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 † (17 Dec 1847 Confirmed - 3 May 1869 Died)
• Karl Joseph Hefele † (22 Nov 1869 Confirmed - 5 Jun 1893 Died)
• Wilhelm von Reiser † (5 Jun 1893 Succeeded - 11 May 1898 Died)
• Franz Xaver Linsenmann † (5 Sep 1898 Confirmed - 21 Sep 1898 Died)
• Paul Wilhelm Keppler † (28 Nov 1898 Confirmed - 16 Jul 1926 Died)
• Johann Baptist Sproll † (29 Mar 1927 Confirmed - 4 Mar 1949 Died)
• Carl Joseph Leiprecht † (4 Jul 1949 Confirmed - 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 - 4 Dec 2023 Retired)
• Klaus Matthias Krämer (2 Oct 2024 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
2010	1,921,236	5,064,000	37.9%	912	187	1,099	1,748	267	228	3,140	1,037	ap2011
2014	1,872,849	5,068,000	37.0%	829	187	1,016	1,843	283	228	3,140	1,096	ap2015
2017	1,846,997	5,127,510	36.0%	817	161	978	1,888	284	194	1,703	1,028	ap2018
2020	1,863,380	5,172,360	36.0%	800	148	948	1,965	288	178	1,100	1,023	ap2021
2022	1,863,930	5,174,220	36.0%	760	128	888	2,099	288	153	1,020	1,021	ap2023

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 to 4 Dec 2023)
• Matthäus Karrer (Priest: 15 Jul 1995; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Mar 2017)
• Walter Kasper (Priest: 6 Apr 1957; Bishop: 17 Apr 1989 to 31 May 1999)
• Klaus Matthias Krämer (Deacon: 1992; Priest: 19 Jun 1993; Bishop: 2 Oct 2024 - )
• Johannes Kreidler (Priest: 18 Mar 1972; Auxiliary Bishop: 6 Jun 1991 to 2 Mar 2017)
• Thomas Maria Renz (Priest: 8 Oct 1984; Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Apr 1997)
• Martin Roos (Priest: 3 Jul 1971 to 24 Jun 1999)
• Gerhard Schneider (Priest: 6 Jul 2002; Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Apr 2019)
• Carlos Stetter (Priest: 1 Jul 1966 to 3 Oct 1987)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Berthold Bühl, O.F.M. †
• Conrad Dubbelman, O. Praem. †
• Franz Joseph Fischer † (Priest: 16 Jul 1895; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Dec 1929 to 24 Jul 1958)
• Hieronymus Haberstroh, S.V.D. †
• Paul Leopold Haffner † (Priest: 10 Aug 1852 to 1864)
• Edgar Anton Häring, O.F.M. †
• Karl Joseph Hefele † (Priest: 14 Aug 1833; Bishop: 22 Nov 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 22 Jul 1816; Bishop: 28 Jan 1828 to 17 Oct 1845)
• Paul Wilhelm Keppler † (Priest: 2 Aug 1874; Bishop: 28 Nov 1898 to 16 Jul 1926)
• Inigo Maximilian König, S.D.S. †
• Pedro Paulo Koop, M.S.C. †
• Antonio Kühner y Kühner, M.F.S.C. †
• Franz Josef Kuhnle † (Priest: 20 Jul 1952; Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Oct 1976 to 7 Nov 1990)
• Blasius Sigibald Kurz, O.F.M. †
• Carl Joseph Leiprecht † (Priest: 24 Mar 1928; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Oct 1948; Bishop: 4 Jul 1949 to 4 Jun 1974)
• Franz Xaver Linsenmann † (Priest: 10 Aug 1859; Bishop: 5 Sep 1898 to 21 Sep 1898)
• Josef von Lipp † (Priest: 18 Sep 1819; Bishop: 17 Dec 1847 to 3 May 1869)
• Georg Moser † (Priest: 19 Mar 1948; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Oct 1970; Bishop: 12 Mar 1975 to 9 May 1988)
• Otto Raible, S.A.C. †
• Wilhelm von Reiser † (Priest: 10 Aug 1859; Coadjutor Bishop: 31 Aug 1886; Bishop: 5 Jun 1893 to 11 May 1898)
• Bernhard Rieger, P. Schönstatt † (Priest: 29 Jul 1951; Auxiliary Bishop: 20 Dec 1984 to 31 Jul 1996)
• Wilhelm Sedlmeier † (Priest: 5 Apr 1924; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Feb 1953 to 19 Nov 1974)
• Eberhard (Hermann) Spiess (Spieß), O.S.B. †
• Johann Baptist Sproll † (Priest: 16 Jul 1895; Auxiliary Bishop: 3 Mar 1916; Bishop: 29 Mar 1927 to 4 Mar 1949)
• Ludwig Wahl † (Priest: 9 Aug 1856 to 11 Jul 1890)

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