Daniel W. Herzog

Daniel William Herzog[1] (born July 9, 1941)[2] is a retired bishop of the Episcopal Church, who served in the Diocese of Albany from 1998 to 2007.[3] After his retirement, he became a Roman Catholic, but returned to the Episcopal Church three years later.

The Right Reverend Daniel William Herzog
Bishop of Albany
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Albany
Elected	May 31, 1997
In office	1998-2007
Predecessor	David Standish Ball
Successor	William H. Love
Orders
Ordination	1971
Consecration	November 29, 1997 by Edmond L. Browning
Personal details
Born	(1941-07-09) July 9, 1941 Ogdensburg, New York, United States
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican (prev. Roman Catholic)
Spouse	Carol Herzog
Children	5
Previous post	Coadjutor Bishop of Albany (1997-1998)
Alma mater	St. Bonaventure University, Nashotah House, St. Lawrence University

Biography

Herzog was born in Ogdensburg, New York,[4] and raised in the Roman Catholic Church.[5] In 1964 he graduated from St. Bonaventure University.[6][7] 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,[7] and was ordained a priest in the Episcopal Church. In 1971 he received a master's degree in education from St. Lawrence University.[7]

He served as director of personnel at the St. Lawrence Psychiatric Center in Ogdensburg while serving as assistant rector of an Episcopal parish there.[4] He later served as Rector of Christ Church, Schenectady.[4]

In 1997 he was elected Coadjutor-Bishop of Albany; he was elected on the first ballot.[8] 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.[9]

Retirement, conversion, and return

Herzog retired as Bishop of Albany on January 31, 2007. He was succeeded by Bishop William Love, who had been elected coadjutor bishop on March 25, 2006.[10]

In March 2007, Herzog and his wife Carol joined the Roman Catholic Church.[5][11] 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.[12] Herzog explained his conversion in a letter sent to his successor Bishop Love on March 19, 2007.[13] Herzog's predecessor in Albany, Bishop Ball, expressed concern at Herzog's conversion.[6][11] His successor, Bishop Love, stated that Herzog and his wife would continue to be welcome at diocesan events.[14]

In April 2010, presiding bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori promulgated his restoration to the ordained ministry of the Episcopal Church.[15] His return to ECUSA was page one news.[16]

References

1. Episcopal Clerical Directory online Archived 2014-11-03 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 3, 2014.
2. Episcopal Clerical Directory 2013 (2013). New York: Church Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-0-89869-888-6, p. 430.
3. Episcopal Diocese of Albany website history page Archived 2006-04-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved January 12, 2009.
4. "Clergy Applaud New Episcopal Bishop" Archived 2011-07-22 at the Wayback Machine, The Evangelist.
5. "Daniel W. Herzog", National Catholic Reporter 43 (April 20, 2007): 4.
6. "Former Bishop Opts for Rome". Accessed April 14, 2008.
7. "Education of 308 Living ECUSA Bishops". Archived from the original on 2010-07-13. Retrieved 2009-10-25.
8. "Schenectady Pastor to Succeed Ball" Albany Times Union (June 1, 1997).
9. americananglican.org website. Retrieved January 12, 2009.
10. "The Very Reverend William H. Love Consecrated Bishop Coadjutor of Albany" Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine.
11. Times Union of March 30, 2007. In archives as of January 12, 2008.
12. Several other Episcopalian bishops have subsequently joined the Catholic Church, including John Bailey Lipscomb, 4th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida, and Jeffrey N. Steenson, 8th Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of the Rio Grande.
13. "Bishop Herzog Writes Letter of Resignation to Bishop Love"
14. Statement of Bishop Love on Conversion of Bishop Herzog
15. http://www.episcopalcafe.com/lead/bishops/welcome_back_bishop_herzog.html
16. Scott Waldman, "Ex-Episcopal bishop returns to flock," Times-Union, May 3, 2010, p. 1. Abstract found at Kendall Harmon blog and copy found at anglicansunited.com. Both accessed August 5, 2010.

See also

• List of Episcopal bishops (U.S.)

Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by David Standish Ball	8th Bishop of Albany 1998 – 2007	Succeeded by William Love