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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 ...
According to the Catholic journalist Raymond Arroyo's foreword to a 2008 edition of Fulton Sheen's autobiography, Treasure in Clay: The Autobiography of Fulton J. Sheen, "It is widely believed that Cardinal Spellman drove Sheen off the air." Besides being pressured to leave television, Sheen also "found himself unwelcome in the churches of New ...
Francis Cardinal Spellman (415) served as Archbishop of New York. Aloisius Cardinal Muench (437, at center) served as Bishop of Fargo and, later, as Apostolic Nuncio to Germany. Bishop Hugh L. Lamb (441) became the first bishop of Greensburg in 1951 (cathedral pictured.)
[16] [17] [B] When he was raised to cardinal in 1875, he became the first cardinal from America. [20] [21] Francis Spellman had the longest tenure as Archbishop of New York, serving for 28 years from 1939 to 1967, [22] while Concanen held the position for 26 months (1808–1810), marking the shortest episcopacy. [6]
Following Spellman's death in December 1967, Pope Paul named Cooke as the seventh Archbishop of New York on March 2, 1968. [ 6 ] Pope Paul's selection of Cooke came as a surprise; likely contenders for the post included Fulton J. Sheen , a television personality and Bishop of Rochester ; and Archbishop Maguire, who had been Spellman's coadjutor ...
Elizabeth Bentley: former Soviet spy who defected to the West; was converted by Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen; Bernard Berenson: American art historian specializing in the Renaissance. [48] Mary Kay Bergman: American voice actress; Bernardo the Japanese: one of the first Japanese people to visit Europe [49] Jiao Bingzhen: painter and astronomer [50]
He will become the first pope in more than 100 years to be buried outside the Vatican — a title held by Leo XIII, who was entombed at Rome’s Basilica of St. John Lateran in 1903, Reuters reported.
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.