Charles Victor Grahmann
| Charles Victor Grahmann | |
|---|---|
| Bishop Emeritus of Dallas | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| See | Dallas |
| In office | 1990–2007 |
| Predecessor | Thomas A. Tschoepe |
| Successor | Kevin Farrell |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1956 |
| Rank | Retired |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
15 July 1931 Hallettsville, Texas |
| Previous post | Victoria, San Antonio |
| Styles of Charles Grahmann | |
|---|---|
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| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
| Posthumous style | none |
Charles Victor Grahmann (born 15 July 1931 in Hallettsville, Texas) served as the sixth Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas, Texas and is now retired.
Biography
On 17 March 1956 Grahmann was ordained as a priest in San Antonio, Texas. His career as a bishop began when Pope John Paul II appointed him as an Auxiliary Bishop of San Antonio on 30 June 1981 with the titular see of Equilium.
The Pope appointed him the first Bishop of the newly created Diocese of Victoria, Texas on 13 April 1982.[1]
In 1989, Grahmann was appointed as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Dallas, Texas, and he became Bishop of Dallas on 14 July 1990.[2]
During his tenure, the scandal of Rudolph Kos, a pedophile priest of the Dallas Diocese, came up. Bishop Grahmann and his predecessor were held not to have investigated the allegations against Kos and of trying to cover things up. On July 10, 1998 the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas settled their appeal of a $120 million court verdict and agreed to pay $23.4 million to eight former altar boys and the relatives of a ninth who had claimed they were sexually abused by Kos.[3] Bishop Grahmann issued a written apology when this settlement was announced, saying, "To the victims and their families, I once again want to apologize on behalf of the diocese. Based on what we know now, the decisions made concerning Rudy Kos were errors in human judgment. I regret very much what happened, and I am deeply sorry for your pain".[3]
On 15 July 2006, his 75th birthday, Grahmann offered the Vatican his letter of resignation as bishops are traditionally invited to do at that age.[4] He continued to serve until 30 April 2007, and his successor, former Washington, D.C. Auxiliary Bishop Kevin Farrell, was installed as the new Bishop on 1 May 2007.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Diocese of Victoria, United States". Giga-Catholic Information. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- ↑ "Diocese of Dallas, United States". GCatholic. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Cropper, Carol Marie (July 11, 1998). "A Diocese Settles a Case Of Sex Abuse". New York Times (New York City).
- ↑ "Apostolorum Successores". Chapter IX, para. 225. Congregation for Bishops. 2004. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
- ↑ "The Sixth Bishop of Dallas". Diocese of Dallas. Archived from the original on 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-10-18.
External links
- Diocese of Dallas – Official Website
Episcopal succession
| Catholic Church titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe |
Bishop of Dallas, Texas 1990–2007 |
Succeeded by Kevin Farrell |
| Preceded by None |
Bishop of Victoria, Texas 1982–1989 |
Succeeded by David Eugene Fellhauer |
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