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When did Cologne become a bishopric?
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Cologne
The Hohenzollern rail and pedestrian bridge over the Rhine River, Cologne, Germany, with the city's cathedral in the background.
Cologne is first mentioned as a bishopric in 313 CE. Later, in the late 8th century, Charlemagne elevated the see to an archbishopric.1