Roman Catholic Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart
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Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart Dioecesis Rottenburgensis-Stutgardiensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | Germany |
| Ecclesiastical province | Freiburg |
| Metropolitan | Archdiocese of Freiburg |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 19,514 km2 (7,534 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 5,064,000 1,921,236 (37.9%) |
| Parishes | 1,037 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | 16 August 1821 |
| Cathedral | St. Martin's Cathedral, Rottenburg |
| Co-cathedral | St. Eberhard Co-Cathedral, Stuttgart |
| Patron saint | Martin of Tours |
| Secular priests | 902 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop |
Gebhard Fürst Bishop of Rottenburg-Stuttgart |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Archbishop of Freiburg |
| Auxiliary Bishops | Thomas Maria Renz, Matthäus Karrer (Auxiliary Bishop-elect), Johannes Kreidler (Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus) |
| Vicar General | Clemens Stroppel |
| Emeritus Bishops | Franz Josef Kuhnle, Bernhard Rieger |
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The Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart (lat: Dioecesis Rottenburgensis-Stutgardiensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Latin Rite, in Baden-Württemberg and in the ecclesiastical province of the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Freiburg of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany.
(all Roman Rite)
The diocese 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. The Diocese of Rottenburg-Stuttgart is made up of 45 deaneries
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