Vincent Joseph Hines
Vincent Joseph Hines | |
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| Bishop of Norwich | |
| Church | Roman Catholic |
| Diocese | Diocese of 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 |
| Died | April 23, 1990 (aged 77) |
| 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 the Diocese of Norwich in Connecticut from 1960 to 1975.
Biography
[edit]Vincent Hines was born on September 14, 1912, in New Haven, Connecticut. He was ordained to the priesthood at the Saint Sulpice Seminary in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France, for the Archdiocese of Hartford on May 2, 1937, by Cardinal Jean Verdier.[1] After the American entry into World War II in 1941, Hines joined the US Army Chaplain Corps in 1942. He served in France after the 1944 Normandy invasion; Hines received a Bronze Star medal.[2]
Bishop of Norwich
[edit]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 O'Brien, with Bishops Bernard Flanagan and John Hackett serving as co-consecrators.[1]
During his tenure, Hines led a $1 million fundraising campaign for the diocesan schools. He built Xavier High School for boys in Middletown, Connecticut, in 1963 and Mercy High School for girls, also in Middletown, in 1965.[2] Hines also named the first religious sister to head a diocesan school system in Connecticut, and established a retirement program for priests.[2] Hines attended the Second Vatican Council in Rome from 1962 to 1965.[3]
Retirement and death
[edit]On June 5, 1975, Pope Paul VI accepted Hines' resignation as bishop of Norwich.[1] He spent his retirement serving as chaplain to the School Sisters of Notre Dame in Norwich.[2] Vincent Hines died in Hartford at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center on April 23, 1990, at age 77.[2]
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