History of St.Catherine's

There have been Anglican services in Stuttgart since the early 19th century.

Our present church, St. Catherine's, was built in the 1860s with money from a bequest by Catherine Masson who died in Stuttgart in 1860. She requested that a church bearing her name be built for the Anglican inhabitants of Stuttgart. The church was built between 1864-65 to plans by Prof. Heinrich Wagner of the Technische Hochschule in Stuttgart. It was consecrated by the Bishop of Honolulu on behalf of the bishop of London in 1868.

The original building was destroyed during WW II and was rebuilt by the Old Catholic Congregation. Today the building belongs to the Old Catholic Church and the Anglicans use the premises as guests.

History of Anglicans in Baden-Württemberg - 1840-1860

History of St. Catherine's - 1860-1870

History of St. Catherine's - 1870-1914

History of St. Catherine's - 1914-1945

History of St. Catherine's - 1945-1965

History of St. Catherine's - 1965-1992

History of St. Catherine's - 1992 - present

List of Chaplains of St. Catherine's

The text over the next few pages is taken from History of St. Catherine's Church, Stuttgart. The first edition written by Carrie Weber was published in 1965. The second edition updated by Kenneth L. Johnson was published in 1992. The history from 1992 onwards is a collection of recollections of current church members.