Thanks to the generosity of the Diocese of Peoria and Bishop Louis Tylka, the Diocese of Rochester will be receiving a “substantial” first-class relic of Bishop Sheen.
The week after Bishop Sheen’s Beatification in St. Louis on Sept. 24, 2026, Bishop Tylka will visit the Diocese of Rochester to bring us the relic.
We will receive this relic in a special Mass on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at 7 p.m. at Rochester’s Sacred Heart Cathedral. All are invited to attend this special event when Bishop Sheen returns to his cathedral, our cathedral!