George Avis Fulcher

George Avis Fulcher (January 30, 1922 – January 25, 1984) was an American Catholic prelate who served as bishop of Lafayette in Indiana from 1983 until his death in 1984. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop in the Diocese of Columbus in Ohio from 1976 to 1983.

Biography

Early life George Fulcher was born in Columbus, Ohio, on January 30, 1922, to George and Mary (Lennon) Fulcher. He was baptized at Saint Patrick Church and briefly attended primary school there, before his family moved to the Hilltop and began attending St. Aloysius. He graduated from Saint Charles Preparatory School in Columbus 1940 and entered seminary studies at the Athenaeum of Ohio in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1944.

Priesthood Fulcher was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Columbus by Bishop Michael Ready on February 28, 1948, in Columbus.

Auxiliary Bishop of Columbus Fulcher was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of Columbus and titular bishop of Morosbisdus by Pope Paul VI on May 24, 1976. Fulcher was consecrated at Saint Joseph Cathedral in Columbus by Bishop Edward John Herrmann on July 18, 1976.

Bishop of Lafayette in Indiana On February 8, 1983, Fulcher was appointed by Pope John Paul II as bishop of Lafayette in Indiana. He was 61 years old.