Schenk von Castell was rejected and so the manor went to Karl Fuchs as his brother had died in the meantime. The prebendary in Cronheim remained with the Diocese of Eichstätt. When Karl Fuchs was selling the manor to Duke Johann Heinrich Notthafft, the Prince-Bishop of Eichstätt managed to get the preemption right on the manor. From 1658 onwards the new owner, Duke Johann Heinrich, allowed the Jewish community to return. After only ten years of ownership, 1661, he offered the manor to the Teutonic Order in Nuremberg. However, the deal was delayed so finally Prince-Bishop Marquard II. Schenk von Castell stepped into the contract and bought the manor Cronheim on August 2, 1661 for the Diocese. The new owner began 1666 with the extension of the church, renovated it and added a new top on the church tower. He continued and even expanded the Jewish immigration politics of the previous owner. He offered Jewish to settle down in Cronheim under the condition that they re-build the houses and re-activate the farming business. This politics led into an investment boom. 55 new houses and 30 barns were built. The Jewish were allowed to build a school and a synagogue. Further they were allowed to nominate a speaker who had the authority to negotiate with the local government. Back in 1658 Cronheim was the only community in the territory of the Diocese Eichstätt that allowed Jewish to settle. In 1816 the Jewish community built a new synagogue in Cronheim, further the Nördlingen–Gunzenhausen railway was built in 1848 and Cronheim had a railway station. The flourishing Jewish community in Cronheim ended in October 1938 with the housebreaking into the synagogue where the interior was destroyed. The building was sold shortly afterwards and the Jewish sanctuaries were given to the Jewish community in Munich where they were destroyed during Kristallnacht. In 1961 504 residents lived in 103 houses plus 57 residents in the neighbor village Filchenhard in 14 houses. On April 1, 1971 Cronheim lost its independence status and became part of the community in Gunzenhausen. November 29, 1985 the German railway, Deutsche Bundesbahn, discontinued the railway service in Cronheim. However, currently there are plans to re-activate it as the area of the "Franconian Lake District" becomes more and more attractive for tourists due to its close location to the Altmühlsee that was artificially created in 1985 as part of a water regulation project among other lakes in the area.