John Richard Sheets (September 21, 1922 – April 16, 2003) was an American

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bishop. Born in

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, Sheets was ordained a priest for the

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on June 17, 1953. On May 14, 1991, he was named

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of 'Murcona' and auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend,

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, and was ordained on June 25, 1991. On September 23, 1997, Sheets retired.John Richard Sheets
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