Early life Francis Shea was born in
Knoxville, Tennessee on December 4, 1913. He was ordained a priest in Rome for the
Diocese of Nashville on March 19, 1939, in Rome by Bishop
Ralph Hayes. Shea served several assignments around Tennessee over the next three decades. The Vatican elevated Shea to the rank of
monsignor in 1967.
Bishop of Evansville On December 1, 1969, Shea was appointed bishop of Evansville by
Pope Paul VI. Shea was consecrated at St. Benedict Church in
Evansville, Indiana, by Cardinal
Luigi Raimondi on February 3, 1970.
Pope John Paul II accepted Shea's resignation as bishop of Evansville on March 11, 1989. Francis Shea died on August 18, 1994. == References ==