Roman Catholic Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart

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Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart

Dioecesis Rottenburgensis-Stutgardiensis

Diözese Rottenburg-Stuttgart
Archdiocese of Freiburg
Statistics
Area19,514 km2 (7,534 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
5,064,000
1,921,236 (37.9%)
Parishes1,037
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established16 August 1821
CathedralSt. Martin's Cathedral, Rottenburg
Co-cathedralSt. Eberhard Co-Cathedral, Stuttgart
Patron saintMartin of Tours
Secular priests902
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopSede vacante
Metropolitan ArchbishopArchbishop of Freiburg
Auxiliary BishopsThomas Maria Renz, Gerhard Schneider, Matthäus Karrer (Auxiliary Bishop-elect), Johannes Kreidler (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus)[1]
Vicar GeneralClemens Stroppel
Bishops emeritusBernhard Rieger
Map
Website
drs.de

The Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart is a

Kingdom of Wurttemberg
.

History

  • In 1803 a Vicar General for the "New" State of
    Bishop of Augsburg
    )
  • The Diocese of Rottenburg was established on 16 August 1821 through the
    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.[2]

Major churches

St. Eberhard's Co-Cathedral, Stuttgart

Episcopal ordinaries

Bishop Gebhard Fürst 2004 in Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt

(all Roman Rite)[2]

Suffragan Bishops of Rottenburg

Suffragan Bishops of Rottenburg-Stuttgart

  • Thiges
    (1970.10.12 – 1975.03.12) as Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg (1970.10.12 – 1975.03.12)
    • 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)
  • 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

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

References

  1. ^ "Rinunce e nomine". press.vatican.va.
  2. ^ a b c d "Diocese of Rottenburg–Stuttgart, Germany". GCatholic.

Sources and external links