Father Coates
Anthony Michael Jones as Father Coates
General Hospital
Portrayed by	Anthony Michael Jones (2002-present)
Current status	Recurring
Introduced by	Jill Farren Phelps
Profile
Gender	Male
Occupation	Catholic priest
Title	The Reverend (formal) Father (informal)
Relationships

Father Coates is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. He is portrayed by Anthony Michael Jones. Priest at St. Timothy's church. Father Coates is known best for his performing of weddings, christenings, and funerals.

Services performedEdit

ChristeningsEdit

• Morgan Corinthos (2003)
• Kristina Corinthos-Davis (2004)
• Josslyn Jacks (2010)

FuneralsEdit

• Carly Corinthos (2002)
• Sonny Corinthos (2002)
• Lila McCall (2004)
• Courtney Matthews (2006)
• Emily Bowen-Quartermaine (2007)
• Robin Scorpio-Drake (2012)
• Edward Quartermaine (2012)

WeddingsEdit

• Sonny Corinthos and Carly Benson (2002)
• Nikolas Cassadine and Emily Bowen-Quartermaine (2004)
• Dillon Quartermaine and Georgie Jones (2006)
• Patrick Drake and Robin Scorpio (#1) (2008)
• Patrick Drake and Robin Scorpio (#2) (2008)
• Damian Spinelli and Maxie Jones (2009)

