George Hamilton Pearce
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Msgr. George Hamilton Pearce, SM
, DD
(b. January 9, 1921, Boston, Massachusetts) was the first Bishop of Apia and is Archbishop Emeritus of Suva, Fiji.
His education included Saint Columbkille's Elementary School in Brighton, Massachusetts, Maryvale Preparatory Seminary in Bedford, Massachusetts
and at Marist College and Seminary in Framingham, Massachusetts
. He was ordained to the presbyterate on February 3, 1947 by Cardinal Richard Cushing and was appointed Vicar Apostolic of the Navigators' Archipelago
and Titular Bishop of Attalea in Pamphylia on February 29, 1956. He was consecrated to the episcopate on June 29, 1956 in Boston by Cardinal Cushing.
On June 21, 1966, the Holy See
elevated the vicariate apostolic to the dignity of a diocese and Bishop Pearce became the first Bishop of Apia. He was appointed as the first Archbishop of Suva, Fiji on June 22, 1967. He retired on April 10, 1976 and lives in Providence, Rhode Island
where he leads a Marian prayer group in the Providence Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. Msgr. Pearce visited Medjugorje in 2002 with a group of American pilgrims.
Master of Science
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, DD
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(b. January 9, 1921, Boston, Massachusetts) was the first Bishop of Apia and is Archbishop Emeritus of Suva, Fiji.
His education included Saint Columbkille's Elementary School in Brighton, Massachusetts, Maryvale Preparatory Seminary in Bedford, Massachusetts
Bedford, Massachusetts
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and at Marist College and Seminary in Framingham, Massachusetts
Framingham, Massachusetts
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. He was ordained to the presbyterate on February 3, 1947 by Cardinal Richard Cushing and was appointed Vicar Apostolic of the Navigators' Archipelago
Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia consists of the Independent State of Samoa. The origins of the archdiocese stem from the August 20, 1850, canonical erection by the Holy See of the Vicariate Apostolic of the Navigators' Archipelago, entrusted to the Society of Mary...
and Titular Bishop of Attalea in Pamphylia on February 29, 1956. He was consecrated to the episcopate on June 29, 1956 in Boston by Cardinal Cushing.
On June 21, 1966, the Holy See
Holy See
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elevated the vicariate apostolic to the dignity of a diocese and Bishop Pearce became the first Bishop of Apia. He was appointed as the first Archbishop of Suva, Fiji on June 22, 1967. He retired on April 10, 1976 and lives in Providence, Rhode Island
Providence, Rhode Island
Providence is the capital and most populous city of Rhode Island and was one of the first cities established in the United States. Located in Providence County, it is the third largest city in the New England region...
where he leads a Marian prayer group in the Providence Cathedral of Saints Peter and Paul. Msgr. Pearce visited Medjugorje in 2002 with a group of American pilgrims.
Sources
- Msgr. George Hamilton Pearce speaks on Medjugorge
- Biography of Msgr. George Hamilton Pearce at the Diocese of Providence Internet Site
- Galuega O Le Sinoti (Acts of the Snyod of the Archdiocese of Samoa-Apia), December 7-14, 1990, promulgated, May 1, 1991, Feast of Saint Joseph the Worker. Apia, Samoa.