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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
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. The grandson of a
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minister, Herzig was ordained to the priesthood for the
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by Archbishop Robert Lucey on May 31, 1955. On December 12, 1986, Herzig was named bishop of the newly created Diocese of Tyler by
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. Herzig was consecrated on February 24, 1987, by Archbishop
Patrick Flores Patricio Fernández Flores (July 26, 1929 – January 9, 2017) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served from 1979 to 2004 as archbishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio in Texas, bishop of the Diocese of El Paso in Texa ...
, assisted by Bishop Thomas Tschoepe and Archbishop Michael Sheehan. 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.


See also

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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