Fulda (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Michael Gerber, Bishop
Karlheinz Diez, Auxiliary Bishop
Heinz Josef Algermissen, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 5 October 1752
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Paderborn
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
Country: Germany
Square Kilometers: 10,318 (3,985 Square Miles)
Official Web Site: https://www.bistum-fulda.de/
Mailing Address: Paulustor 5, D-36037 Fulda, Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Telephone: (0661)870
Fax: 87-578

Past and Present Ordinaries

Amand von Buseck, O.S.B. † (11 Dec 1738 Appointed - 4 Dec 1756 Died)
Adalbert (Philipp Wilhelm) Walderdorf, O.S.B. † (28 Mar 1757 Confirmed - 16 Sep 1759 Died)
Heinrich (Karl Sigismund) Bibra, O.S.B. † (24 Mar 1760 Confirmed - 25 Sep 1788 Died)
Adalbert (Wilhelm Adolph Heinrich) von Harstall, O.S.B. † (30 Mar 1789 Confirmed - 8 Oct 1814 Died)
Heinrich (Philipp Ernst) von Warnsdorf, O.S.B. † (6 Oct 1814 Appointed - 17 Feb 1817 Died)
Johann Adam Rieger † (23 Jun 1828 Appointed - 30 Jul 1831 Died)
Johann Leonard Pfaff † (24 Feb 1832 Confirmed - 3 Jan 1848 Died)
Christoph Florentius Kött † (11 Dec 1848 Confirmed - 14 Oct 1873 Died)
Georg von Kopp † (15 Nov 1881 Appointed - 9 Aug 1887 Appointed, Bishop of Wrocław (Breslau))
Joseph Weyland † (25 Nov 1887 Confirmed - 11 Jan 1894 Died)
Georg Ignaz Komp † (21 May 1894 Confirmed - 24 Mar 1898 Confirmed, Archbishop of Freiburg im Breisgau)
Adalbert Endert † (31 Aug 1898 Confirmed - 17 Jul 1906 Died)
Josef Damian Schmitt † (23 Feb 1907 Confirmed - 10 Apr 1939 Died)
Johannes Baptist Dietz † (10 Apr 1939 Succeeded - 2 Oct 1958 Retired)
Adolf Bolte † (30 Jun 1959 Appointed - 5 Apr 1974 Died)
Eduard Schick † (18 Dec 1974 Appointed - 1 Jul 1982 Retired)
Johannes Dyba † (1 Jun 1983 Appointed - 23 Jul 2000 Died)
Heinz Josef Algermissen (20 Jun 2001 Appointed - 5 Jun 2018 Retired)
Michael Gerber (13 Dec 2018 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
5 October 1752	Erected		Diocese of Fulda (erected)
25 January 1913	Territory Added	Diocese of Würzburg (Hohenfelden, Lichtenhain, and Mosen)	Diocese of Fulda
25 January 1913	Territory Lost	Diocese of Fulda (Kranichfeld, Stedten, and Kostitz)	Diocese of Würzburg
13 August 1930	Metropolitan Changed		Diocese of Fulda (from Freiburg im Breisgau)
5 December 1930	Territory Lost	Diocese of Fulda (Treis ad Lumdam, Dorheim, Schwalheim, Eödgenr, Massenheim, and part of Mittel-Gründau, Bühnerhof, and Hüttengesäss-Neuwiedermus)	Diocese of Mainz
2 January 1932	Territory Lost	Diocese of Fulda (Towns of Borussici, Höringhausen, Eimelrod, Hemmighausen, and Deisfeld)	Archdiocese of Paderborn
23 July 1973	Territory Lost	Diocese of Fulda Diocese of Würzburg	Apostolic Administration of Erfurt-Meiningen (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1950 782,036 3,713,376 21.1% 381 120 501 1,560 195 2,048 284 ap1951

1970 712,825 3,638,170 19.6% 613 114 727 980 218 901 380 ap1971

1980 474,232 1,830,000 25.9% 371 123 494 959 7 191 741 233 ap1981

1990 463,497 1,800,000 25.7% 380 102 482 961 13 149 567 232 ap1991

1999 450,543 1,870,000 24.1% 353 50 403 1,117 18 115 602 172 ap2000

2000 447,275 1,910,000 23.4% 352 50 402 1,112 17 103 435 172 ap2001

2001 447,431 1,931,027 23.2% 336 89 425 1,052 22 136 411 172 ap2002

2002 443,663 1,950,000 22.8% 333 57 390 1,137 27 112 418 172 ap2003

2003 441,663 3,147,000 14.0% 323 85 408 1,082 29 134 400 172 ap2004

2004 440,593 3,212,000 13.7% 321 58 379 1,162 32 112 378 173 ap2005

2006 434,916 2,300,000 18.9% 311 54 365 1,191 35 83 330 223 ap2007

2013 403,668 1,714,494 23.5% 286 41 327 1,234 49 85 231 305 ap2014

2016 402,200 1,721,000 23.4% 280 76 356 1,129 54 112 188 292 ap2017

2019 382,442 1,723,473 22.2% 262 77 339 1,128 60 119 161 209 ap2020

2021 377,200 1,727,479 21.8% 257 71 328 1,150 56 94 249 204 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	782,036	3,713,376	21.1%	381	120	501	1,560		195	2,048	284	ap1951
1970	712,825	3,638,170	19.6%	613	114	727	980		218	901	380	ap1971
1980	474,232	1,830,000	25.9%	371	123	494	959	7	191	741	233	ap1981
1990	463,497	1,800,000	25.7%	380	102	482	961	13	149	567	232	ap1991
1999	450,543	1,870,000	24.1%	353	50	403	1,117	18	115	602	172	ap2000
2000	447,275	1,910,000	23.4%	352	50	402	1,112	17	103	435	172	ap2001
2001	447,431	1,931,027	23.2%	336	89	425	1,052	22	136	411	172	ap2002
2002	443,663	1,950,000	22.8%	333	57	390	1,137	27	112	418	172	ap2003
2003	441,663	3,147,000	14.0%	323	85	408	1,082	29	134	400	172	ap2004
2004	440,593	3,212,000	13.7%	321	58	379	1,162	32	112	378	173	ap2005
2006	434,916	2,300,000	18.9%	311	54	365	1,191	35	83	330	223	ap2007
2013	403,668	1,714,494	23.5%	286	41	327	1,234	49	85	231	305	ap2014
2016	402,200	1,721,000	23.4%	280	76	356	1,129	54	112	188	292	ap2017
2019	382,442	1,723,473	22.2%	262	77	339	1,128	60	119	161	209	ap2020
2021	377,200	1,727,479	21.8%	257	71	328	1,150	56	94	249	204	ap2022