Charles Victor Grahmann

Charles Victor Grahmann (July 15, 1931 – August 14, 2018) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Dallas in Texas from 1990 to 2007.

[3] During his years as priest and bishop, Grahmann participated in numerous aid activities for other nations, These included building a pastoral center for the Diocese of Linares in Chile, constructing a new church for the Diocese of Recife in Brazil, an elementary school in Syria and a hospital in Lebanon.

[3] Grahmann was named auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Antonio on June 30, 1981, by Pope John Paul II, with the titular see of Equilium.

[1] As bishop, he created a consultation process that included clergy, members of religious orders, and lay people to assist in diocese planning.

In a summation for the original trial, the judge said that the diocese was guilty of gross negligence, malice, conspiracy and fraud in its handling of Kos.

[7]On July 15, 2006, his 75th birthday, Grahmann offered Pope Benedict XVI his letter of resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Dallas, as required under canon law.

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

[2] Several hours after saying mass on the morning of August 14, 2018, Grahmann was transported to St. Luke Baptist Hospital in San Antonio, where he died during surgery.