 | Victor Bieler | Born 16 March 1881 |
| 1952 | 1975 | François-Nestor Adam | Born 7 February 1903; died 8 February 1990 |
| 1975 | 1995 | Henri Schwery | Born 14 June 1932 |
| 1995 | 2014 | Norbert Brunner | Born 21 June 1942 |
| 2014 | Jean-Marie Lovey | Born 2 August 1950 | |
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