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t 5, ¢ ¥ > > i .| begged, him to accept my yews The Most Rev. walle cae : Sheen, known by millions for’ his television and radio. pro: grams, has resigned as B.shop' of Rochester, N.Y., and wil}! devote his time to ‘preaching, lecturing and writing. - . Pope Paul’s acceptance of: his resignation was announced) ere yesterday by the Most., Rev. Luigi Ralmondi, apostolic! delegate to the United States.! From Rome, the Vatican said. the Pope has accepted the res-: fgnation for reasons of health. | But Bishop Sheeh- who" 14, | told a news conference in . Roche-ter that his health was “perfect, thank God. ; Just marvelous.” He planned to play tennis later in the day,| be said. “J am not resigning work,” he emphasized. “I am tretin| ing the diocese. I am not retir- ing. Iam regenerating.” © - Bishop Sheen said that last}, May 8, his birthday, he had an]! audience with the Pope. “I} Lignation as Bishop of R erste said. “ “with” un- ended hope for future bless- ings, I think the Holy Father snot only for accepting my | ‘Bishop § Sheen +o RE THE Bishop | Sheen, who was philosophy y professor at Catho- Ue University for 24 years, has: a wide. acquaintanceship here, ' especially in Sacred Heart: Parish. On his visits he stays at Sacred Heart Rectory. i He gained his greatest fame’ as an orator as preacher on- “The Catholic Hour” begin- ning in 1930 and with his “Life. Is Worth Living” television program beginning in 1952. He. was installed as Bishop of: Boghesien jn 19 in 1066. erorog he lea, but. also for naming one of our priests as my suc} 7. per ok 19/6 __ “cessor.” ’ This is the Right Rev. Msgr. Joseph L gan, 53, pastor of 'St. Margaret Mary's Church in ‘Rochester. Until his installa- tlon as bishop in about ‘six weeks, the affairs of the dio- ‘cese will continue under the ‘direction of Bishop Sheen as spostolic a¢ administrator. ., om oe “oH —_ eaee © . ) . ~: en eee eee - ieee mre rn n Resigns ns Ro ) tego oh ochester P Fost| Mika Bishop —___—_—— Casper ———_-—_—" Callahan ———_—— Conrad ———_—__——" ~~ Gale —_————— Rosen —_—_—_— Sullivan —————— “----- Pavel —_——— Trotter ———; Tele. Room —_—: "Holmes ———|: Gandy Posi : rf : ed a oo ay " | oy OEY ( KOR aa | mn" The Washington Post Times Herald post 2 The Washington Daily News The Evening Star (Washington) The Sunday Ster (Washington) Daily News (New York) - §unday News (New York) New York Post ’ The New York Times The Sun (Baltimore) The Daily World —_______—— The New Leader __ The Wall Street Journal — The National Observer —______ People’s World Exeminer (Washington) WT TH 186 Dete ______ —ee