# George Augustus Stallings, Jr.

> George Augustus Stallings Jr. is an American religious leader. He was the founder of the Imani Temple African-American Catholic Congregation and was long active in the Black Catholic movement. He served as a Catholic priest from 1974 to 1989, and was based in Washington, D.C., for many years. He established the Imani Temple as an independent church in 1989, making a public break in 1990 with the Roman Catholic Church on The Phil Donahue Show. The Archbishop of Washington excommunicated him that year.

*African-American Independent Catholic bishop*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/george-augustus-stallings-jr

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1948-03-17
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

George Augustus Stallings Jr. is an American religious leader. He was the founder of the Imani Temple African-American Catholic Congregation and was long active in the Black Catholic movement. He served as a Catholic priest from 1974 to 1989, and was based in Washington, D.C., for many years. He established the Imani Temple as an independent church in 1989, making a public break in 1990 with the Roman Catholic Church on The Phil Donahue Show. The Archbishop of Washington excommunicated him that year.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 40.5 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 2.4 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 3.4 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 15.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 51.0 / 100

## Sources
- [George Augustus Stallings Jr.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Augustus_Stallings_Jr.)
- [George Stallings](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Stallings)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5536504)

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