Charles Edwin Herzig

The Most Reverend Charles Edwin Herzig
Bishop of Tyler
Church	Roman Catholic Church
See	Diocese of Tyler
In office	February 24, 1987 to September 7, 1991
Successor	Edmond Carmody
Orders
Ordination	May 31, 1955 by Robert Emmet Lucey
Consecration	December 12, 1986 by Patrick Fernández Flores
Personal details
Born	(1929-08-14)August 14, 1929 San Antonio, Texas, US
Died	September 7, 1991(1991-09-07) (aged 62)

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.^[1][3] His personal secretary was Michael Emile Mahfood.

Charles Herzig died of cancer on September 7, 1991, at age 62.^[2] 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

Notes

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

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Tyler

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by none	Bishop of Tyler 1992-2000	Succeeded by Edmond Carmody