George Roche Evans Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific-Prefix:Most Reverend
George R. Evans
Auxiliary Bishop of Denver
Church:Catholic Church
See:Titular See of Tubyza
Appointed:February 24, 1969
Term:April 23, 1969 - September 13, 1985
Ordination:May 31, 1947
Consecration:April 23, 1969
Consecrated By:Luigi Raimondi
Birth Date:September 25, 1922
Birth Place:Denver, Colorado
Death Place:Denver, Colorado

George Roche Evans (September 25, 1922 – September 13, 1985) was a Bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Denver from 1969 to 1985.

Biography

Born in Denver, Colorado, George Evans was ordained a priest for the Archdiocese of Denver on May 31, 1947. On February 24, 1969 Pope Paul VI appointed him as the Titular Bishop of Tubyza and Auxiliary Bishop of Denver. He was ordained a bishop by Archbishop Luigi Raimondi, the Apostolic Delegate to the United States, on April 23, 1969. The principal co-consecrators were Denver Archbishop James Casey and Bishop Hubert Newell of Cheyenne. Evans continued to serve as an auxiliary bishop until his death on September 13, 1985, at the age of 62.[1] [2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bishop George Roche Evans. Catholic-Hierarchy. 2014-02-05.
  2. Web site: Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees . Giga-Catholic . 2014-02-05 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140116122118/http://www.gcatholic.org/hierarchy/data/bishops-18.htm . 2014-01-16 .