Daniel E. Sheehan

Styles of Daniel E. Sheehan
Reference style	The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Archbishop
Posthumous style	none

Daniel Eugene Sheehan (born May 14, 1917) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Archbishop of Omaha from 1969 to 1993.

Biography

Daniel Sheehan was born in Emerson, Nebraska, and ordained to the priesthood on May 23, 1942.^[1]

On January 4, 1964, Sheehan was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Omaha and Titular Bishop of Capsus by Pope Paul VI.^[1] He received his episcopal consecration on the following March 19 from Archbishop Gerald Bergan, with Bishops John Paschang and James Casey serving as co-consecrators, at St. Cecilia Cathedral.^[1]

Sheehan was later named the third Archbishop of Omaha on June 11, 1969.^[1] He was installed on the following August 11, and was the first native son of the Archdiocese to hold the office of Archbishop.^[2] During his tenure, Sheehan has earned a national reputation for his support of Catholic education. His campaign for educational excellence raised more than $26 million to improve Catholic education in the Omaha Metropolitan Area.^[2] In recognition of his dedication to Catholic schools, the National Catholic Educational Association presented him with the Elizabeth Ann Seton Award in 1992.^[2]

In response to the reforms of the Second Vatican Council, Sheehan led efforts to establish the Archdiocesan Pastoral Council (APC) in the early 1970s.^[2] He gathered representatives from the ranks of the clergy, religious communities and laity to lay the groundwork for a pastoral council that would share in the local church's decision-making process. Due to APC action, emphasis has been placed on improving family life, youth and young adult ministry, evangelization, social and rural life issues and Hispanic ministry.^[2] In the late 1980s, he led a campaign to raise funds for archdiocesan improvements, including a $4.5 million refurbishment of the St. James Center.^[2]

After reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, Sheehan resigned as Archbishop of Omaha on May 4, 1993, ending a 23-year-long tenure.^[1] He later died at age 83, and is buried at Calvary Cemetery in Omaha.^[3]

Bibliography

Archbishop Sheehan served as Editor-in-Chief for the book Four Hundred Years of Faith, Seeds of Struggle- Harvest of Faith: A History of the Catholic Church in New Mexico, a collection of writings published by the Archdiocese of Santa Fe in 1998 for the four-hundredth anniversary of the establishment of the Catholic Church in New Mexico. Sheehan wrote the introduction to the book, which includes a history of the Church's interactions with the native Pueblo, biographies of Archbishops for the State of New Mexico, beginning with Jean Baptiste Lamy in 1850, and biographies and photos of New Mexico parishes.

NOTE: This refers to Archbishop Michael Sheehan of Santa Fe, not Archbishop Daniel E. Sheehan of Omaha.

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e} "Archbishop Daniel Eugene Sheehan". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bsheehand.html. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} "Archbishop Daniel E. Sheehan". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Omaha. http://www.archomaha.org/aboutus/sheehan.html. 
3. ^ "Daniel E. Sheehan". Find A Grave Memorial. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=20745. 

Preceded by Gerald Thomas Bergan

Archbishop of Omaha 1969—1993

Succeeded by Elden Francis Curtiss

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Name	Sheehan, Daniel E.
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Date of birth	May 14, 1917
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Date of death	2000
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