Type: | Bishop |
Ernst Gutting | |
Titular bishop of Sufar | |
Church: | Roman Catholic Church |
See: | Titular see of Sufar |
Term: | 1971–2013 |
Predecessor: | Carlos Schmitt |
Successor: | none |
Ordination: | July 3, 1949 |
Birth Date: | 30 January 1919 |
Birth Place: | Ludwigshafen, Germany |
Death Place: | Kaiserslautern, Germany |
Previous Post: | Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Speyer Bishop |
Ernst Gutting (January 30, 1919 – September 27, 2013) was a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. As of 2013 he was the oldest German Roman Catholic bishop.
Gutting was born in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and was ordained a priest on July 3, 1949. Gutting was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Speyer, as well as titular bishop of Sufar, on May 31, 1971 and ordained a bishop on September 12, 1971. Gutting retired as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Speyer on February 24, 1994.