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My Take
What fascinates me about Fulton J. Sheen is that a Catholic bishop walked onto the new medium of television and walked off with a Primetime Emmy. Born in El Paso, Illinois, in 1895, a precocious theologian, he reached millions through radio and then the screen. His program Life Is Worth Living survives as a title precisely because the man behind it understood that doctrine without delivery reaches no one. He was, in the truest sense, a broadcaster, holding a mass audience in an era of stiff, formal preaching. I rate him as both a man of faith and a first-rate communicator whose showmanship still instructs.
Overview
Fulton John Sheen (born Peter John Sheen; May 8, 1895 – December 9, 1979) was an American Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of Rochester from 1966 to 1969. He was known for his preaching, especially on television and radio. Ordained a priest of the Diocese of Peoria in Illinois in 1919, Sheen quickly became a renowned theologian, earning the Cardinal Mercier Prize for International Philosophy in 1923.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Fulton J. Sheen
- Name (Japanese)
- フルトン・J・シーン
- Reading
- ふるとん・J・しーん
- Born
- May 8, 1895 – December 9, 1979
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Taurus / Goat
- Origin
- El Paso, Illinois, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television presenter / radio personality / essayist / writer / Catholic priest
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Peoria Notre Dame High School
- University
- The Catholic University of America
Awards & achievements
- Primetime Emmy Award
- James Cardinal Gibbons Medal
- 1977 Order of Lincoln
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
5. Works & records
| Category | Title | Role | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notable work | Life Is Worth Living | — |
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.