Bishop Sullivan, retired head of Diocese of Fargo, N.D., dies

Published: 2006-06-14

FARGO, N.D. (CNS) -- Retired Bishop James S. Sullivan of Fargo, N.D., died June 12 of complications from Alzheimer's disease. He was 76. A funeral was scheduled for June 17 at the Cathedral of St. Mary in Fargo. A vigil service was to be held June 16. The native of Kalamazoo, Mich., was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Lansing, Mich., June 4, 1955. Bishop Sullivan had been known nationally for his work with pro-life efforts and for his address at World Youth Day in Denver in 1993. He also served as episcopal liaison to the Cursillo movement and the Catholic Marketing Association, as president of the World Apostolate of Fatima and as a member of the advisory board for Catholics United for the Faith. In North Dakota, Bishop Sullivan was remembered as a down-to-earth, spiritual man. His successor, Bishop Samuel J. Aquila, said he was "a man of deep faith in God and commitment to the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist."

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