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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 of the Diocese of Winona on December 18, 1963.

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.

On April 22, 1989, Pope John Paul II appointed Brom as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of San Diego to assist Bishop Leo Maher.

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.

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.

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.

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. Robert Brom died in San Diego on May 9, 2022, at age 83.

See also

• Biography
• Catholicism
• California

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

References

1. ^ "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

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego Official Site

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego
Bishops	Ordinaries Charles Francis Buddy Francis James Furey Leo Thomas Maher Robert Henry Brom Cirilo Flores Robert W. McElroy 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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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Duluth
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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v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Winona-Rochester
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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