William G. Curlin

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

William G. Curlin
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; William G. Curlin
Bishop Emeritus of Charlotte
Archdiocese	Atlanta
Diocese	Charlotte
Appointed	February 22, 1994
Installed	April 13, 1994
Term ended	September 10, 2002
Predecessor	John Francis Donoghue
Successor	Peter Joseph Jugis
Orders
Ordination	May 25, 1957; by Patrick O'Boyle
Consecration	December 20, 1988; by James Aloysius Hickey, Eugene Antonio Marino, and Alvaro Corrada del Rio
Personal details
Born	August 30, 1927; Portsmouth, Virginia
Died	December 23, 2017 (aged 90)
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Washington
Motto	Sentire Cum Christo

Styles of
**William George Curlin**
Styles of; William George Curlin
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

William George Curlin (August 30, 1927 – December 23, 2017) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Charlotte from 1994 to 2002. His episcopal motto was "Sentire Cum Christo" ("To Think With Christ").

Biography[]

William G. Curlin was born August 30, 1927, in Portsmouth, VA. Curlin was the son of the late Mary and Stephen Curlin. He attended St. John's College and later Georgetown University. After entering St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore, Curlin was ordained a priest by Cardinal Patrick O'Boyle in Washington D.C. on May 25, 1957. Over the next three decades, he served in mostly poor parishes, opened a women's shelter and 20 soup kitchens throughout the Washington area. Fr. Curlin, along with Mother Teresa, championed the opening of the Gift of Peace Home, a refuge for people suffering from AIDS. Fr. Curlin was ordained Auxiliary Bishop of Washington D.C. by Cardinal James Hickey on December 20, 1988. In other ministries, he was vicar for Theological College, the Catholic University of America from 1974 to 1980, chaplain to Pope Paul VI and Chairman of the Associated Catholic Charities.

Pope John Paul II appointed Bishop Curlin as the third Bishop of Charlotte, N.C., on February 22, 1994, and he was installed on April 13, 1994. As Bishop of Charlotte, Curlin continued his ministry to the poor, ordained 28 men to the priesthood and opened numerous Churches throughout the diocese. Beginning in the 1970s, Bishop Curlin began a lifelong friendship with Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta. On June 13, 1995, Bishop Curlin invited Mother Teresa to speak at the Charlotte Coliseum, drawing a crowd of over 19,000.

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Preceded by –	Bishop Emeritus of Charlotte 2002–2017	Succeeded by –
Preceded by John Francis Donoghue	Bishop of Charlotte 1994–2002	Succeeded by Peter Joseph Jugis
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Washington 1988–1994	Succeeded by –

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William G. Curlin

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Styles of William George Curlin

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop