Donald Walter Trautman


Donald Walter Trautman
Bishop Emeritus of Erie
DioceseErie
AppointedJune 2, 1990
InstalledJuly 16, 1990
Term endedJuly 31, 2012
PredecessorMichael Joseph Murphy
SuccessorLawrence T. Persico
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationApril 2, 1962
by Paulus Rusch
ConsecrationApril 16, 1985
by Edward Dennis Head, Bernard Joseph McLaughlin, and Stanislaus Joseph Brzana
Personal details
Born(1936-06-24)June 24, 1936
DiedFebruary 26, 2022(2022-02-26) (aged 85)
DenominationCatholic
MottoFeed my sheep
Coat of armsDonald Walter Trautman's coat of arms
Styles of
Donald Walter Trautman
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Donald Walter Trautman (June 24, 1936 – February 26, 2022) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Erie in Western Pennsylvania from 1990 to 2011. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Buffalo in Upstate New York from 1985 to 1990.