Answer the following question: Facts: - diocese: roman catholic diocese of raleigh - birth name: francis joseph gossman - predecessor: vincent stanislaus waters - birth date: 01 april 1930 - parents: frank gossman and genevieve steadman gossman - see: atlanta - bishop of: roman catholic diocese of raleigh - death date: 12 august 2013 - name: francis joseph gossman - death place: raleigh , north carolina - birth place: baltimore , maryland - consecration: september 11 , 1968 - image: fri-1-gosman . jpg - successor: michael francis burbidge - ordination: december 17 , 1955 - ended: june 8 , 2006 - image size: 150px - nationality: american - alma mater: st. catholic university of america mary 's seminary , pontifical gregorian university , - residence: raleigh , north carolina - other post: vice-chancellor of the assumption , administrator of the cathedral of mary of our queen , auxiliary bishop of baltimore , titular bishop baltimore of aguntum , assistant pastor of the basilica - enthroned: april 8 , 1975 - religion: roman catholic Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of f. joseph gossman .
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francis joseph gossman -lrb- april 1 , 1930 -- august 12 , 2013 -rrb- was an american prelate of the roman catholic church .he served as a bishop of the diocese of raleigh , north carolina from 1975 to 2006 .