Charles Edwin Herzig
Charles Edwin Herzig (August 14, 1929 – September 7, 1991) was the first bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler, Texas.
Biography[]
Born in San Antonio, Texas, the grandson of a Lutheran minister, Herzig was ordained to the priesthood on May 31, 1955.
On December 12, 1986, Herzig was named bishop of the newly created Diocese of Tyler, Texas, by Pope John Paul II. He was consecrated on February 24, 1987, by Archbishop Patrick Fernández Flores, assisted by Bishop Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe and Archbishop Michael Jarboe Sheehan. His personal secretary was Michael Emile Mahfood.
Bishop Herzig died in office[1] on September 7, 1991.
See also[]
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
Notes[]
- ^ Cheney, David M. "Bishop Charles Edwin Herzig [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
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