Robert Brom
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Robert Henry Brom (September 18, 1938 – May 9, 2022) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Duluth in Minnesota, from 1983 to 1989, and as bishop of the Diocese of San Diego in Southern California from 1990 to 2013.
Biography
Early life and priesthood
Brom was born in Arcadia, Wisconsin, on September 18, 1938. Brom was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Winona on December 18, 1963.[1]
Bishop of Duluth
On March 25, 1983, Pope John Paul II appointed Brom as bishop of the Diocese of Duluth. He was consecrated on May 23, 1983, by Archbishop John Roach at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary in Duluth, Minnesota.[1]
On April 22, 1989, Pope John Paul II appointed Brom as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of San Diego to assist Bishop Leo Maher.[1]
Bishop of San Diego
On July 10, 1990, after Pope John Paul II accepted the resignation of Bishop Maher, Brom automatically became the new bishop of the Diocese of San Diego.[2][1]
On September 7, 2007, the Diocese of San Diego agreed to a $200 million settlement to victims of childhood sexual abuse by priests serving in the diocese since its founding in 1935. Brom apologized to the victims and said that the offenders' histories would be made public.[3]
Brom was responsible for the creation of two Catholic high schools:
- Mater Dei Catholic High School in Chula Vista, California, replacing Marian Catholic High School in Imperial Beach, California
- Cathedral Catholic High School in Carmel Valley, California, replacing University of San Diego High School in Linda Vista, California
Brom also created a pastoral center in San Diego after selling the former chancery building to the University of San Diego.
On January 4, 2012, the apostolic nuncio to the United States, Archbishop Carlo Vigano, announced that Pope Benedict XVI had appointed Auxiliary Bishop Cirilo Flores as coadjutor bishop to Brom in the diocese.[4][5]
Retirement and legacy
Pope Francis accepted Brom's resignation on the latter's 75th birthday, September 18, 2013. He was succeeded automatically by Bishop Flores.[1] Robert Brom died in San Diego on May 9, 2022, at age 83.
See also
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- ↑ Los Angeles Times: "Orange County auxiliary bishop named Catholic bishop of San Diego" January 4, 2012
- ↑ Catholic News Agency: "Bishop Cirilo Flores to help oversee San Diego diocese" January 4, 2012
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External links
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- 1938 births
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- People from Arcadia, Wisconsin
- People from Winona, Minnesota
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona-Rochester
- Roman Catholic bishops of Duluth
- Roman Catholic bishops of San Diego
- Bishops appointed by Pope John Paul II
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
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