Fulton J. Sheen

Fulton John Sheen was an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Rochester from 1966 to 1969. He was known for his preaching, especially on television and radio.... Wikipedia

• Church:  Catholic Church
• See:  Rochester
• Appointed:  October 21, 1966
• Term ended:  October 6, 1969
• Predecessor:  James Edward Kearney
• Successor:  Joseph Lloyd Hogan
• Ordination:  September 20, 1919, by Edmund Michael Dunne
• Consecration:  June 11, 1951, by Adeodato Giovanni Piazza
• Birth name:  Peter John Sheen
• Born:  May 8, 1895, El Paso, Illinois, U.S.
• Age at death:  84 years
• Died:  December 9, 1979, New York City, U.S.
• Buried:  St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City (1979–2019), St. Mary's Cathedral, Peoria, Illinois (since 2019)
• Occupation:  Catholic bishop, evangelist, professor
• Education:  St. Viator College (BA, MA), St. Paul Seminary, Catholic University of America (JCB), Catholic University of Leuven (PhD), Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
• Motto:  Da per matrem me venire for Grant that I may come [to You] through the mother [Mary]
• Shrines:  Tomb (St. Mary's Cathedral, Peoria, Illinois), Birthplace museum in El Paso, Illinois, Fulton Sheen Museum, Peoria
• Data source:  DuckDuckGo