Ronald Paul Herzog
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Ronald Paul Herzog | |
|---|---|
| Bishop emeritus of Alexandria | |
| Archdiocese | New Orleans |
| Diocese | Alexandria |
| Appointed | November 4, 2004 |
| Installed | January 5, 2005 |
| Term ended | February 2, 2017 |
| Predecessor | Sam Jacobs |
| Successor | David Talley |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 1, 1968 |
| Consecration | January 5, 2005 by Alfred Clifton Hughes, Thomas John Rodi, and Robert William Muench |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 22, 1942 |
| Died | April 12, 2019 (aged 76) |
| Motto | ONE IN THE LORD |
| Styles of Ronald Paul Herzog | ||
|---|---|---|
Reference style | ||
| Spoken style | Your Excellency | |
| Religious style | Bishop | |
Ronald Paul Herzog (April 22, 1942 – April 12, 2019) was an American
Roman Catholic Church, who served as Bishop of Alexandria in central Louisiana
from 2005 to 2017.
Biography
He was born in
priesthood
on June 1, 1968.
He did
Diocese of Natchez-Jackson, Mississippi, but was later incardinated into the Diocese of Biloxi on March 1, 1977 and served as pastor of Our Lady of Perpetual Help in Lumberton, Mississippi, and the Saint Joseph Church and Mission in Poplarville, Mississippi. Herzog was director of the diocesan Office of Liturgy from 1980 to 1985. He was later raised to the rank of monsignor, and became pastor of Immaculate Conception Church in Laurel
in 1988. He also served as chaplain of the National Guard, holding the rank of brigadier general.
On November 4, 2004, Herzog was appointed
episcopal consecration on January 5, 2005, from Archbishop Alfred Hughes, with Bishops Thomas Rodi and Robert Muench serving as co-consecrators. He selected as his episcopal motto
, "One In The Lord."
On September 21, 2016, Pope Francis named David Talley, auxiliary bishop of Atlanta, as Bishop Coadjutor of Alexandria,. Herzog retired and Talley succeeded him as Bishop of Alexandria on February 2, 2017.[1]
He was the Catholic
Chairman of the Anglican-Roman Catholic Consultation. Within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, he was a member of the Committee on Divine Worship, Committee on National Collections, and the Subcommittee on Native American Catholics
.
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
References
- ^ "Louisiana Bishop Herzog retires; Coadjutor Bishop Talley succeeds him". Catholic News Service. February 2, 2017. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 2, 2017.