George William Coleman
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend George William Coleman |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Fall River | |
| Archdiocese | Boston |
| Diocese | Fall River |
| Appointed | April 30, 2003 |
| Installed | July 22, 2003 |
| Predecessor | Seán Patrick O'Malley, OFM Cap |
| Successor | Edgar Moreira da Cunha, S.D.V. |
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| Ordination | December 16, 1964 by Francis Frederick Reh |
| Consecration | July 22, 2003 by Gabriel Montalvo Higuera, Daniel Anthony Cronin, and Seán Patrick O'Malley |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 1, 1939 Fall River, Massachusetts |
| Motto | Domini sumus |
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Styles of George William Coleman |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
George William Coleman (born February 1, 1939) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is a retired Bishop of the Diocese of Fall River, Massachusetts.
George Coleman was born to George and Beatrice (née Shea) Coleman in Fall River, Massachusetts; he has one sister, Eileen. Raised in Somerset, he attended Village Elementary School and graduated from Monsignor James Coyle High School in Taunton in 1957. Coleman, after studying at College of the Holy Cross in Worcester, entered St. John's Seminary in Brighton and the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome, from where he obtained a licentiate in theology.
While in Rome, he was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Francis Reh on December 16, 1964.
Upon returning to the United States, Coleman served as associate pastor of St. Kilian's Church in New Bedford until 1967. He ministered at St. Louis Church in Fall River (1967–1972) and at Our Lady of Victory Church in Centerville (1972–1977) before becoming director of the Diocesan Department of Education. In 1982, he assumed the additional post of pastor of St. Patrick's Parish in Fall River. From 1985 to 1994, Coleman was pastor of Corpus Christi Church in Sandwich, concurrently serving as dean of the Cape and Islands Deanery from 1990 to 1994.
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