Vincent Joseph Hines
The Most Reverend Vincent Joseph Hines | |
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| Bishop Emeritus of Norwich | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Archdiocese | Hartford |
| Diocese | Norwich |
| Appointed | November 27, 1959 |
| Installed | March 17, 1960 |
| Term ended | June 5, 1975 |
| Predecessor | Bernard Joseph Flanagan |
| Successor | Daniel Patrick Reilly |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 2, 1937 by Jean Verdier |
| Consecration | March 17, 1960 by Henry Joseph O'Brien, Bernard Joseph Flanagan, and John Francis Hackett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 14, 1912 New Haven, Connecticut |
| Died | April 23, 1990 (aged 77) Hartford, Connecticut |
| Motto | IN LOVE AND PATIENCE |
| Styles of Vincent Joseph Hines | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
Vincent Joseph Hines (September 14, 1912 – April 23, 1990) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as Bishop of Norwich from 1960 to 1975.
Biography[]
Hines was born in New Haven, Connecticut, and was ordained to the priesthood on May 2, 1937.[1] He became an Army chaplain in 1942 and served in France after the Normandy invasion; he was later awarded a Bronze Star Medal.[2]
On November 27, 1959, Hines was appointed the second Bishop of Norwich by Pope John XXIII.[1] He received his episcopal consecration on March 17, 1960 from Archbishop Henry Joseph O'Brien, with Bishops Bernard Joseph Flanagan and John Francis Hackett serving as co-consecrators.[1] During his tenure, he led a $1 million fundraising campaign to build diocesan high schools, and established two in Middletown, Xavier for boys in 1963 and Mercy for girls in 1965.[2] He also named the first nun to head a diocesan school system in Connecticut, and established a retired priests' program.[2] He attended the Second Vatican Council from 1962 to 1965.
After fifteen years as bishop, Hines resigned on June 5, 1975.[1] He spent his retirement in Wilton, where he served as chaplain to the School Sisters of Notre Dame.[2] He later died at St. Francis Hospital, aged 77.[2]
See also[]
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Bishop Vincent Joseph Hines". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Vincent J. Hines, 77, Ex-Bishop of Norwich". The New York Times. 1990-04-25.
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- 1912 births
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- Religious leaders from New Haven, Connecticut
- Roman Catholic bishops of Norwich
- Participants in the Second Vatican Council
- World War II chaplains
- United States Army chaplains
- 20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States