Fulton J. Sheen
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American catholic bishop and television presenter (1895–1979)
Key facts
- Church
- Catholic Church
- See
- Rochester
- Appointed
- October 21, 1966
- Term ended
- October 6, 1969
- Predecessor
- James Edward Kearney
- Successor
- Joseph Lloyd Hogan
- Other posts
- Titular Archbishop of Neoportus (Latin: Newport, Wales ; 1969–1979)
- Previous posts
- Auxiliary Bishop of New York (1951–1966) Titular Bishop of Caesariana (1951–1966)
- Ordination
- September 20, 1919, by Edmund Michael Dunne
- Consecration
- June 11, 1951, by Adeodato Giovanni Piazza
- Born
- Peter John Sheen , ( 1895-05-08 ) May 8, 1895 , El Paso, Illinois , U.S.
- Died
- December 9, 1979 (1979-12-09) (aged 84), 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 , ( Latin 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
- Ordained by
- Edmund Michael Dunne
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Bishop Fulton J. Sheen: Life Is Worth Living – Fulton J. Sheen Company, Inc.
Official Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen TV Series Life Is Worth Living website. Stream today!
bishopsheen.com →The Fulton J. Sheen Company, Inc. offers a subscription streaming service and purchasable DVD episodes of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen's TV series, Life Is Worth Living and The Fulton Sheen Program . Our video-on-demand service and DVD materials are available to purchase here, with hopes that they bring Bishop Sheen's spirit and message into your daily lives. The Last Will & Testament of Fulton J. Sheen bequeathed all library manuscripts, files, kinescopes and video tapes to St. Bernard's Seminary, now known as St. Bernard’s School of Theology and Ministry. With the intent of preserving Sheen’s message, William G. McDonnell Sr., licensed the rights of all 250 episodes produced and was able to salvage and digitally remaster 130 episodes to allow people access to Sheen’s timeless wisdom.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- El Paso
- Place of death
- New York City
- Occupation
- Catholic bishop
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Catholic Church
- Official website
- www.bishopsheen.com
- Image
- Bishop Fulton J. Sheen 1956.JPG
- Motto
- Da per matrem me venire
Show 9 more facts
- name in native language
- Fulton John Sheen
- canonization status
- Servant of God
- date of birth
- 1895-05-08
- date of death
- 1979-12-09
- place of burial
- St. Patrick's Cathedral
- Commons category
- Fulton J. Sheen
- birth name
- Peter John Sheen
- consecrator
- Martin John O'Connor
- feast day
- December 9
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Encyclopedic overview
Fulton John Sheen (born Peter John Sheen; May 8, 1895 – December 9, 1979) 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.
Ordained a priest of the Diocese of Peoria in Illinois in 1919, Sheen quickly became a renowned theologian, earning the Cardinal Mercier Prize for International Philosophy in 1923. He went on to teach theology and philosophy at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. and served as a parish priest before he was appointed an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of New York in 1951. He held this position until 1966, when he was made Bishop of Rochester. He resigned in 1969 as his 75th birthday approached and was made archbishop of the titular see of Newport (a diocese in Wales).
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