George Hamilton Pearce
George Hamilton Pearce SM (born January 9, 1921 in Boston , Massachusetts , † August 30, 2015 ) was a Roman Catholic clergyman and Archbishop of Suva .
Life
For his education he attended St. Columbkille's Elementary School in Brighton , Maryvale Preparatory Seminary in Bedford, and the College and Seminary of the Marist Fathers in Framingham . He joined the religious community in the Marist Fathers and Richard James Cushing , Archbishop of Boston , consecrated him on February 3, 1947 Priest .
Pope Pius XII appointed him on February 29, 1956 as Vicar Apostolic of the Schiffer Islands and titular bishop of Attalea in Pamphylia . The Archbishop of Boston, Richard James Cushing, donated him episcopal ordination on June 29 of that year ; Co-consecrators were the Boston auxiliary bishops Eric Francis MacKenzie and Jeremiah Francis Minihan . With the rise of the Apostolic Vicariate on June 21, 1966 he became the first bishop of Apia .
Pope Paul VI appointed him archbishop of Suva on June 22, 1967 . Since resigning as Archbishop on April 10, 1976, he has lived in Providence , where he led a Marian prayer group at the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul. In 2002, he visited with a group of American pilgrims Medjugorje .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Rest in Peace Archbishop George H. Pearce ( Memento from September 6, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Victor Frederick Foley |
Archbishop of Suva 1967–1976 |
Petero Mataca |
| --- |
Bishop of Apia 1966–1967 |
Pio Taofinu'u |
| Jean Baptiste Dieter |
Apostolic Vicar of the Schiffer Islands 1956–1966 |
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| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Pearce, George Hamilton |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Pearce, George Hamilton SM |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American religious, Archbishop of Suva |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Boston , Massachusetts |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 30, 2015 |