Background
Shea, Francis Raymond was born on December 4, 1913 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Fenton and Harriet (Holford) Shea.
bishop theologian Catholic priest
Shea, Francis Raymond was born on December 4, 1913 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States. Son of John Fenton and Harriet (Holford) Shea.
Bachelor of Arts, St. Mary's Seminary, Baltimore, 1935; Bachelor of Sacred Theology, North America College- Gregorian U., Rome, 1939; Master of Arts, Peabody College, Nashville, 1942; Doctor of Divinity, 1969.
He was ordained a priest on March 19, 1939 and served in a number of assignments around Tennessee over the next three decades. He was named a Monsignor in 1967. On December 1, 1969, he was appointed to the Diocese of Evansville and consecrated Bishop on February 3, 1970.
Bishop Shea retired March 11, 1989 and died August 18, 1994.
Member planning board United Fund Agilysys, Knoxville, 1968-1969. Board directors Buffalo Trace council Boy Scouts American, Evansville, Child and Family Services, Knoxville.