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''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} ''''''Born''': July 15, 1931<br> | |||
'''Deceased''': August 14, 2018 | |||
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Born : July 15, 1931<br> | |||
Deceased : August 14, 2018 | |||
Auxiliary Bishop of [[Archdiocese of San Antonio|San Antonio]], 1981-1982<br> | Auxiliary Bishop of [[Archdiocese of San Antonio|San Antonio]], 1981-1982<br> | ||
Bishop of [[Diocese of Victoria in Texas|Victoria in Texas]], | Bishop of [[Diocese of Victoria in Texas|Victoria in Texas]], 1982-1989<br> | ||
Bishop of [[Diocese of Dallas|Dallas]], | Bishop of [[Diocese of Dallas|Dallas]], 1990-2007 | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:dallas-grahmann.jpg|center|250 px|Arms of | |align="center"|[[File:dallas-grahmann.jpg|center|250 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Auxiliary Bishop in San Antonio / Bishop of Dallas | ||
|align="center"|[[File:victoriat-grahmann.jpg|center|Arms of | |align="center"|[[File:victoriat-grahmann.jpg|center|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>Bishop of Victoria in Texas | ||
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{ | The arms of Bishop Charles V. Grahmann symbolize his personal and priestly life, his family origins and his desire to serve others in his espiscopal office. The field party per saltire is tinctured gules and sable, colors associated with Bishop Grahmann's German heritage. In the chief a hand apaumee (open-palmed) silver represents the Bishop's desire to reach out to the poor and to those in need. T | ||
With the rose Bishop Grahmann places himself under the patronage of Mary, especially in the title of Our Lady of Guadalupe, Patroness of the Americas. | |||
The silver horse is taken from the arms of [{Wesfalen|Westphalia]], Northern Germany, the ancestral home of the Grahmann family. The horse is noted for its strength, novility and intuition. In sinister a star for Texas, the place of Bishop's birth, rearing, education and service in the priesthood. | |||
In his motto, "To walk humbly with your God," Bishop Grahmann expresses again his solidarity with the humble and poor.You have been told…what the Lord requires of you: Only to do right and to love goodness, and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8 | |||
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{{media}} Information from the Dallas diocese | |||
[[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Grahmann]] | [[Category:Roman Catholic bishops|Grahmann]] | ||