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Current Contract Characters
T.J. Ashford · Shawn Butler · Dr. Silas Clay · Michael Corinthos · Morgan Corinthos · Sonny Corinthos · Alexis Davis · Anna Devane · Dr. Patrick Drake · Felix DuBois · Connie Falconeri · Dante Falconeri · Olivia Falconeri · Carly Jacks · Ava Jerome · Kiki Jerome · Maxie Jones · Rafe Kovich, Jr. · Sam Morgan · A.J. Quartermaine · Tracy Quartermaine · Sabrina Santiago · Mac Scorpio · Laura Spencer · Luke Spencer · Lulu Spencer-Falconeri · Damian Spinelli · Elizabeth Webber · Dr. Britt Westbourne
Current Recurring Characters
Ned Ashton · Scott Baldwin · Helena Cassadine · Nikolas Cassadine · Spencer Cassadine · Stavros Cassadine · Father Coates · Lucy Coe · Dr. Kevin Collins · Max Giambetti · Milo Giambetti · Alice Gunderson · Anton Ivanov · Josslyn Jacks · Epiphany Johnson · Felicia Jones · Molly Lansing-Davis · Duke Lavery · Dr. Kelly Lee · Janice Lomax · Diane Miller · Danny Morgan · Dr. Monica Quartermaine · Coleman Ratcliffe · Emma Scorpio-Drake · Aiden Spencer · Cameron Spencer · Ellie Trout · Heather Webber · Dr. Lesley Webber · Johnny Zacchara
Forthcoming Characters
Taylor DuBois
Deceased and Presumed Dead Characters
Benny Abrahms · Bernie Abrahms · Diego Alcazar · Lorenzo Alcázar · Luís Alcázar · Sage Alcazar · Ruby Anderson · Dr. Andy Archer · Dominique Baldwin · Cooper Barrett · Alison Barrington · Amanda Barrington · Kiefer Bauer · Warren Bauer · Jesse Beaudry · Katherine Bell · Connor Bishop · Mary Bishop · Paige Bowen · Dr. Emily Bowen-Quartermaine · Jessie Brewer · Nancy Brewer · Dr. Phil Brewer · Irina Cassadine · Kristina Cassadine · Mikkos Cassadine · Stefan Cassadine · Tony Cassadine · Victor Cassadine · Stone Cates · Dr. Ryan Chamberlain · Adela Corinthos · Lily Corinthos · Dr. Ian Devlin · Ronnie Dimestico · Dr. Pierce Dorman · John Durant · Bill Eckert · Andrea Floyd · Dr. Russell Ford · Franco · Dr. Steve Hardy · Abby Haver · Logan Hayes · Theo Hoffman · John Jacks · Aleksander Janáček · Stan Johnson · B.J. Jones · Georgie Jones · Tania Jones · Dr. Tony Jones · Dr. Ewen Keenan · Dr. Eve Lambert · Trevor Lansing · Dr. Cameron Lewis · Victor Lord III · Hope Manning-Thornhart · Reese Marshall · Courtney Matthews · Danny McCall · Lila McCall · Leyla Mir · Trey Mitchell · Susan Moore · Chloe Morgan · Jason Morgan · Caleb Morley · Dr. Lisa Niles · Dr. Alan Quartermaine · Alexandria Quartermaine · Edward Quartermaine · Lila Quartermaine · Faith Rosco · Manny Ruiz · Joe Scully · Joe Scully, Jr. · Frank Smith · Shirley Smith · Zander Smith · Jake Spencer · Lena Spencer · Siobhan Spencer · Tim Spencer · Diana Taylor · Martha Taylor · Dr. Peter Taylor · Tracy Taylor · Dr. Asher Thomas · Cole Thornhart · Amy Vining · Bradley Ward · Justus Ward · Mary Mae Ward · Dr. Rick Webber · Dr. Karen Wexler · Dawn Winthrop · Deke Woods · Dr. Maggie Wurth · Anthony Zacchara · Claudia Zacchara Corinthos
Off-screen and Former Characters
Lila Rae Alcazar · Terri Arnett · Brook Lynn Ashton · Larry Ashton · Christina Baldwin · Dr. Gail Baldwin · Lee Baldwin · Serena Baldwin · Dr. Tom Baldwin · Brenda Barrett · Julia Barrett · Melinda Bauer · Gia Campbell · Peter Carroll · Valentin Cassadine · Jagger Cates · Lois Cerullo · Skye Chandler-Quartermaine · Mike Corbin · Kristina Corinthos-Davis · Angie Costello · Blair Cramer · Jolene Crowell · Nadine Crowell · Dr. Rae Cummings · Téa Delgado · Roy DiLucca · Sean Donely · Tiffany Donely · Dr. Noah Drake · Toussaint Dubois · Sly Eckert · Angel Ellis · Cesar Faison · Pres Floyd · Audrey Hardy · Dr. Simone Hardy · Dr. Tom Hardy · Dr. Tommy Hardy · David Harper · Jimmy Lee Holt · Dr. Matt Hunter · Jane Jacks · Jasper Jacks · Jerry Jacks · Terrell Jackson · Frisco Jones · Lucas Jones · Dr. Leo Julian · Rose Kelly · Ric Lansing · Winifred Leeds · Guy Lewis · Victor Lord, Jr. · Ethan Lovett · Starr Manning · Todd Manning · John McBain · Miguel Morez · Ken Morgan · Dr. Lisa Obrecht · Delores Padilla · Blackie Parrish · Celia Quartermaine · Dillon Quartermaine · Burt Ramsey · Cruz Rodriguez · Casey Rogers · Father Mateo Ruiz · Juan Santiago · Robert Scorpio · Dr. Robin Scorpio-Drake · Alec Scott · Hannah Scott · Rebecca Shaw · Bobbie Spencer · Lucky Spencer · Suzanne Stanwyck · Mischa Stephens · Holly Sutton · Marcus Taggert · Regina Thompson · Claire Walsh · Faith Ward · Keesha Ward · Dr. Maya Ward · Dr. Jeff Webber · Dr. Sarah Webber · Dr. Steve Webber · Dr. Lainey Winters · Grace Yang
Crew
Ron Carlivati (Head writer, 2012-present) · Jill Farren Phelps (Executive producer, 2001-2012) · Robert Guza, Jr. (Head writer, 1996; 1997-2000; 2002-2008; 2008-2011) · H. Wesley Kenney (Executive producer, 1987-1989; Head writer, 1988) · Gloria Monty (Executive producer, 1978-1987, 1991-1992; Head writer, 1981) · Wendy Riche (Executive producer, 1992-2001) · Frank Valentini (Executive producer, 2012-present) · Garin Wolf (Head writer, 2008; 2011-2012)
Related Topics
Cross reference of character names · List of cast members · History of General Hospital