Johann Georg Fuchs von Dornheim

His Excellency

Johann Georg Fuchs von Dornheim
Prince-Bishopric of Bamberg
Engraving of Johann Georg Fuchs von Dornheim by Johann Salver
ChurchCatholic Church
SeeBamberg
Appointed13 February 1623 (1623-02-13)
Term ended29 March 1633 (1633-03-29)
PredecessorJohann Gottfried von Aschhausen
SuccessorChristoph Franz von Buseck
Orders
RankPrince-Bishop
Personal details
Born(1586-04-23)23 April 1586
Wiesentheid, Lower Franconia, Holy Roman Empire
Died29 March 1633(1633-03-29) (aged 46)
Spital am Pyhrn, Austria
DenominationRoman Catholic
ProfessionCleric, ecclesiastical prince
EducationUniversity of Bologna

Johann Georg Fuchs von Dornheim (23 April 1586 – 29 March 1633) was the Prince-Bishop of Bamberg from 1623 to 1633. He was known as the "Hexenbrenner" (witch burner) and the "Hexenbischof" (witch-bishop) for presiding over the most intensive period of witch trials in early modern Bamberg.

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