Michael John Sheridan


Michael John Sheridan
Bishop of Colorado Springs
DioceseColorado Springs
AppointedDecember 4, 2001
InstalledJanuary 30, 2003
Term endedApril 30, 2021
PredecessorRichard Charles Patrick Hanifen
SuccessorJames R. Golka
Orders
OrdinationMay 29, 1971
by John Carberry
ConsecrationSeptember 3, 1997
by Justin Francis Rigali, Edward Joseph O'Donnell, and Edward Braxton
Personal details
Born(1945-03-04)March 4, 1945
DiedSeptember 27, 2022(2022-09-27) (aged 77)
Colorado Springs, Colorado, U.S.
Previous post(s)
EducationRockhurst College
Cardinal Glennon College Seminary
Saint Louis University
Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas
MottoVirtus in infirmitate perficitur
(Strength is perfected in weakness)
Styles of
Michael John Sheridan
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Michael John Sheridan (March 4, 1945 – September 27, 2022)[1] was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Colorado Springs in Colorado from 2003 to 2021. He previously served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Saint Louis in Missouri from 1997 to 2003.[2]

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