Roman Catholic Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart

History

• 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

• The St. Martin's Cathedral is the episcopal see in Rottenburg
• The Co-cathedral is St. Eberhard in Stuttgart
• It also has three Minor Basilicas :
• * the former Cathedral, Basilika St. Vitus Basilika St. Vitus, in Ellwangen
• * Basilika St. Martin, in Ulm's Benedictine Wiblingen Abbey
• * Basilika St. Martin von Tours und St. Oswald, in Weingarten, Württemberg.
• Another World Heritage Site is the monastery Kloster Maulbronn, in Maulbronn.

  Episcopal ordinaries

Suffragan Bishops of Rottenburg

• Johann Baptist von Keller January 28, 1828 – death October 17, 1845; previously Auxiliary Bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese of Augsburg|Augsburg and Titular Bishop of Evaria
• 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 and Coadjutor Bishop of Rottenburg
• 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 and Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg
• * Auxiliary Bishop: Franz Joseph Fischer, Titular Bishop of Zuri
• Carl Joseph Leiprecht July 4, 1949 – retired June 4, 1974, previously Titular Bishop of Scyrus as Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg ; died 1981
• * Auxiliary Bishop: Wilhelm Sedlmeier, Titular Bishop of Aulon
• * Auxiliary Bishop: Anton Herre, Titular Bishop of Galazia in Campania

  Suffragan Bishops of Rottenburg-Stuttgart

• Georg Moser March 12, 1975 – death May 9, 1988; previously Titular Bishop of Thiges as Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg
• * Auxiliary Bishop: Franz Josef Kuhnle, Titular Bishop of Sorres
• * Auxiliary Bishop: Bernhard Rieger, Titular Bishop of Tigava
• Walter Kasper April 17, 1989 – retired May 31, 1999; also Secretary of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, created Cardinal-Deacon of Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova, President of Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, President of Commission for Religious Relations with the Jews, promoted Cardinal-Priest of above Ognissanti in Via Appia Nuova as pro hac vice Title
• * Auxiliary Bishop: Johannes Kreidler, Titular Bishop of Edistiana
• * Auxiliary Bishop: Thomas Maria Renz, Titular Bishop of Rucuma
• Gebhard Fürst July 7, 2000 –...) incumbent
• * Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop-elect Matthäus Karrer, Titular Bishop of Tunnuna.

  Statistics and extent

Deaneries

• Aalen
• Backnang
• Balingen
• Biberach
• Böblingen
• Calw
• Ehingen
• Ellwangen
• Esslingen-Nürtingen
• Freudenstadt
• Friedrichshafen
• Geislingen
• Göppingen
• Heidenheim
• Heilbronn
• Hohenlohe
• Laupheim
• Leutkirch
• Ludwigsburg
• Mergentheim
• Mühlacker
• Neckarsulm
• Neresheim
• Oberndorf
• Ochsenhausen
• Ravensburg
• Reutlingen
• Riedlingen
• Rottenburg am Neckar
• Rottweil
• Saulgau
• Schwäbisch Gmünd
• Schwäbisch Hall
• Spaichingen
• Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt
• Stuttgart-Filder
• Stuttgart-Mitte
• Stuttgart-Nord
• Tuttlingen
• Ulm
• Waiblingen
• Waldsee
• Wangen
• Zwiefalten