George Patrick Ziemann

Styles of
George Patrick Ziemann
Reference style The Most Reverend
Spoken style Your Excellency
Religious style Monsignor

George Patrick Ziemann (September 13, 1941 – October 22, 2009) was the third Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa in California.[1]

Born in Pasadena, California, Ziemann was ordained a Roman Catholic priest for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles on April 29, 1967. On December 23, 1986, Pope John Paul II appointed Ziemann auxiliary bishop of the Los Angeles Archdiocese and he was consecrated on February 23, 1987 by then Archbishop Roger Mahony.[2][3] On July 14, 1992, Pope John Paul II appointed Ziemann bishop of the Santa Rosa Diocese. On July 22, 1999, Ziemann resigned due to sexual and financial improprieties.[4][5][6] Bishop Ziemann died in October 2009.[7]

Notes

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  2. "Bishop George Patrick Ziemann". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. "Roger Michael Cardinal Mahony". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  4. Helfand, Duke (2009-10-23). "G. Patrick Ziemann, embattled former Roman Catholic bishop of Santa Rosa diocese, dies at 68". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  5. Ron Russell (2003-03-19). "Bishop Bad Boy". SF Weekly. Retrieved 2012-02-05.
  6. George Neumayr. "Bishop Knows Best". Los Angeles Lay Catholic Mission.
  7. "Bishop George Patrick Ziemann". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.

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Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
John Steinbock
Bishop of Santa Rosa
19921999
Succeeded by
Daniel F. Walsh


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