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Bishop Fulton Sheen
Fulton John Sheen was an American bishop of the Catholic Church known for his preaching and especially his work on television and radio. Ordained a priest of the Diocese of Peoria 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 as well as acting as a parish priest before being appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New York in 1951. He held this position until 1966 when he was made the Bishop of Rochester. He resigned in 1969 as his 75th birthday approached, and was made the Archbishop of the titular see of Newport, Wales. For 20 years as Father Sheen, later Monsignor, he hosted the night-time radio program The Catholic Hour on NBC before moving to television and presenting Life Is Worth Living.
ChurchCatholic Church
SeeRochester, Monroe County, New York
AppointedOctober 21, 1966
Term endedOctober 6, 1969
PredecessorJames Edward Kearney
SuccessorJoseph Lloyd Hogan
Other postsTitular Archbishop of Neoportus (Latin: Newport, Wales, personal title, 1969–1979), Auxiliary bishop of New York (1951–1966), Titular bishop of Caesariana (1951–1966)
OrdinationSeptember 20, 1919, by Edmund M. Dunne
ConsecrationJune 11, 1951, by Adeodato Giovanni Piazza
Birth namePeter John Sheen
BornMay 8, 1895, El Paso, Illinois, United States
DiedDecember 9, 1979, New York City, United States
BuriedSt. Patrick's Cathedral, New York City (1979–2019), St. Mary's Cathedral, Peoria, Illinois (since 2019)
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic
ResidenceIllinois, New York
OccupationCatholic archbishop, and televangelist and radio host on philosophy and theology
ProfessionCatholic archbishop, evangelist, and professor
Alma materSt. Viator College, St. Paul Seminary, Catholic University of America, Catholic University of Leuven, Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas
MottoDa per matrem me venire (English: Grant that I may come [to You] through the mother [Mary])
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Title as SaintVenerable
AttributesArchbishop's attire, microphone
ShrinesTomb (St. Mary's Cathedral, Peoria, Illinois), Birthplace museum in El Paso, Illinois, Fulton Sheen Museum, Peoria

About Bishop Fulton Sheen

TV Show Host Bishop Fulton Sheen was born on May 8, 1895 in El Paso, Illinois, United States (He dies at the age of 84, on December 9, 1979).

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Bishop Fulton Sheen before becoming famous

Bishop Fulton Sheen was born in the Zodiac sign Taurus (The Bull), and 1895 is also the year of Goat (羊) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He was a member of the altar boy's choir.

Achievement of Bishop Fulton Sheen

He is an American Archbishop who presented the radio show The Catholic Hour and the television show Life Is Worth Living.

Bishop Fulton Sheen's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

He has a half-sister and is the oldest of four sons.

Bishop Fulton Sheen Collabed with

He, like Religious Leader Jim Bakker, is a well-known televangelist.

Bishop Fulton Sheen Income & Net worth

Bishop Fulton Sheen's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a tv show host. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Bishop Fulton Sheen.

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Latest information about Bishop Fulton Sheen updated on March 22 2023.