Ronald Paul Herzog
Ronald Paul Herzog (* 22. April 1942 in Akron, Ohio; † 12. April 2019 in Alexandria[1]) war ein US-amerikanischer Geistlicher und römisch-katholischer Bischof von Alexandria.
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Ronald Paul Herzog empfing am 1. Juni 1968 das Sakrament der Priesterweihe für das Bistum Natchez-Jackson. Am 1. März 1977 wurde Ronald Paul Herzog in den Klerus des neugegründeten Bistums Biloxi inkardiniert.
Am 4. November 2004 ernannte ihn Papst Johannes Paul II. zum Bischof von Alexandria. Der Erzbischof von New Orleans, Alfred Clifton Hughes, spendete ihm am 5. Januar 2005 die Bischofsweihe; Mitkonsekratoren waren der Bischof von Biloxi, Thomas John Rodi, und der Bischof von Baton Rouge, Robert William Muench.
Am 2. Februar 2017 nahm Papst Franziskus Herzogs Rücktritt kurz vor Erreichen der Altersgrenze an.[2]
Ronald Paul Herzog war Mitglied des Ritterordens vom Heiligen Grab zu Jerusalem.
Herzog starb wenige Tage vor seinem 77. Geburtstag nach kurzer Krankheit.
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Einzelnachweise
- ↑ Bishop Emeritus Ronald P. Herzog dies at 77
- ↑ Rinuncia e successione del Vescovo di Alexandria (U.S.A.). In: Tägliches Bulletin. Presseamt des Heiligen Stuhls, 2. Februar 2017, abgerufen am 2. Februar 2017 (italienisch).
| Vorgänger | Amt | Nachfolger |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Jacobs | Bischof von Alexandria 2004–2017 | David P. Talley |
| Personendaten | |
|---|---|
| NAME | Herzog, Ronald Paul |
| KURZBESCHREIBUNG | US-amerikanischer Geistlicher, emeritierter römisch-katholischer Bischof von Alexandria |
| GEBURTSDATUM | 22. April 1942 |
| GEBURTSORT | Akron, Ohio, USA |
| STERBEDATUM | 12. April 2019 |
| STERBEORT | Alexandria (Louisiana), USA |
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Coat of arms of the U.S. bishop Ronald Paul Herzog, Bishop of Alexandria in Louisiana.
The design is composed of a silver (white) field on which are displayed symbols of three significant attributes of the bishop's life. In base are blue wavy bars to represent the waters of the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River. Having served as a priest in the Diocese of Natchez-Jackson and the Diocese of Biloxi the mentioned bodies of water have been integral features in all that the Bishop has done in God's Holy Service. In the upper portion of the design are a quill, Proper (i.e.: as it appears in nature), with a brown sword placed in the form of an “X” (“per saltair”). These are two devices that are strongly associated with the life of Saint Paul, the Bishop's baptismal patron, who was both writer and put to death by the sword.
Across the center for Bishop Herzog's design is a bar, called a “fess,” that is made up of many small crosses that are of the many heraldic colors . . . “de colores . . . 'of the colors.'” This representation is employed to express that as a child of a marriage of mixed faiths (Lutheran and Catholic), ecumenism has been an important ministry for Bishop Herzog. The Church is made up of many denominations, races, colors and cultures and therefore we are “ONE IN THE LORD,” as expressed in the Bishop’s motto.
The achievement is completed with the external ornaments which are a gold processional cross, that is placed in back of and which extends above and below the shield, and the pontifical hat, called a “gallero,” with its six tassels, in three rows, on either side of the shield, all in green. These are the heraldic insignia of a prelate of the rank of bishop by instruction of The Holy See of March 31, 1969.
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