William O'Shea (bishop)
| Styles of William Francis O'Shea, M.M. | |
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| File:Coat of arms of William Francis O’Shea.svg | |
| Reference style | The Most Reverend |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | 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]
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]
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| Catholic Church titles | ||
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| 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 Henri Routhier |