Daniel W. Herzog
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Daniel Wilfie Herzog is a retired bishop
of the Episcopal Church
, who served in the Diocese of Albany
from 1998 to 2007. After his retirement, he became a Roman Catholic
, but returned to the Episcopal Church three years later.
, and raised in the Roman Catholic Church. In 1964 he graduated from St. Bonaventure University
. He married and had five children. He and his wife joined the Episcopal Church in the late 1960s. Herzog studied at Nashotah House
, graduating in 1970, and was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church. In 1971 he received a master's degree in education from St. Lawrence University
.
He served as director of personnel at the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center in Ogdensburg while serving as assistant rector of an Episcopal parish there. He later served as Rector of Christ Church, Schenectady
.
In 1997 he was elected Coadjutor-Bishop of Albany; he was elected on the first ballot. The following year he succeeded as 8th Bishop of Albany when Bishop David Standish Ball
retired. In 2003 he issued a pastoral letter opposing the election of Gene Robinson
, a gay man, as Bishop of New Hampshire
, and opposing the blessing of sexual relationships outside marriage.
, who had been elected coadjutor bishop
on March 25, 2006.
In March 2007, Herzog and his wife Carol joined the Roman Catholic Church
. He was the third bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States to become a Roman Catholic, the others being Levi Silliman Ives
in 1852 and Frederick Joseph Kinsman
in 1919. Herzog explained his conversion in a letter sent to his successor Bishop Love on March 19, 2007. Herzog's predecessor in Albany, Bishop Ball, expressed concern at Herzog's conversion. His successor, Bishop Love, stated that Herzog and his wife would continue to be welcome at diocesan events.
In April 2010, presiding bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori
promulgated his restoration to the ordained ministry of the Episcopal Church. His return to ECUSA was page one news.
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
of the Episcopal Church
Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church is a mainline Anglican Christian church found mainly in the United States , but also in Honduras, Taiwan, Colombia, Ecuador, Haiti, the Dominican Republic, Venezuela, the British Virgin Islands and parts of Europe...
, who served in the Diocese of Albany
Episcopal Diocese of Albany
The Episcopal Diocese of Albany is part of Province 2 of the Episcopal Church.-History:The Church of Englandarrived in 1674 with a chaplain assigned to the British military garrison at Albany, New York. In 1704 the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel sent two missionaries to the Mohawk...
from 1998 to 2007. After his retirement, he became a Roman Catholic
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
, but returned to the Episcopal Church three years later.
Biography
Herzog was born in Ogdensburg, New YorkOgdensburg, New York
Ogdensburg is a city in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. The population was 11,128 at the 2010 census. In the late 18th century, European-American settlers named the community after American land owner and developer Samuel Ogden....
, and raised in the Roman Catholic Church. In 1964 he graduated from St. Bonaventure University
St. Bonaventure University
St. Bonaventure University is a private, Franciscan Catholic university, located in Allegany, Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2,400 undergraduate and graduate students....
. He married and had five children. He and his wife joined the Episcopal Church in the late 1960s. Herzog studied at Nashotah House
Nashotah House
Nashotah House is an Anglo-Catholic seminary of the Episcopal Church located in Nashotah, Wisconsin, approximately 30 miles from Milwaukee, in the Episcopal Diocese of Milwaukee. The seminary opened its doors in 1842 and received its official charter in 1847...
, graduating in 1970, and was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church. In 1971 he received a master's degree in education from St. Lawrence University
St. Lawrence University
St. Lawrence University is a four-year liberal arts college located in the village of Canton in Saint Lawrence County, New York, United States. It has roughly 2300 undergraduate and 100 graduate students, about equally split between male and female....
.
He served as director of personnel at the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center in Ogdensburg while serving as assistant rector of an Episcopal parish there. He later served as Rector of Christ Church, Schenectady
Schenectady, New York
Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 66,135...
.
In 1997 he was elected Coadjutor-Bishop of Albany; he was elected on the first ballot. The following year he succeeded as 8th Bishop of Albany when Bishop David Standish Ball
David Standish Ball
The Right Reverend David Standish Ball was the seventh Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany in the United States from 1984 to 1998.-Childhood, education and calling:...
retired. In 2003 he issued a pastoral letter opposing the election of Gene Robinson
Gene Robinson
Vicki Gene Robinson is the ninth bishop of the Diocese of New Hampshire in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. Robinson was elected bishop in 2003 and entered office in March 2004...
, a gay man, as Bishop of New Hampshire
Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire
The Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire, a diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America , covers the entire state of New Hampshire. It was originally part of the Diocese of Massachusetts, but became independent in 1841. The see city is Concord...
, and opposing the blessing of sexual relationships outside marriage.
Retirement, conversion, and return
Herzog retired as Bishop of Albany on January 31, 2007. He was succeeded by Bishop William LoveWilliam Love (bishop)
William Howard "Bill" Love is the 9th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany in the United States. A theological conservative, he is a prominent leader of conservative or traditional Anglicans at a time of disunity and disagreement in the Anglican Communion over theological interpretations of a...
, who had been elected coadjutor bishop
Coadjutor bishop
A coadjutor bishop is a bishop in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches who is designated to assist the diocesan bishop in the administration of the diocese, almost as co-bishop of the diocese...
on March 25, 2006.
In March 2007, Herzog and his wife Carol joined the Roman Catholic Church
Roman Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the world's largest Christian church, with over a billion members. Led by the Pope, it defines its mission as spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ, administering the sacraments and exercising charity...
. He was the third bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States to become a Roman Catholic, the others being Levi Silliman Ives
Levi Silliman Ives
Levi Silliman Ives was an American theologian and bishop.-Early life:Ives was born at Meriden, Connecticut and was brought up on his father's farm in Turin, New York...
in 1852 and Frederick Joseph Kinsman
Frederick Joseph Kinsman
Frederick Joseph Kinsman was an American Roman Catholic church historian who had formerly been a bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church. From 1908 to 1919 he was Episcopal Bishop of Delaware.-Life:Kinsman was educated at St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire, and at Keble College, Oxford...
in 1919. Herzog explained his conversion in a letter sent to his successor Bishop Love on March 19, 2007. Herzog's predecessor in Albany, Bishop Ball, expressed concern at Herzog's conversion. His successor, Bishop Love, stated that Herzog and his wife would continue to be welcome at diocesan events.
In April 2010, presiding bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori
Katharine Jefferts Schori
Katharine Jefferts Schori is the 26th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States. Previously elected as the 9th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Nevada, she is the first woman elected as a primate of the Anglican Communion...
promulgated his restoration to the ordained ministry of the Episcopal Church. His return to ECUSA was page one news.
See also
- List of Episcopal bishops (U.S.)