Life History Of Archbishop Fulton Sheen

By Tanisha Berg


Fulton John Sheen was born in May in the year 1895. John was a bishop of the Roman Catholic Church. He later was promoted to being Archbishop Fulton Sheen. He is famous for teaching about God on many TV and radio channels that broadcasted all over the US. His work began in the Diocese of Peoria where he became ordained as a priest. After the ordination, he became renowned as a theologian.

Sheen was born to Delia and Newton Sheen lining in El Paso, Illinois by that time. After him were four brothers. He suffered from Tuberculosis during his infancy stages according to history. From El Paso, the family moved to Peoria from where he first served in church as an altar boy. The church was St. Mary Cathedral.

Archbishop Fulton proceeded to Bourbonnais to undertake studies at St. Viator College after earning a high school valedictorian at Spalding Institute. He moved to Minnesota after completing his studies in Bourbonnais. While in Minnesota, he studied at Saint Paul Seminary. He got ordained in 1919 in the month of September. After that he went to Washington to further his studies. When in Washington, he responded to a request by a priest to serve as an altar boy during a mass service.

Catholic University of Leuven located in Belgium was where Fulton received his first doctorate degree. Whie still in Belgium, he also became the first American to receive the Cardinal Mercier award. One year after the award, he pursued further studies in Theology in Rome. This made him earn his second second doctorate degree in Rome.

The priestly life of Archbishop Fulton began in London where he served as an assistant priest at St, Patrick Church, Soho Square. At the same time, he taught theology at Edmund College. While at the college, he met Ronald Knox. In 1926 he took over St. Patrick Parish following a request of Bishop Edmund Dunne. He was returned to Catholic University to teach theology after nine months of service at the parish.

The consecration of Fulton as bishop happened on 11th of June, 1951. The consecration was followed by 14 years of service as an auxiliary bishop in New York. In 1925, he wrote the first of the 73 books he wrote during his entire life. Broadcast of his teachings on radio began in 1930. His teachings are still being aired in radios with thousands of letters being received by the broadcast from listeners all over the US.

The bishop created the Sheen Ecumenical Housing Foundation while he was in service in Rochester. The foundation survived for all his life and is still in operation today. He also spent some time and energy on political activities. He resigned from the position of bishop in October of 1969 after celebrating the 50th anniversary as a priest.

Shortly after Sheen resigned, he was appointed to become the next Archbishop of Titular See Newport. Pope Paul VI is the one who appointed him. This position allowed him to write more articles, columns, and books. During his entire life, he wrote a total of 73 books.




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