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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.

References

1. "Bishop George Roche Evans". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-02-05.
2. "Bishops who are not Ordinaries of Sees". Giga-Catholic. Archived from the original on 2014-01-16. Retrieved 2014-02-05.

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Ordinaries	Bishops Joseph Projectus Machebeuf Nicholas Chrysostom Matz John Henry Tihen Archbishops Urban John Vehr James Vincent Casey James Stafford Charles J. Chaput Samuel J. Aquila
Auxiliary bishops	David Monas Maloney George Roche Evans Richard Charles Patrick Hanifen José Horacio Gómez James D. Conley Jorge Rodríguez-Novelo
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception Parishes Annunciation Church, Denver St. Dominic's Church, Denver St. Ignatius Loyola Church, Denver St. Joseph's Church, Denver Holy Ghost Catholic Church, Denver St. Joseph's (Polish) Church, Denver St. Anthony's Church, Sterling Chapels Chapel on the Rock St. Patrick Mission Church, Denver
Education	Higher education Regis University Augustine Institute Seminary Saint John Vianney Theological Seminary High schools Arrupe Jesuit High School, Denver Bishop Machebeuf Catholic High School, Denver Holy Family High School, Broomfield Mullen High School, Denver Our Lady of the Rosary Academy, Mountain View Regis Jesuit High School, Aurora St. Mary's Academy, Cherry Hills Village Former high schools Marycrest Girls High School, Denver Colorado Catholic Academy, Wheat Ridge
Priests	Hubert Newell R. Walker Nickless John Baptist Pitaval
Miscellany	John Paul II Center for the New Evangelization Our Lady of the New Advent Servants of Christ Jesus
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