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 62 years old. ==References==