Michael Sheehan

Michael Jarboe Sheehan (July 9, 1939 – June 3, 2023) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.[1] He was the eleventh Archbishop of Santa Fe. He was the Bishop of Lubbock from 1983 to 1993. He was born in Wichita, Kansas.[2]

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Michael Jarboe Sheehan
Archbishop Emeritus of Santa Fe
Archbishop Sheehan in 2013
ArchdioceseSanta Fe
AppointedApril 6, 1993 (Administrator)
EnthronedSeptember 21, 1993
Reign endedApril 27, 2015
PredecessorRobert Fortune Sanchez
SuccessorJohn Charles Wester
Orders
OrdinationJuly 12, 1964
ConsecrationJune 17, 1983
by Patrick Fernández Flores, Leroy Matthiesen, and Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe
Personal details
Born(1939-07-09)July 9, 1939
Wichita, Kansas, United States
DiedJune 3, 2023(2023-06-03) (aged 83)
NationalityAmerican
DenominationRoman Catholic
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In August 2018, Sheehan was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease.[3] Sheehan died on June 3, 2023, at the age of 83.[4]

References

  1. Data Bio
  2. "Archdiocese of Santa Fe website" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-07-04. Retrieved 2018-09-01.
  3. "Former Archbishop Sheehan diagnosed with Alzheimer's". Albuquerque Journal. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  4. Risen, Matthew. "Former Archbishop of Santa Fe dead at 83". Albuquerque Journal.