Of your charity, please pray for the repose of the soul of Fr Fred Sheldon, who died on 14 December 2024, aged 88, fortified by the rites of Holy Mother Church.

Fr Fred was ordained in March 1972. His appointments included: 1972-79 St Chad’s Cathedral, 1979-81 Bidford-on-Avon, 1981-91 Solihull, 1991-2015 Uttoxeter, 2015 retired to Solihull, 2020 moved to St Joseph’s Care Home, Coleshill.

We pray for Fr Fred and all who mourn him.

May he Rest in Peace.

Funeral Arrangements

Fr Fred’s body will be received into St Augustine’s Church, Station Road, Solihull, on Tuesday 21 January 2025 at 6pm, followed by the celebration of Holy Mass.

The Funeral Mass will take place on Wednesday 22 January at 12noon. Archbishop Bernard Longley will preside.

Following the Mass, a cremation service will take place at Robin Hood Crematorium, Shirley, Solihull, at 3pm.