The Most Reverend Walter F. Sullivan, D.D., Bishop Emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Richmond, Virginia, died on Tuesday, December 11, 2012, at the age of 84.
Bishop Walter F. Sullivan, 11thBishop of Richmond, died on Tuesday evening, December 11that his home in Richmond. We commend him to Our Lord Jesus and ask your prayers for the repose of his soul and for the consolation of his beloved family and dear friends.
A man of the Gospel, he sought to "Unite All in Christ," and was a priest who stood for justice, compassion and peace.
"Well done, good and faithful servant. Inherit your master's joy."(Matthew 25:23)
Funeral Arrangements Are As Follows:
The Liturgies will take place at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart located at 18 N. Laurel Street, Richmond, Virginia, 23220.
Tuesday, December 18th
2:00 PM Rite of Reception of the Body
3:00 PM Public Visitation until the Evening Prayer/Vigil Service
6:30 PM Evening Prayer/Vigil Service
Wednesday, December 19th
10:30 AM Mass of Christian Burial followed by Internment in the Cathedral Crypt
Following the Mass, there will be a light reception at Virginia Commonwealth University, Shafer Court
Bishop Sullivan was born on June 10, 1928, in Washington, D.C., to Walter Francis Sullivan and Catherine Vanderloo. He was educated at Blessed Sacrament in Washington, D.C., St. Charles College in Cantonsville, Maryland, and St. Mary Seminary in Baltimore, Maryland. Bishop Sullivan was ordained to the priesthood on May 9, 1953, in Richmond, Virginia. He studied canon law at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., and received his degree in 1960. He became Secretary of the Diocesan Tribunal in May of that year. The then Father Sullivan was named Chancellor of the Diocese in February, 1965, and Rector of the Cathedral in October of 1967. He was ordained an auxiliary bishop for the Diocese on December 1, 1970, and was installed as the Bishop of the newly redrawn Diocese of Richmond on July 19, 1974.
His pastoral assignments in the Diocese of Richmond included: Associate pastor at St. Andrew's Parish in Roanoke and St. Mary's Parish in Fort Monroe (Hampton), and rector and pastor at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond, Virginia.
Bishop Sullivan served on the boards of the Churches' Center for Theology and Public Policy in Washington, D.C.; the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy and on numerous diocesan boards. He has been on the boards of the National Catholic Office for Persons with Disabilities; the Christian Children's Fund based in Richmond; the Catholic Committee of Appalachia and on the Administrative Board of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops. Likewise, he served as the Bishop-President of Pax Christi USA, the national Catholic peace movement.
He is survived by his sisters, Kathleen McGowan of Richmond, Virginia, and Betty Hughes of Rockville, Maryland, and their families. Please remember Bishop Sullivan and his family in your prayers.
SHARED FROM DIOCESE OF RICHMOND VIRGINIA
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