Michael J. Sheehan legacy: Archbishop took over in Santa Fe at a time of mounting crisis and led for two decades
Posted on AllSides June 6th, 2023
From The Center
New Mexicans got their first look at Michael J. Sheehan in 1993 when the 53-year-old bishop was tapped by the Vatican to lead the Archdiocese of Santa Fe at a time of mounting crisis and scandal. Archbishop Emeritus Sheehan died Saturday at age 83, the archdiocese announced. Services for Sheehan will take place for three days, starting Wednesday. A packed room of reporters met Sheehan for his first news conference when he arrived in Albuquerque in April 1993 to take charge of the leaderless Archdiocese of Santa Fe. Just three...