Charles Edwin Herzig Explained

Honorific Prefix:The Most Reverend
Charles Edwin Herzig
Bishop of Tyler
Church:Roman Catholic Church
See:Diocese of Tyler
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Term:February 24, 1987 to
September 7, 1991
Successor:Edmond Carmody
Ordination:May 31, 1955
Ordained By:Robert Emmet Lucey
Consecration:December 12, 1986
Consecrated By:Patrick Fernández Flores
Birth Date:14 August 1929
Birth Place:San Antonio, Texas, US
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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 Pope John Paul II.[2] Herzig was consecrated on February 24, 1987, by Archbishop Patrick Flores, assisted by Bishop Thomas Tschoepe and Archbishop Michael Sheehan.[3] His personal secretary was Michael Emile Mahfood.

Charles Herzig died of cancer on September 7, 1991, at age 62. The Bishop Charles E. Herzig Humanitarian Award is given out annually by the diocese.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop Charles Edwin Herzig [Catholic-Hierarchy]]. Cheney. David M.. www.catholic-hierarchy.org. 2016-11-08.
  2. Web site: - REV. CHARLES E. HERZIG . 2022-08-15 . Orlando Sentinel.
  3. Web site: Our Diocese . 2022-08-15 . The Catholic Diocese of Tyler . en-US.