American religious leader, evangelist, writer, Roman Catholic priest, and popular radio and television personality Fulton J. Sheen is buried at his childhood parish of the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria, Illinois, where he also served as a priest in the 1920s. After his death in 1979, he was buried in St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. (Sheen was auxiliary bishop of New York from 1951 to 1966 and bishop of Rochester, New York, from 1966 to 1969.) However, in 2019 his body was moved to Peoria.
verifiedCite
While every effort has been made to follow citation style rules, there may be some discrepancies.
Please refer to the appropriate style manual or other sources if you have any questions.
Select Citation Style