F. Joseph Gossman

Styles of
**F. Joseph Gossman**
Styles of; F. Joseph Gossman
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop
Posthumous style	not applicable

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Francis Joseph Gossman
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Francis Joseph Gossman
Bishop of Raleigh; Titular Bishop of Aguntum
Diocese	Diocese of Raleigh
Installed	April 8, 1975
Term ended	June 8, 2006
Predecessor	Vincent Stanislaus Waters
Successor	Michael Francis Burbidge
Other post(s)	Vice-chancellor of Baltimore; Assistant pastor of the Basilica of the Assumption; Administrator of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen; Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore
Orders
Ordination	December 17, 1955; by Martin John O’Connor
Consecration	September 11, 1968; by Lawrence Shehan
Personal details
Born	April 1, 1930; Baltimore, Maryland, US
Died	August 12, 2013 (aged 83); Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Residence	Raleigh, North Carolina, US
Parents	Frank Gossman and Genevieve Steadman Gossman
Alma mater	St. Mary's Seminary; Pontifical Gregorian University, Catholic University of America

Francis Joseph Gossman (April 1, 1930 – August 12, 2013) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Raleigh in North Carolina from 1975 to 2006.^[1]^[2]

Biography[edit]

Early life[edit]

Francis Gossman was born on April 1, 1930, in Baltimore, Maryland, to Frank and Genevieve (née Steadman) Gossman. He attended St. Charles College in Ellicott City, Maryland. He then entered St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, where he obtained a Bachelor's degree in 1952. Gossman then furthered his studies at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.

Priesthood[edit]

In Rome, Gossman was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Baltimore by Archbishop Martin O’Connor on December 17, 1955. He earned a Licentiate of Sacred Theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University in 1956. Upon his return to the United States, Gossman began his graduate studies at the Catholic University of America School of Canon Law in Washington, D.C., receiving a Doctor of Canon Law degree in June 1959.

Gossman then served as vice-chancellor for the Archdiocese of Baltimore and assistant pastor at the Basilica of the Assumption in Baltimore. In 1968, he was named administrator of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen in Baltimore. Gossman was raised by the Vatican to the rank of monsignor on June 27, 1965.

Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore[edit]

On July 15, 1968, Gossman was appointed auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Baltimore and titular bishop of Aguntum by Pope Paul VI. He received his episcopal consecration on September 11, 1968, from Cardinal Lawrence Sheehan, with Bishops Thomas Murphy and Thomas Mardaga serving as co-consecrators. As an auxiliary bishop, he served as vicar for inner city Baltimore.

Bishop of Raleigh[edit]

Gossman was named the fourth bishop of the Diocese of Raleigh on April 8, 1975. After a 31-year-long tenure and reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, his resignation was accepted by Pope Benedict XVI on June 8, 2006.

Francis Gossman died in Raleigh from a long-term illness on August 12, 2013, at age 83.^[3]

Notes[edit]

^ Catholic Hierarchy
^ Diocese of Raleigh Archived 2009-05-01 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Retired Raleigh bishop dies at 83". 12 August 2013.

External links[edit]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Vincent Stanislaus Waters	Bishop of Raleigh 1975–2006	Succeeded by Michael Francis Burbidge
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Baltimore 1968–1975	Succeeded by –

[1] Catholic Hierarchy

[2] Diocese of Raleigh Archived 2009-05-01 at the Wayback Machine

[3] "Retired Raleigh bishop dies at 83". 12 August 2013.

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