About Donald W. Shea
Lived 1936 – 2016 (aged 80). Donald W. Shea was an American military personnel.
Donald William Shea (April 15, 1936 – May 18, 2016) was an American Army officer and Catholic priest who served as the 19th Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army from 1994 to 1999.
Shea went to seminary at the Saint Paul Seminary in St. Paul, MN. Ordained a priest for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Helena in 1962, Brigadier General Shea was granted the honorary title of monsignor by Pope John Paul II in 1991. He was designated a protonotary apostolic supernumerary in 2002 after his military retirement and return to Montana in 1999. He is one of four alumni of the Saint Paul Seminary in St. Paul, MN to become the Chief of Chaplains of the United States Army, the other three being Patrick J. Ryan, Francis L. Sampson, and Patrick J. Hessian.
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Who was Donald W. Shea?
Retired American Army officer and chaplain (1936–2016)
When was Donald W. Shea born?
Donald W. Shea was born on 15 April 1936 in Butte.
When did Donald W. Shea die?
Donald W. Shea died on 18 May 2016 in Kalispell.
What was Donald W. Shea's occupation?
Donald W. Shea was a military personnel.
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Donald W. Shea was American.
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