Father George Hopkins was ordained on May 30, 1939. In 1965, Hopkins was moved to a parish in Western Maryland due to his romantic relationship with a woman he counseled through a divorce. When the Archdiocese was informed of this relationship, Hopkins was sent for mental treatment in Iowa. After brief stints in Cumberland, MD, and Tennessee, Hopkins left the priesthood.
In 2002, a woman reported that Hopkins sexually abused her when she attended the Cathedral School in 1st through 3rd grades. In 2007, a woman reported to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles that in 1951 when she was twenty-five years old, Hopkins raped her. He died in September 1980.
| Date | Position (If Available) | Church/Organization | Location |
| 1939-1942 | Associate Pastor | St. Brigid Church | Baltimore, MD |
| 1942-1946 | Associate Pastor | Basilica of the Assumption | Baltimore, MD |
| 1946-1954 | Assistant Chancellor | Basilica of the Assumption | Baltimore, MD |
| 1954-1965 | Chancellor and Rector | Basilica of the Assumption | Baltimore, MD |
| 1965-1966 | Pastor | St. Patrick Church | Cumberland, MD |
| 1967-1968 | — | Church of the Immaculate Conception | Knoxville, TN |
