Ernst Gutting
Appearance
Ernst Gutting | |
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Titular bishop of Sufar | |
Church | Roman Catholic Church |
See | Titular see of Sufar |
In office | 1971–2013 |
Predecessor | Carlos Schmitt |
Successor | none |
Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Diocese of Speyer Bishop |
Orders | |
Ordination | July 3, 1949 |
Personal details | |
Born | Ludwigshafen, Germany | January 30, 1919
Died | September 27, 2013 Kaiserslautern, Germany | (aged 94)
Ernst Gutting (January 30, 1919 – September 27, 2013) was a German prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. As of 2013 he was the oldest German Roman Catholic bishop.
Gutting was born in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and was ordained a priest on July 3, 1949. Gutting was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Speyer, as well as titular bishop of Sufar, on May 31, 1971 and ordained a bishop on September 12, 1971. Gutting retired as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Speyer on February 24, 1994.
External links
[edit]- "Ernst Gutting". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
- Diocese Site (in German)