Francis Raymond Shea

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Francis Raymond Shea
Bishop of Evansville
ChurchRoman Catholic
See Diocese of Evansville
In officeFebruary 3, 1970
March 11, 1989
Predecessor Paul Francis Leibold
Successor Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger
Orders
OrdinationMarch 19, 1939
by  Ralph Leo Hayes
ConsecrationFebruary 3, 1970
by  Luigi Raimondi
Personal details
Born(1913-12-04)December 4, 1913
DiedAugust 18, 1994(1994-08-18) (aged 80)
DenominationRoman Catholic

Francis Raymond Shea was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Evansville in Indiana from 1969 to 1989.

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Biography

Francis Shea was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on December 4, 1913. [1] He was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Nashville on March 19, 1939 in Rome by Bishop Ralph Hayes. [2] [1] Shea served several assignments around Tennessee over the next three decades. He was named a monsignor in 1967.

On December 1, 1969, Shea was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Evansville by Pope Paul VI. Shea was consecrated by Cardinal Luigi Raimondi on February 3, 1970. [2] [1]

Pope John Paul II accepted Shea's resignation as bishop of Evansville on March 11, 1989. Francis Shea died on August 18, 1994. [2] [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "About Us - Previous Bishops". Evansville Catholic Diocese. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  2. 1 2 3 "Bishop Francis Raymond Shea [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Evansville
1969 1989
Succeeded by