Most Reverend Bishop Elias Coueter

(August 15, 1896, Damascus, Syria-1985, Brazil). First Melkite Catholic Eparch of Brazil and Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraiso em Sao Paulo, Brazil, 1971-1978. Ordained Priest, Melkite Rite, Roman Catholic Church, July 20, 1924. Pastor, Melkite Church, Detroit, Michigan, 1936-1939. Auxiliary Bishop, Faithful of the Oriental Rites in Brazil, Roman Catholic Church, November 25, 1960. First Melkite Eparch of Brazil and Bishop of Nossa Senhora do Paraiso em Sao Paulo, Brazil, November 29, 1971-June 22, 1978.

Reverend Charles Edward Coughlin

(October 25, 1891, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada-October 27, 1979, Birmingham, Michigan). Roman Catholic Priest and Social Reformer. "Father" Coughlin was known as the "Radio Priest." Ordained Priest, 1916. Taught in Canadian Basilian schools. Transferred to the Detroit Diocese in 1923. Pastor, Shrine of the Little Flower in Royal Oak, Michigan, 1926, remaining there until his retirement, 1966. Host, Sunday afternoon radio broadcast, "Golden Hour of the Little Flower," which was carried throughout the country, 1926-1942. An advocate for the poor during the Depression. Initially supported Franklin D. Roosevelt. Moved increasingly toward the Right until he became associated with the Fascist extreme. Founder, National Union for Social Justice, 1934. Urged formation of the Union Party in 1936, and formed alliances with Huey P. Long and Gerald L. K. Smith. Anti-Semitic and isolationist. Ordered to cease his radio broadcasts by Cardinal Mooney, 1942. Retired to his parish, where he died in 1979.

Very Reverend Abbot General Andrew Counts

Abbot General, The Company of Jesus. Ordained Priest, Communion of Evangelical Episcopal Churches. Christian Therapist, Southway Christian Therapy Services. Director of Benedictine Vocations, The Company of Jesus. Abbot General, The Company of Jesus, c. 2005. The Company of Jesus is an ecumenical Franciscan and Benedictine Third Order Community affliated with the American Anglican Council under the care of the Bishop of the Diocese of Christ the King.

Right Reverend Bishop Frederick Courtney

(January 5, 1837, Plymouth, England-December 29, 1918, New York, New York). Anglican Bishop of Nova Scotia, 1888-1904. Ordained Priest, Anglican Church. Pastor, Anglican Churches in Kent and Plymouth, England and Glasgow, Scotland. Assistant, St. Thomas' Anglican Church, New York, New York, 1876-1880. Rector, St. James Anglican Church, Chicago, Illinois, 1880-1882. Rector, St. Paul's Anglican Church, Boston, Massachusetts, 1882-1888. Anglican Bishop of Nova Scotia, February 1, 1888-April 25, 1904. Anglican Suffragan Bishop of New York and Rector of St. James' Church, New York, New York, 1904-1918.

Most Reverend Auxiliary Bishop Anil Couto

(September 22, 1954, Pemburpa, India-Alive). Roman Catholic Auxiliary Bishop of Delhi, India. Ordained Priest, February 8, 1981. Auxiliary Bishop of Delhi, India, December 22, 2000-Current.

Most Reverend Archbishop Maurice Noel Leon Couve de Murville

(June 27, 1929, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France-Alive). Roman Catholic Archbishop of Birmingham, England, 1982-1999. Ordained Priest, June 29, 1957. Archbishop of Birmingham, England, January 22, 1982. Retired, June 12, 1999.

Oliver Cowdery

(October 3, 1806, Wells, Vermont-March 3, 1850, Richmond, Missouri). Latter-Day Saint and Witness to the Validity of Joseph Smith's Account of the Origins of the Book of Mormon. School teacher. Boarded with Joseph Smith's parents. Baptized, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, May 14, 1829. Scribe, Book of Mormon, 1829. Second Elder of the Church and second in authority to Joseph Smith, Jr., 1830. Ordained to Melchizedek Priesthood and Apostleship. Led Lamanite Mission to Native Americans. First Church Recorder, 1830-1831, 1835-1837. Disagreed with Smith on political/economic matters. Excommunicated after Church Trial and resigned, 1838. Moved to Ohio and practiced law in Tiffin. Rebaptized and restored to fellowship, 1848. A highly effective preacher, writer, editor, and church administrator.

