Charles Edwin Herzig
The Most Reverend Charles Edwin Herzig | |
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Patrick Fernández Flores | |
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| Born | August 14, 1929 , Texas, US |
| Died | September 7, 1991 (aged 62) |
Charles Edwin Herzig (August 14, 1929 – September 7, 1991) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Tyler in Texas from 1987 until his death in 1991.
Biography
Charles Herzig was born on August 14, 1929, in
San Antonio, Texas. The grandson of a Lutheran minister, Herzig was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Galveston by Archbishop Robert Lucey on May 31, 1955.[1]
On December 12, 1986, Herzig was named bishop of the newly created Diocese of Tyler by
.Charles Herzig died of cancer on September 7, 1991, at age 62.[2] The Bishop Charles E. Herzig Humanitarian Award is given out annually by the diocese.
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
- ^ a b Cheney, David M. "Bishop Charles Edwin Herzig [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
- ^ a b "- REV. CHARLES E. HERZIG". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
- ^ "Our Diocese". The Catholic Diocese of Tyler. Retrieved 2022-08-15.