Charles Victor Grahmann

Charles Victor Grahmann (July 15, 1931 – August 14, 2018) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Dallas in Texas from 1990 to 2007. He also served as bishop of the Diocese of Victoria in Texas from 1982 to 1989 and as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio in Texas from 1981 to 1982.

Biography

Early life Charles Grahmann was born in Hallettsville, Texas, on July 15, 1931. He was the fourth of 11 children born to Annie Grafe Grahmann and Nicholas Anthony Grahmann. The family worked a small farm with horse or mule-driven implements. Grahmann attended Sacred Heart School in Hallettsville from 1938 to 1945. During the seventh grade, he decided to join the priesthood. In 1945, he left school in Hallettsville to attend St. John's Seminary in San Antonio. Grahmann took philosophy and theology classes at Assumption Seminary in San Antonio.

Priesthood On March 17, 1956, Grahmann was ordained into the priesthood by Archbishop Robert Lucey for the Archdiocese of San Antonio at the Cathedral of San Fernando in San Antonio. He was installed on May 29, 1982. Kos was convicted of sexual assault and sentenced to life in prison in 1998. Grahmann issued an apology to the Kos victims when this settlement was announced, saying, "To the victims and their families, I once again want to apologize on behalf of the diocese. Based on what we know now, the decisions made concerning Rudy Kos were errors in human judgment. I regret very much what happened, and I am deeply sorry for your pain". The pope accepted his resignation on March 6, 2007.

Grahmann spent several years in Dallas, then moved to a retirement facility in San Antonio in 2012 when his health began to falter.