Harvey Gallagher Cox, Jr.

(March 19, 1929, Malvern, Pennsylvania-Alive). Protestant Theologian. Ordained Baptist Minister, 1957. Assistant Professor, Andover Newton Theological School, 1957-1965. Professor of Theology, Harvard University Divinity School, 1965-Current. Author of The Secular City (1965); God's Revolution and Man's Responsibilities (1966); The Seduction of the Spirit: the Use and Misuse of People's Religion (1973); Turning East: Why Americans Look to the Orient for Spirituality (1978); Religion in the Secular City: Toward a Postmodern Theology (1985); Many Mansions: A Christian's Encounter with Other Faiths (1988); The Silencing of Leonardo Boff: Liberation Theology and the Future of World Christianity (1988); Fire from Heaven: The Rise of Pentecostal Spirituality and the Re-shaping of Religion in the 21st Century (1994); Religion in the Secular city: Essays in Honor of Harvey Cox (2001); When Jesus Came to Harvard: Making Moral Choices Today (2004); The Feast of Fools; and Common Prayers.

Right Reverend Bishop Arthur Cleveland Coxe

(May 10, 1818, Mendham, New Jersey-July 20, 1896, Clifton Springs, New York). Episcopal Bishop of Western New York, 1865-1896. Ordained Deacon, Episcopal Church, June 27, 1841. Ordained Priest, Episcopal Church, September 27, 1842. Pastor, St. John's Church, Hartford, Connecticut, 1842-1854. Rector, Grace Church, Baltimore, Maryland, 1854-1865. Bishop Co-Adjutor of Western New York, Episcopal Church, January 4-April 5, 1865. 2nd Episcopal Bishop of Western New York, April 5, 1865-July 20, 1896. Author of numerous religious works.

Bishop Michael J. Coyner

(September 7, 1949, Anderson, Indiana-Alive). United Methodist Bishop of Indiana, 2004-Current. Ordained Elder, United Methodist Church, 1975. Pastor, United Methodist Churches in Peoria and Peru, 1974-1979. Senior Pastor, Good Shepherd United Methodist Church, Fort Wayne, Indiana, 1984-1990. District Superintendent of Lafayette, Indiana, 1990-1995. Executive Assistant to Bishop Woodie W. White, 1995-1996. Bishop of the Dakotas, United Methodist Church, 1996-September 1, 2004. Bishop of Indiana, United Methodist Church, September 1, 2004-Current. Author of The Race to Reach Out: Connecting Newcomers to Christ in a New Century (Co-Author, 2004); Making a Good Move: Opening the Door to an Effective Pastorate (2000); and Prairie Wisdom: Reflections on Life in the Dakotas (2000).

Right Reverend Archbishop Thomas Cranmer

(1489, Nottinghamshire, England-1556, Oxford, England). Anglican Archbishop of Canterbury and Martyr. Aided Henry VIII in his divorce from Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, and Anne of Cleves. A committed Protestant. Responsible for the 10 Articles and the Prayer Books of 1549 and 1552. When the Catholic, Mary, assumed the throne, he was put on trial for heresy and recanted. In 1556, he reasserted his Protestant views and was burned at the stake.

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Right Reverend Bishop George Harvard Cranswick

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(1882-October 25, 1954). 2nd Anglican Bishop of Gippsland, Australia, 1917-1942. Ordained Priest, Anglican Church. 2nd Anglican Bishop of Gippsland, Australia, 1917-1942. Founder and President, Rotary Club of Sale, Australia, 1928.

Most Reverend Bishop Florentin Crihalmeanu

(September 17, 1959, Iasi, Romania-Alive). Romanian Rite Roman Catholic Bishop of Cluj-Gherla, Romania, 2002-Current. Ordained Priest, Romanian Rite, Roman Catholic Church, September 9, 1990. Romanian Rite Auxiliary Bishop of Cluj-Gherla, Romania and Titular Bishop of Silli, November 6, 1996. Romanian Rite Bishop of Cluj-Gerla, Romania, July 18, 2002-Current.