George Patrick Ziemann Explained

George Patrick Ziemann
Dipstyle:The Most Reverend
Offstyle:Your Excellency
Relstyle:Monsignor

George Patrick Ziemann (September 13, 1941 – October 22, 2009) was the third Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa in California.[1]

Born in Pasadena, California, Ziemann was ordained a Roman Catholic priest for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles on April 29, 1967. On December 23, 1986, Pope John Paul II appointed Ziemann auxiliary bishop of the Los Angeles Archdiocese and he was consecrated on February 23, 1987, by then Archbishop Roger Mahony. On July 14, 1992, Pope John Paul II appointed Ziemann bishop of the Santa Rosa Diocese. On July 22, 1999, Ziemann resigned due to sexual and financial improprieties.[2] [3] [4] Bishop Ziemann died in October 2009.

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  1. Web site: KSRO news. https://web.archive.org/web/20110713173032/http://www.ksro.com/LocalNews/Story.aspx?ID=1154825. July 13, 2011. dead. October 24, 2009.
  2. News: G. Patrick Ziemann, embattled former Roman Catholic bishop of Santa Rosa diocese, dies at 68 . Los Angeles Times . 2009-10-23 . 2010-03-31 . Duke . Helfand.
  3. News: Bishop Bad Boy . SF Weekly . Ron Russell . 2003-03-19 . 2012-02-05 . 2015-01-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150121184606/http://www.sfweekly.com/2003-03-19/news/bishop-bad-boy/ . dead .
  4. Web site: Bishop Knows Best . George Neumayr . Los Angeles Lay Catholic Mission . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080828033749/http://www.losangelesmission.com//ed/articles/2000/0500gm.htm . 2008-08-28 .