Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart

Historical Details

• Diocese of Rottenburg
  • Latin Name: Rottenburgensis
  • Erected: 16 August 1821
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Freiburg im Breisgau
  • Country: Germany

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Johann Baptist Judas Thaddeus von Keller † (28 Jan 1828 Appointed - 17 Oct 1845 Died)
• Josef von Lipp † (14 Jun 1847 Appointed - 3 May 1869 Died)
• Karl Joseph Hefele † (17 Jun 1869 Appointed - 5 Jun 1893 Died)
• Wilhelm von Reiser † (5 Jun 1893 Succeeded - 11 May 1898 Died)
• Franz Xaver Linsenmann † (20 Jul 1898 Appointed - 21 Sep 1898 Died)
• Paul Wilhelm Keppler † (11 Nov 1898 Appointed - 16 Jul 1926 Died)
• Johannes Baptista Sproll † (2 Mar 1927 Appointed - 4 Mar 1949 Died)
• Carl Joseph Leiprecht † (21 Jun 1949 Appointed - 4 Jun 1974 Resigned)
• Georg Moser † (12 Mar 1975 Appointed - 9 May 1988 Died)
• Walter Kasper (17 Apr 1989 Appointed - 31 May 1999 Resigned)
• Gebhard Fürst (7 Jul 2000 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Rottenburg
1950	1,302,664	3,316,865	39.3%	1,026	264	1,290	1,009		399	5,387	754	ap1951
1970	1,991,471	4,993,138	39.9%	1,351	283	1,634	1,218	20	415	5,597	934	ap1971
Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart
1980	2,118,341	5,349,000	39.6%	1,191	391	1,582	1,339	77	500	3,958	981	ap1981
1990	2,061,936	5,000,000	41.2%	1,051	350	1,401	1,471	117	440	3,012	996	ap1991
1999	2,043,672	5,000,000	40.9%	972	239	1,211	1,687	207	334	3,110	996	ap2000
2000	2,034,518	5,000,000	40.7%	981	243	1,224	1,662	199	330	3,110	997	ap2001
2001	2,025,964	5,000,000	40.5%	958	238	1,196	1,693	218	326	3,110	997	ap2002
2002	2,020,453	5,000,000	40.4%	938	224	1,162	1,738	210	311	3,110	997	ap2003
2003	2,010,661	5,000,000	40.2%	961	213	1,174	1,712	205	296	2,978	997	ap2004
2004	1,998,202	5,000,000	40.0%	929	215	1,144	1,746	204	298	2,978	997	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• Gebhard Fürst (Priest: 27 Mar 1977; Bishop: 7 Jul 2000 - )
• Walter Kasper (Priest: 6 Apr 1957; Bishop: 17 Apr 1989 to 31 May 1999)
• Johannes Kreidler (Priest: 18 Mar 1972; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Jun 1991)
• Franz Josef Kuhnle (Priest: 20 Jul 1952; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Oct 1976 to 7 Nov 1990)
• Thomas Maria Renz (Priest: 8 Oct 1984; Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Apr 1997)
• Bernhard Rieger (Priest: 29 Jul 1951; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Dec 1984 to 31 Jul 1996)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Franz Joseph Fischer † (Priest: 16 Jul 1895; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Dec 1929 to 24 Jul 1958)
• Paul Leopold Haffner † (Priest: 10 Aug 1852 to 1864)
• Karl Joseph Hefele † (Priest: 15 Aug 1833; Bishop: 17 Jun 1869 to 5 Jun 1893)
• Anton Herre † (Priest: 6 Apr 1935; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Oct 1970 to 31 Dec 1985)
• Johann Baptist Judas Thaddeus von Keller † (Priest: 10 Jun 1797 to 15 Jun 1816; Bishop: 28 Jan 1828 to 17 Oct 1845)
• Paul Wilhelm Keppler † (Priest: 2 Aug 1874; Bishop: 11 Nov 1898 to 16 Jul 1926)
• Carl Joseph Leiprecht † (Priest: 24 Mar 1928; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Oct 1948; Bishop: 21 Jun 1949 to 4 Jun 1974)
• Franz Xaver Linsenmann † (Priest: 10 Aug 1859; Bishop: 20 Jul 1898 to 21 Sep 1898)
• Josef von Lipp † (Priest: 18 Sep 1819; Bishop: 14 Jun 1847 to 3 May 1869)
• Georg Moser † (Priest: 19 Mar 1948; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Oct 1970; Bishop: 12 Mar 1975 to 9 May 1988)
• Wilhelm von Reiser † (Priest: 10 Aug 1859; Coadjutor Bishop: 31 Aug 1886; Bishop: 5 Jun 1893 to 11 May 1898)
• Wilhelm Sedlmeier † (Priest: 5 Apr 1924; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Feb 1953 to 19 Nov 1974)
• Johannes Baptista Sproll † (Priest: 16 Jul 1895; Auxiliary Bishop: 25 Nov 1915; Bishop: 2 Mar 1927 to 4 Mar 1949)
• Ludwig Wahl † (Priest: 9 Aug 1856 to 11 Jul 1890)