F. Joseph Gossman
The Most Reverend Francis Joseph Gossman | |
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh | |
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Diocese | Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh |
Installed | April 8, 1975 |
Term ended | June 8, 2006 |
Predecessor | Vincent Stanislaus Waters |
Successor | Michael Francis Burbidge |
Other post(s) | Vice-chancellor of Baltimore, assistant pastor of the Basilica of the Assumption, Administrator of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen, Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore, Titular Bishop of Aguntum |
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Ordination | December 17, 1955 |
Consecration | September 11, 1968 |
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Birth name | Francis Joseph Gossman |
Born | Baltimore, Maryland | April 1, 1930
Died | August 12, 2013 Raleigh, North Carolina | (aged 83)
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Residence | Raleigh, North Carolina |
Parents | Frank Gossman and Genevieve Steadman Gossman |
Alma mater | St. Mary's Seminary, Pontifical Gregorian University, Catholic University of America |
Styles of F. Joseph Gossman | |
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Reference style | The Most Reverend |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Posthumous style | not applicable |
Francis Joseph Gossman (April 1, 1930 – August 12, 2013) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Raleigh in North Carolina from 1975 to 2006.[1][2]
Biography[]
Early life and education[]
Gossman was born in Baltimore, Maryland, to Frank and Genevieve (née Steadman) Gossman. He attended St. Charles College in Ellicott City and St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, from where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in 1952. He then furthered his studies at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.
Ordination and ministry[]
In Rome, Gossman was ordained a priest on December 17, 1955. He earned a Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1956. Upon his return to the United States, Gossman began his graduate studies at the Catholic University of America School of Canon Law in Washington, D.C., receiving a doctorate in canon law in June 1959.
He then served as vice-chancellor for the Archdiocese and assistant pastor at the Basilica of the Assumption until 1968, whence he became administrator of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen. He was also raised to the rank of Monsignor on June 27, 1965.
Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore[]
On July 15, 1968, Gossman was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Maryland and Titular Bishop of Aguntum by Pope Paul VI. He received his episcopal consecration on the following September 11 from Lawrence Cardinal Sheehan, with Bishops Thomas Murphy and Thomas Mardaga serving as co-consecrators. As an auxiliary, he served as vicar for inner Baltimore.
Bishop of Raleigh[]
Gossman was later named the fourth Bishop of Raleigh on April 8, 1975. After a 31-year-long tenure and reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, his resignation was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI on June 8, 2006.
Gossman died from a long-term illness on August 12, 2013.[3]
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[]
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- 1930 births
- 2013 deaths
- St. Charles College alumni
- St. Mary's Seminary and University alumni
- Religious leaders from Baltimore
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh
- Catholic University of America alumni
- Roman Catholic bishops in North Carolina
- Catholic University of America School of Canon Law alumni
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
- 21st-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States