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Fulton John Sheen (born Peter John Sheen, May 8, 1895 – December 9, 1979) 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 Illinois, in 1919, [ 1 ] Sheen quickly became a renowned theologian, earning the Cardinal Mercier Prize ...
The Bishop was a founding member of the Bishop Sheen Ecumenical Housing Foundation, named after the Servant of God Fulton J. Sheen, as well. He retired on 26 May 2009. He was succeeded by Bishop Robert J. Cunningham. [citation needed] Moynihan died on March 6, 2017, at the age of 84. [2]
Moynihan was a founding member of the Bishop Sheen Ecumenical Housing Foundation, named after Bishop Fulton J. Sheen. After Moynihan retired in 2009, Pope Benedict XVI selected Bishop Robert J. Cunningham of the Diocese of Ogdensburg as the next bishop of Syracuse. He retired in 2018.
Pope Paul VI then named auxiliary bishop Fulton J. Sheen of the Archdiocese of New York as the next bishop of Rochester. [30] While serving in Rochester, he created the Sheen Ecumenical Housing Foundation. In 1967, Sheen decided to give the St. Bridget's Parish building to the federal Housing and Urban Development program. Sheen wanted to let ...
Life Is Worth Living is an inspirational American television series which ran on the DuMont Television Network from February 12, 1952, to April 26, 1955, [1] then on ABC until April 8, 1957, featuring the Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen. Similar series, also featuring Sheen, followed in 1958–1961 and 1961–1968.
Sheen (surname) The Venerable Servant of God Archbishop Fulton John Sheen, Catholic radio and TV personality, former Bishop of Rochester; Paint sheen, measure of specular reflected light (glossiness) from a paint finish; A thin layer of a substance (such as oil) spread on a solid or liquid surface and causing thin-film interference
The Story of the Vatican is a 1941 American documentary directed by Jean Pages.The film was written by and stars Fulton J. Sheen (who would later become an archbishop in the Roman Catholic Church), and was the second of only four full-length features produced by The March of Time, better known for their newsreels.
Bishop Sheen, may he rest in peace, is unquestionably best known from his television ministry. Yes he was an American Roman Catholic bishop and he was a published author. But if not for his two television programs in the 1950’s and 1960’s, would he have been named one of the most influential American Catholics in history?