Ernst Gutting Explained

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.

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