Robert Brom

History
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by	John Robert Roach (Saint Paul and Minneapolis)
Date	July 10, 1990

History
Ordination history of; Robert Brom
Consecrated by
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated by	John Robert Roach (Saint Paul and Minneapolis)
Date	July 10, 1990
Salvatore J. Cordileone
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by Robert Brom as principal consecrator
Salvatore J. Cordileone	August 21, 2002

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Robert Brom
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Robert Brom
Bishop of San Diego
Diocese	San Diego
Appointed	April 22, 1989 (Coadjutor)
Installed	July 10, 1990
Term ended	September 18, 2013
Predecessor	Leo Thomas Maher
Successor	Cirilo Flores
Previous post	Bishop of Duluth (1983 to 1989)
Orders
Ordination	December 18, 1963; by Filippo Poccia
Consecration	May 23, 1983; by John Robert Roach, Loras Joseph Watters, and Paul Francis Anderson
Personal details
Born	September 18, 1938; Arcadia, Wisconsin, U.S.
Died	May 9, 2022 (aged 83); San Diego, California, U.S.
Denomination	Catholic
Motto	Ego sum Christi (English: "I belong to Christ")

Styles of Robert Henry Brom

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

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 in Rome by Bishop Filippo Poccia for Diocese of Winona at the minor basilica of Sacro Cuore di Cristo Re on December 18, 1963.^[1]

Bishop of Duluth

On March 25, 1983, Pope John Paul II appointed Brom as bishop 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, John Paul II appointed Brom as coadjutor bishop of San Diego to assist Bishop Leo Maher.^[1]

Bishop of San Diego

On July 10, 1990, after John Paul II accepted Maher's resignation, Brom automatically became the new bishop of San Diego.^[2]^[1]

On September 7, 2007, the diocese 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 assist 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 Flores.^[1] Robert Brom died in San Diego on May 9, 2022, at age 83.

References

1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Robert Henry Brom [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
↑ "New Page 1". Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
↑ Archibold, Randal C. (2007-09-08). "San Diego Diocese Settles Lawsuit for $200 Million". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
↑ 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

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego Official Site

Catholic Church titles

Preceded by

Leo Thomas Maher

Bishop of San Diego
1990–2013

Succeeded by

Cirilo Flores

Preceded by

Paul Francis Anderson

Bishop of Duluth
1983–1989

Succeeded by

Roger Lawrence Schwietz

[:0-1] 1 2 3 4 5 "Bishop Robert Henry Brom [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-01-21.

[2] "New Page 1". Archived from the original on 2008-09-13. Retrieved 2012-09-23.

[3] Archibold, Randal C. (2007-09-08). "San Diego Diocese Settles Lawsuit for $200 Million". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-01-21.

[4] Los Angeles Times: "Orange County auxiliary bishop named Catholic bishop of San Diego" January 4, 2012

[5] Catholic News Agency: "Bishop Cirilo Flores to help oversee San Diego diocese" January 4, 2012

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v t e Diocese of San Diego
Bishops	Ordinaries Charles Francis Buddy Francis James Furey Leo Thomas Maher Robert Henry Brom Cirilo Flores Robert W. McElroy Michael Pham Coadjutor bishops Cirilo Flores Auxiliary bishops Richard Henry Ackerman John R. Quinn Gilbert Espinosa Chávez Salvatore Cordileone John P. Dolan Ramon Bejarano Michael Pham Felipe Pulido
Churches	Churches List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego Cathedral St. Joseph Cathedral, San Diego
Education	High schools, diocesan Academy of Our Lady of Peace, Normal Heights, San Diego Cathedral Catholic High School, Carmel Valley, San Diego Formerly the University of San Diego High School Mater Dei Catholic High School, Chula Vista Formerly Marian Catholic High School St. Augustine High School, North Park, San Diego Vincent Memorial Catholic High School, Calexico High schools, independent Saint Joseph Academy, San Marcos Catholic school not associated with Diocese, formerly known as Sierra Madre Academy High school, closed University of San Diego High School
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Bishops	Ordinaries James McGolrick John T. McNicholas Thomas Anthony Welch Francis Joseph Schenk Paul Francis Anderson Robert Henry Brom Roger Lawrence Schwietz Dennis Marion Schnurr Paul Sirba Daniel John Felton Auxiliary Lawrence Alexander Glenn
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary, Duluth Parishes Resurrection Church, Eveleth Holy Spirit, Virginia Historic Sacred Heart Cathedral, Duluth Church of Sts. Joseph and Mary, Cloquet Church of St. Joseph, Elmer Church of St. Francis Xavier, Grand Marais
Education	The College of St. Scholastica
Priests	Jozef Cieminski Mike Schmitz
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Bishops	Ordinaries Joseph Bernard Cotter Patrick Richard Heffron Francis Martin Kelly Edward Aloysius Fitzgerald Loras Joseph Watters John George Vlazny Bernard Joseph Harrington John M. Quinn Robert Barron Auxiliaries Leo Binz George Henry Speltz
Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of the Sacred Heart, Winona St. John the Evangelist, Rochester Parishes Basilica of Saint Stanislaus Kostka, Winona Church of St. Augustine, Austin Church of St. Adrian, Adrian Church of the Sacred Heart, Heron Lake Church of the Holy Trinity, Rollingstone Church of St. Kilian, Wilmont Township
Education	Higher education Immaculate Heart of Mary Seminary Saint Mary's University of Minnesota High schools Cotter High School, Winona Lourdes High School, Rochester Loyola Catholic School, Mankato Pacelli High School, Austin Other Austin Area Catholic Schools
Priests	Paul Breza Robert Brom Jan Romuald Byzewski Jozef Cieminski Frederick William Freking Michael Joseph Hoeppner Antoni Klawiter Jakub W.J. Pacholski John Hubert Peschges
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