Archbishop Sheen was born in 1895 in El Paso, Illinois and raised in Peoria. He was ordained as a priest in Peoria. In 1951 he was consecrated a Bishop of New York, where he had a beloved and prominent presence.
Archbishop Sheen passed in 1979. Five days before his death, Archbishop Sheen executed a will directing that his funeral service be held at St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City, and that he be buried in Calvary Cemetery, the official cemetery of the Archdiocese...
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