Bernard J. Ganter

[2] After his ordination, Ganter went to Washington, D.C., to attend the Catholic University of America, where he obtained a Doctor of Canon Law degree in 1955.

[1] After returning to Texas, Ganter was appointed as curate at Sacred Heart Parish in Conroe and private secretary to Bishop Nold.

[2] He received his episcopal consecration on February 2, 1973, from Archbishop Luigi Raimondi, with Bishops Nold and John Morkovsky serving as co-consecrators.

[4] He also established a Catholic Charities office, a diocesan financial board, a retreat center, and a biblical school for adults.

[1] In 1991, Ganter received a letter accusing a diocesan priest, Frank Paduch, of inappropriate conduct with minors at Monsignor Kelly Catholic High School in Beaumont.