s ▁status ▁to ▁that ▁of ▁an ▁official ▁residence ▁of ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁Spe yer . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁Bru chs al ▁became ▁the ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁" V ized om amt ", ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁office ▁held ▁by ▁the ▁Dioc ese ▁on ▁the ▁West ▁bank ▁of ▁the ▁Rh ine . ▁In ▁ 1 7 1 9 ▁Card inal ▁Dam ian ▁Hugo ▁von ▁Schön born ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁Bishop , ▁and ▁after ▁sett ling ▁in ▁he ▁commission ed ▁in ▁( 1 7 2 2 ), ▁among ▁others , ▁the ▁new ▁bar o que ▁château ▁and ▁the ▁new ▁Saint ▁Peter ' s ▁Church ▁( from ▁ 1 7 4 2 ). ▁ ▁Both ▁were ▁built ▁and , ▁in ▁part , ▁designed ▁by ▁B alth as ar ▁Ne umann . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁Bishop ' s ▁honor , ▁the ▁Southern ▁gate ▁out ▁of ▁the ▁château ▁grounds ▁is ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Dam ian ' s ▁Gate ▁to ▁this ▁day . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 7 4 3 ▁Franz ▁Christ of ▁von ▁H ut ten , ▁Schön born ' s ▁successor , ▁completed ▁the ▁extensive ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁bar o que ▁city ▁of ▁Bru chs al , ▁by ▁adding ▁Dam ian ' s ▁Gate , ▁the ▁military ▁bar ra cks ▁and ▁the ▁Water ▁Ch âteau ▁( home ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁two ▁regional , ▁college ▁track ▁high ▁schools , ▁the ▁Schön born ▁G ymnasium ). ▁▁ 1 7 5 1 – 1 8 1 5 ▁In ▁ 1 7 5 3 ▁the