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WATCH: Funeral service for Bishop Sullivan

Posted at 10:42 AM, Dec 19, 2012
and last updated 2012-12-19 10:56:31-05

CLICK HERE: Watch the funeral service for Bishop Walter Sullivan.

RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR) – Funeral services began Wednesday morning for Bishop Walter Sullivan at the Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond.

Sullivan died last week at his home. He had been receiving treatment at Saint Mary’s Hospital for an inoperable tumor on his liver.

Ordained a priest in 1953, Sullivan became the 11th Bishop of Richmond and led the diocese for nearly 30 years.