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The Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Germany. It is a
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Archdiocese of Freiburg in Baden-Württemberg, '' Bundesland''. It covers the same territory of the former
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History

* In 1803 a Vicar General for the "New" State of Wurttemberg was nominated by Prince Primate
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as an auxiliary bishop (Franz Karl Joseph Furst von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingfurst, that consacreted the current Co-Cathedral in Stuttgart, later
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. 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

* The St. Martin's Cathedral is the episcopal see in Rottenburg * The Co-cathedral is St. Eberhard in
Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...
* It also has three minor basilicas : ** the former Cathedral of Ellwangen Abbey ( ex territorial abbey), Basilika St. Vitus, in Ellwangen, first seat of the General Vicar of Wurttemberg ** Basilika St. Martin, in Ulm's Benedictine Wiblingen Abbey ** Basilika St. Martin von Tours und St. Oswald, in Weingarten, Württemberg. * Another World Heritage Site (born Catholic, later Lutheran seminary and school) is the former Cistercian monastery
Kloster Maulbronn Maulbronn Monastery (german: Kloster Maulbronn) is a former Cistercian abbey and ecclesiastical state in the Holy Roman Empire located at Maulbronn, Baden-Württemberg. The monastery complex, one of the best-preserved in Europe, was named a UNESC ...
, in Maulbronn.


Episcopal ordinaries

(all
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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
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(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
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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 Joannes Baptista Sproll (2 October 1870 – 4 March 1949) was a German bishop and prominent opponent of the Nazi regime. Sproll was born in Schweinhausen, near Biberach, the son of a street mender, Josef Sproll, and his wife, Anna Maria n ...
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 Karl Joseph Leiprecht (11 September 1903 – 29 October 1981) was the Bishop of Rottenburg. Born in the town of Hauerz (now Bad Wurzach) in the Allgäu, Leiprecht studied philosophy and theology at the University of Tübingen from 1923 to 1927. ...
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

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Georg Moser Georg Moser (10 June 1923 – 9 May 1988) was a German Catholic Bishop. He was the Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart. Moser was born in Leutkirch in the Allgäu. After studying theology at the University of Tübingen from 1942 to 1947, he entere ...
March 12, 1975 – death May 9, 1988; previously Titular Bishop of
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(1970.10.12 – 1975.03.12) as Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg (1970.10.12 – 1975.03.12) ** Auxiliary Bishop:
Franz Josef Kuhnle Franz Josef Kuhnle (27 April 1926 – 4 February 2021) was a German Catholic auxiliary bishop. Kuhnle was born in Germany and was ordained to the priesthood in 1952. He served as titular bishop of ''Sorres'' and as auxiliary bishop of the ...
((1976.10.13 – retired 1990.11.07), Titular Bishop of
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(1976.10.13 – ...) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Bernhard Rieger (1984.12.20 – retired 1996.07.31), Titular Bishop of
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(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
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(2001.02.21 001.03.25– 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
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(1991.06.06 – ...) ** Auxiliary Bishop: Thomas Maria Renz (1997.04.29 – ...), Titular Bishop of Rucuma (1997.04.29 – ...) * Gebhard Fürst July 7, 2000 – ...) ''incumbent'' ** Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop-elect Matthäus Karrer (2017.03.02 – ...), Titular Bishop of
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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.


Deaneries

It comprises 45 deaneries : *
Aalen Aalen () is a former Free Imperial City located in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg, about east of Stuttgart and north of Ulm. It is the seat of the Ostalbkreis district and is its largest town. It is also the large ...
*
Backnang Backnang (; swg, Bagene) is a town in Germany in the Bundesland of Baden-Württemberg, roughly northeast of Stuttgart. Its population has increased greatly over the past century, from 7,650 in 1900 to 35,761 in 2005. Backnang was ceded to Wà ...
* Balingen * Biberach *
Böblingen Böblingen (; Swabian German, Swabian: ''Beblenga'') is a town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany, seat of Böblingen (district), Böblingen District. Sindelfingen and Böblingen are Geographic contiguity, contiguous. History Böblingen was found ...
* Calw * Ehingen * Ellwangen * Esslingen- Nürtingen * Freudenstadt * Friedrichshafen * Geislingen * Göppingen * Heidenheim *
Heilbronn Heilbronn () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, surrounded by Heilbronn (district), Heilbronn District. With over 126,000 residents, it is the sixth-largest city in the state. From the late Mid ...
* Hohenlohe * Laupheim * Leutkirch * Ludwigsburg *
Mergentheim Bad Mergentheim (; Mergentheim until 1926; East Franconian: ''Märchedol'') is a town in the Main-Tauber-Kreis district in the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It has a population of around 23,000. An officially recognized spa town since 1926, B ...
* Mühlacker * Neckarsulm * Neresheim * Oberndorf * Ochsenhausen *
Ravensburg Ravensburg ( Swabian: ''Raveschburg'') is a city in Upper Swabia in Southern Germany, capital of the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg. Ravensburg was first mentioned in 1088. In the Middle Ages, it was an Imperial Free City and an impo ...
* Reutlingen * Riedlingen * Rottenburg am Neckar *
Rottweil Rottweil (; Alemannic: ''Rautweil'') is a town in southwest Germany in the state of Baden-Württemberg. Rottweil was a free imperial city for nearly 600 years. Located between the Black Forest and the Swabian Alps, Rottweil has nearly 25,000 in ...
*
Saulgau Bad Saulgau is a town in the district of Sigmaringen, in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated 23 km east of Sigmaringen, and 27 km north of Ravensburg between the Danube and Lake Constance. Geography Bad Saulgau is located n ...
* Schwäbisch Gmünd * Schwäbisch Hall * Spaichingen *
Stuttgart Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...
- Bad Cannstatt *Stuttgart-Filder *Stuttgart-Mitte (centre) *Stuttgart-Nord (north) * Tuttlingen * Ulm * Waiblingen * Waldsee * Wangen *
Zwiefalten Zwiefalten is a municipality in the district of Reutlingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany located halfway between Stuttgart and Lake Constance. The former Zwiefalten Abbey dominates the town. The former monastery is considered one of the finest exa ...


See also

* List of Catholic dioceses in Germany


References


Sources and external links

*
Diocesan website


* * Some information in this article is based on that in its German equivalent. {{DEFAULTSORT:Rottenburg-Stuttgart, Roman Catholic Diocese Roman Catholic dioceses in Germany Rottenburg am Neckar Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
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