Roman Catholic Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart explained
| Jurisdiction: | Diocese |
| Rottenburg-Stuttgart |
| Latin: | Dioecesis Rottenburgensis-Stutgardiensis |
| Local: | Diözese Rottenburg-Stuttgart |
| Coat: | Coat of arms of Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart.png |
| Country: |  Germany |
| Province: | Freiburg |
| Metropolitan: | Archdiocese of Freiburg |
| Area Km2: | 19,514 |
| Population: | 5,064,000 |
| Population As Of: | 2010 |
| Catholics: | 1,921,236 |
| Catholics Percent: | 37.9 |
| Parishes: | 1,037 |
| Denomination: | Catholic |
| Sui Iuris Church: | Latin Church |
| Rite: | Roman Rite |
| Established: | 16 August 1821 |
| Cathedral: | St. Martin's Cathedral, Rottenburg |
| Cocathedral: | St. Eberhard Co-Cathedral, Stuttgart |
| Patron: | Martin of Tours |
| Priests: | 902 |
| Bishop: | Sede vacante |
| Bishop Title: | Bishop |
| Metro Archbishop: | Archbishop of Freiburg |
| Auxiliary Bishops: | Thomas Maria Renz, Gerhard Schneider, Matthäus Karrer (Auxiliary Bishop-elect), Johannes Kreidler (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus)[1] |
| Vicar General: | Clemens Stroppel |
| Emeritus Bishops: | Bernhard Rieger |
| Map: | Karte Bistum Rottenburg-Stuttgart.png |
The Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. It is a suffragan in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Freiburg in Baden-Württemberg, Bundesland. It covers the same territory of the former Kingdom of Wurttemberg.
History
- In 1803 a Vicar General for the "New" State of Wurttemberg was nominated by Prince Primate Karl Theodor von Dalberg as an auxiliary bishop (Franz Karl Joseph Furst von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingfurst, that consacreted the current Co-Cathedral in Stuttgart, later Bishop of Augsburg)
- The Diocese of Rottenburg was established on 16 August 1821 through the papal bull De salute animarum, on territory split off from the suppressed Diocese of Konstanz. With the enthronement of the first bishop, Johann Baptist von Keller, on May 20, 1828, the formation of the diocese was complete.
- On 18 January 1978, the bishopric was renamed to the current title Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart.
Major churches
Episcopal ordinaries
(all Roman Rite)[2]
Suffragan Bishops of Rottenburg
- Johann Baptist von Keller January 28, 1828 – death October 17, 1845; previously Auxiliary Bishop of Augsburg (Germany) (1816.06.15 – 1828.01.28) and Titular Bishop of Evaria (1816.07.22 – 1828.01.28)
- June 14, 1847 – death May 3, 1869
- Karl Joseph von Hefele June 17, 1869 – death June 5, 1893
- June 5, 1893 – death May 11, 1898; succeeded as former Titular Bishop of Ænos (1886.08.31 – 1893.06.05) and Coadjutor Bishop of Rottenburg (1886.08.31 – 1893.06.05)
- Father Franz Xaver von Linsenmann July 20, 1898 – September 21, 1898; never consecrated Bishop
- November 11, 1898 – death July 16, 1926
- Johannes Baptista Sproll March 29, 1927 – death March 4, 1949; succeeded as former Titular Bishop of Halmyrus (1916.03.03 – 1927.03.29) and Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg (1916.03.03 – 1927.03.29)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Franz Joseph Fischer (1929.12.19 – death 1958.07.24), Titular Bishop of Zuri (1929.12.19 – 1958.07.24)
- Carl Joseph Leiprecht July 4, 1949 – retired June 4, 1974, previously Titular Bishop of Scyrus (1948.10.07 – 1949.07.04) as Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg (1948.10.07 – 1949.07.04); died 1981
- Auxiliary Bishop: Wilhelm Sedlmeier (1953.02.07 – retired 1976), Titular Bishop of Aulon (1953.02.07 – death 1987.02.24)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Anton Herre (1970.10.12 – retired 1985.12.31), Titular Bishop of Galazia in Campania (1970.10.12 – death 1993.09.24)
Suffragan Bishops of Rottenburg-Stuttgart
- Georg Moser March 12, 1975 – death May 9, 1988; previously Titular Bishop of Thiges (1970.10.12 – 1975.03.12) as Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg (1970.10.12 – 1975.03.12)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Franz Josef Kuhnle ((1976.10.13 – retired 1990.11.07), Titular Bishop of Sorres (1976.10.13 – ...)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Bernhard Rieger (1984.12.20 – retired 1996.07.31), Titular Bishop of Tigava (1984.12.20 – death 2013.04.10)
- Walter Kasper April 17, 1989 – retired May 31, 1999; also Secretary of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (1999.03.16 – 2001.02.21), created Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova (2001.02.21 [2001.03.25] – 2011.02.21), President of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (2001.03.03 – 2010.07.01), President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews (2001.03.03 – 2010.07.01), promoted Cardinal-Priest of above Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova as pro hac vice Title (2011.02.21 – ...)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Johannes Kreidler (1991.06.06 – retired 2017.03.02), Titular Bishop of Edistiana (1991.06.06 – ...)
- Auxiliary Bishop: Thomas Maria Renz (1997.04.29 – ...), Titular Bishop of Rucuma (1997.04.29 – ...)
- Gebhard Fürst July 7, 2000 – retired December 4, 2023
- Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop-elect Matthäus Karrer (2017.03.02 – ...), Titular Bishop of Tunnuna (2017.03.02 – ...).
Statistics and extent
The Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart is located in the Württemberg part of the German State of Baden-Württemberg. As per 2014, it pastorally served 1,872,849 Catholics (37.0% of 5,068,000 total) on 19,500 km2 in 1,096 parishes and 40 missions with 1,016 priests (829 diocesan, 187 religious), 283 deacons, 3,368 lay religious (228 brothers, 3,140 sisters) and 26 seminarians.[2]
Deaneries
It comprises 45 deaneries :
See also
Sources and external links
Notes and References
- Web site: Rinunce e nomine. press.vatican.va.
- Web site: Diocese of Rottenburg–Stuttgart, Germany. GCatholic.
