Francis Raymond Shea

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Francis Raymond Shea
Bishop of Evansville
ChurchRoman Catholic
SeeDiocese of Evansville
In officeFebruary 3, 1970
March 11, 1989
PredecessorPaul Francis Leibold
SuccessorGerald 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
Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
DiedAugust 18, 1994(1994-08-18) (aged 80)
DenominationRoman Catholic
MottoBenedicamus Domino
(Let us bless the Lord)

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.

Biography

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Early life

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Francis Shea was born in Knoxville, Tennessee on December 4, 1913.[1] He was ordained a priest in Rome 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. The Vatican elevated Shea to the rank of monsignor in 1967.

Bishop of Evansville

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On December 1, 1969, Shea was appointed bishop of Evansville by Pope Paul VI. Shea was consecrated at St. Benedict Church in Evansville, Indiana, 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "About Us - Previous Bishops". Evansville Catholic Diocese. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
  2. ^ a b c "Bishop Francis Raymond Shea [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-06-28.
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