Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart
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The German Catholic Diocese of Rottenburg, established by Pope
Pius VII on August 16, 1821, was renamed the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart
on January 18, 1978 under Pope Paul VI. The following men have served as Bishop of the diocese:
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Pius VII on August 16, 1821, was renamed the Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart
Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart
The Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany. The diocese is located in the Württemberg part of the German State of Baden-Württemberg.-History:...
on January 18, 1978 under Pope Paul VI. The following men have served as Bishop of the diocese:
| Johann Baptist von Keller Johann Baptist von Keller Johann Baptist von Keller was a German Catholic priest from Salem. He served as the first Bishop of Rottenburg.... |
January 28, 1828 - October 17, 1845 |
| Josef von Lipp | June 14, 1847 - May 3, 1869 |
| Karl Joseph von Hefele | June 17, 1869 - June 5, 1893 |
| Wilhelm von Reiser | June 5, 1893 - May 11, 1898 |
| Franz Xaver von Linsenmann Franz Xaver von Linsenmann Franz Xaver von Linsenmann was an important Catholic moral theologian and the Bishop of Rottenburg.Born in Rottweil, Linsenmann was unanimously elected Bishop of Rottenburg on July 20, 1898, and was proclaimed on September 5. However, he died before his consecration during a curative stay in the... |
July 20, 1898 - September 21, 1898 |
| Paul Wilhelm Keppler | November 11, 1898 - July 16, 1926 |
| Johannes Baptista Sproll Johannes Baptista Sproll Johannes Baptista Sproll 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 née Freuer. He attended the Latin school in Biberach and the Gymnasium Ehingen... |
March 29, 1927 - March 4, 1949 |
| Carl Joseph Leiprecht Carl Joseph Leiprecht Karl Joseph Leiprecht was the Bishop of Rottenburg.Born in the town of Hauerz in the Allgäu, Leiprecht studied philosophy and theology at the University of Tübingen from 1923 to 1927. On March 24, 1928, he was ordained a priest by Bishop Johannes Baptista Sproll at the Rottenburg Cathedral... |
July 4, 1949 - June 4, 1974 |
| Georg Moser Georg Moser Georg Moser 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 entered the priesthood in 1948. Moser earned his doctorate at the same university in 1962... |
March 12, 1975 - May 9, 1988 |
| Walter Kasper | April 17, 1989 - May 31, 1999 |
| Gebhard Fürst Gebhard Fürst Gebhard Fürst is the Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart.Fürst began his career attending the Collegium Ambrosianum in Stuttgart, where he studied Greek and Hebrew, in 1969. He then studied theology at the Faculty of Catholic Theology at the University of Tübingen and at the University of Vienna... |
July 7, 2000 - incumbent |