Jesuit, professor, military chaplain, and university chaplain.
Shea was born in 1902 and entered the Society of Jesus in 1922. He earned a B.A. (1927) and M.A. (1928) from Boston College. Shea was ordained in 1934. Beginning in 1929, he taught literature at Boston College. Shea was chaplain in the United States Army (1943-1946), returned to Boston College to teach classics (1946-1951), served as chaplain in the Air Force (1951-1956), and returned again to Boston College to teach theology (1956-1958). He was appointed University Chaplain at Boston College in 1958; a position he held until 1969. Shea died in 1984.
From the description of Richard G. Shea, SJ, papers, 1933-1984, bulk 1943-1959. (Boston College). WorldCat record id: 45115448
