Type: | Bishop |
Patrick Joseph Thomas Sheridan | |
Auxiliary Bishop of New York | |
Church: | Catholic Church |
See: | Archdiocese of New York |
Term: | 1990–2001 |
Ordination: | March 1, 1947 |
Ordained By: | Francis Spellman |
Consecration: | December 12, 1990 |
Consecrated By: | John Joseph O'Connor |
Birth Date: | 10 March 1922 |
Birth Place: | New York City, New York, U.S. |
Patrick Joseph Thomas Sheridan K.H.S., K.M., (March 10, 1922 – December 2, 2011) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New York from 1990 until his retirement in 2001.
Sheridan was born in New York and ordained a priest on March 1, 1947.
He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of New York and titular bishop of Cursola on October 30, 1990, and was consecrated bishop on December 30, 1990. He served as vicar general of the archdiocese from 1987 to 2001, the chief deputy to Archbishops John O'Connor and Edward Egan.