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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 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler ( la, Dioecesis Tylerensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in eastern Texas in the United States. The episcopal see is Tyler, and the Cathedral of the Immaculate ...
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. On December 12, 1986, Herzig was named bishop of the newly created Diocese of Tyler by Pope John Paul II. Herzig was consecrated on February 24, 1987, by Archbishop Patrick Flores, assisted by Bishop Thomas Tschoepe and Archbishop Michael Sheehan. His personal secretary was
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. 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.


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


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Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler
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Episcopal succession

People from San Antonio 1929 births 1991 deaths 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States Catholics from Texas {{US-RC-bishop-stub