Vincent Joseph Hines

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.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Vincent Joseph Hines
Bishop of Norwich
ChurchRoman Catholic
DioceseDiocese of Norwich
AppointedNovember 27, 1959
InstalledMarch 17, 1960
Term endedJune 5, 1975
PredecessorBernard Joseph Flanagan
SuccessorDaniel Patrick Reilly
Orders
OrdinationMay 2, 1937
by Jean Verdier
ConsecrationMarch 17, 1960
by Henry Joseph O'Brien, Bernard Joseph Flanagan, and John Francis Hackett
Personal details
Born(1912-09-14)September 14, 1912
New Haven, Connecticut, US
DiedApril 23, 1990(1990-04-23) (aged 77)
Hartford, Connecticut, US
MottoIn love and patience
Styles of
Vincent Joseph Hines
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Biography

Vincent Hines was born on September 14, 1912, in New Haven, Connecticut. He was ordained to the priesthood in Paris for the Archdiocese of Hartford on May 2, 1937, by Cardinal Jean Verdier.[1] He joined the US Army Chaplain Corps in 1942 and served in France after the Normandy invasion; Hines received a Bronze Star medal.[2]

Bishop of Norwich

On November 27, 1959, Hines was appointed the second bishop of the Diocese 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 schools in the diocese. He build Xavier High School in Middletown, Connecticut, for boys in 1963 and Mercy High School, also in Middletown, for girls in 1965.[2] He also named the first nun 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]

On June 5, 1975, Pope Paul VI accepted Hines' resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Norwich.[1] He then 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]

See also

References
  1. "Bishop Vincent Joseph Hines". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  2. "Vincent J. Hines, 77, Ex-Bishop of Norwich". The New York Times. 1990-04-25.
  3. "Bishop Hines Talks To Sisters About Council Schemas", The Catholic Transcript, Vol. LXVII, Number 38, 14 January 1965
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