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June 28, 2019

Remains of Archbishop Sheen transferred from New York to Peoria Diocese

Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen is pictured in an undated file photo. Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of Peoria, Ill., announced June 27, 2019, that the remains of Archbishop Sheen, a candidate for sainthood, were being transferred from New York's St. Patrick's Cathedral to the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria.

PEORIA, Ill. -- Peoria Bishop Daniel R. Jenky announced June 27 that the remains of Archbishop Fulton Sheen were being transferred to the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception from St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.

Published in International
June 10, 2019

Fulton Sheen remains will move to Peoria, NY archdiocese says

Bridget Sheen visits the tomb of Archbishop Fulton J. Sheen, her great-great uncle, in the crypt of St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City on Dec. 9, 2009, the 30th anniversary of the prelate's death. On June 8, the New York Superior Court ruled in favor of Joan Sheen Cunningham, a niece of Archbishop Sheen, saying his remains should be returned to the Diocese of Peoria, Ill., his home diocese.

PEORIA, Ill., (CNA) -- The Archdiocese of New York will work to help transfer the remains of Archbishop Fulton Sheen, a spokesman for the archdiocese told CNA Saturday. The decision is the conclusion of a long legal battle over the late archbishop's burial place.

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