In 1803 a Vicar General for the "New" State of
Wurttemberg was nominated by
Prince PrimateKarl Theodor von Dalberg as an auxiliary bishop (Franz Karl Joseph Furst von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingfurst, that consacreted the current Co-Cathedral in Stuttgart, later
Bishop of Augsburg )
The Diocese of Rottenburg was established on 16 August 1821 through the
papal bullDe 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.[2]
Wilhelm von Reiser [
de] June 5, 1893 – death May 11, 1898; succeeded as former Titular Bishop of
Ænos (1886.08.31 – 1893.06.05) and
Coadjutor Bishop of Rottenburg (1886.08.31 – 1893.06.05)
Johannes Baptista Sproll 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 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
Georg Moser March 12, 1975 – death May 9, 1988; previously Titular Bishop of
Thiges (1970.10.12 – 1975.03.12) as Auxiliary Bishop of Rottenburg (1970.10.12 – 1975.03.12)
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]