George Augustus Stallings Jr.

George Augustus Stallings Jr. (born March 17, 1948) is 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, DC for many years. He established the Imani Temple as an independent denomination in 1989, making a public break in 1990 with the Catholic Church on The Phil Donahue Show. The Archbishop of Washington excommunicated him that year.

George Augustus Stallings Jr.

George Augustus Stallings Jr. (born March 17, 1948) is 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, DC for many years. He established the Imani Temple as an independent denomination in 1989, making a public break in 1990 with the Catholic Church on The Phil Donahue Show. The Archbishop of Washington excommunicated him that year.