Gilbert Sheldon (Bishop of Steubenville)

Styles of
**Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon**
Styles of; Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon
Reference style	His Excellency; The Most Reverend;
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon
Bishop Emeritus of Steubenville
	Bishop Sheldon in 1998
Diocese	Diocese of Steubenville
Appointed	January 28, 1992
Installed	April 2, 1992
Term ended	May 31, 2002
Predecessor	Albert Henry Ottenweller
Successor	Robert Daniel Conlon
Orders
Ordination	February 28, 1953; by Edward Francis Hoban
Consecration	June 11, 1976; by James Aloysius Hickey, Joseph Bernardin, and Clarence George Issenmann
Personal details
Born	September 20, 1926; Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
Died	April 24, 2023 (aged 96)
Previous post(s)	Auxiliary Bishop of Cleveland and Titular Bishop of Taparura (1976–1992);
Motto	Fortes in fide (Strong in faith)

Gilbert Ignatius Sheldon (September 20, 1926 – April 24, 2023) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the third bishop of the Diocese of Steubenville in Ohio between 1992 and 2002. Sheldon previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Cleveland in Ohio from 1976 to 1992.

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