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Donald Walter Trautman
Donald Walter Trautman (June 24, 1936 – February 26, 2022) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Erie in Western Pennsylvania from 1990 to 2011. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo in Upstate New York from 1985 to 1990. Biography Early life Donald Trautman was born in Buffalo, New York, and attended Niagara University in Lewiston, New York. He studied theology under Karl Rahner at the University of Innsbruck in Austria, from where he obtained his Licentiate of Sacred Theology in 1962. Priesthood Trautman was ordained to the priesthood in Innsbruck on April 7, 1962, for the Diocese of Buffalo. On his return to New York, he was assigned as a parish administrator in Collins, New York, then associate pastor at a parish in Buffalo. Trautman studied biblical language for one year at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., continuing his post-graduate work in Rome at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roman Catholic Diocese Of Erie
The Diocese of Erie ( la, Dioecesis Eriensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in western Pennsylvania. It was founded on July 29, 1853. It is one of seven suffragan dioceses in Pennsylvania that make up the Ecclesiastical Province of Philadelphia, which is headed by the Archdiocese of Philadelphia. Statistics Erie is geographically the largest diocese in Pennsylvania, covering . Erie diocese covers 13 counties in Northwestern Pennsylvania. About 220,000 Catholics (74,000 families) reside in the diocese. They educate 14,000 children and youth in their religious education programs."Facts about the Erie Diocese." Faith Magazine CSA 2010: 3. Bishops Bishops of Erie # Michael O'Connor, S.J. (1853–1854), appointed Bishop of Pittsburgh # Joshua Maria Young (1854–1866) # Tobias Mullen (1868–1899) # John Edmund Fitzmaurice (1899–1920) # John Mark Gannon (1920–1966), elevated to Archbishop (ad personam) in 1953 # John Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |