William O'Shea (bishop)

William Francis O'Shea, M.M. (1884–1945) was an American Roman Catholic bishop who served as the Vicar Apostolic of Heijo in Korea from 1939 to 1944.[1]

Styles of
William Francis O'Shea, M.M.
Reference styleThe Most Reverend
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Born in Greenwich Valley of New York City, New York, United States on 9 December 1884, he was ordained a priest for the Catholic Foreign Mission Society of America on 5 December 1917.[1] O'Shea was appointed the Vicar Apostolic of Heijo and Titular Bishop of Naissus on 11 July 1939.[1] He was consecrated by Pope Pius XII on 29 October 1939, with archbishops Celso Benigno Luigi Costantini and Henri Streicher serving as co-consecrators.[1]

O'Shea resigned on 17 April 1944 and died on 22 February 1945, aged 60.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Bishop William Francis O'Shea, M.M." Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 12 February 2015.
Catholic Church titles
Vacant
Title last held by
John Edward Morris
as Prefect of Peng-yang
Vicar Apostolic of Heijo
1939–1944
Vacant
Title next held by
Francis Hong Yong-ho
New title Titular Bishop of Naissus
1939–1945
Succeeded by