Vincent Joseph Hines

American prelate

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Vincent Joseph Hines
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	(1912-09-14)September 14, 1912 New Haven, Connecticut, US
Died	April 23, 1990(1990-04-23) (aged 77) Hartford, Connecticut, US
Motto	In love and patience

Styles of Vincent Joseph Hines

Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
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

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]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bishop Vincent Joseph Hines". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "Vincent J. Hines, 77, Ex-Bishop of Norwich". The New York Times. 1990-04-25.
^ "Bishop Hines Talks To Sisters About Council Schemas", The Catholic Transcript, Vol. LXVII, Number 38, 14 January 1965

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bernard Joseph Flanagan	Bishop of Norwich 1960–1975	Succeeded by Daniel Patrick Reilly

Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich

Ordinaries

Bishops: Bernard Joseph Flanagan; Vincent Joseph Hines; Daniel Patrick Reilly; Daniel Anthony Hart; Michael Richard Cote

Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of Saint Patrick

Parishes: Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish, Quaker Hill; St. Joseph Parish, Rockville; St. Mary of Czestochowa Parish, Middletown; St. John Parish, Middletown; St. Sebastian Parish, Middletown

Education

College and seminary: Holy Apostles College and Seminary

Elementary schools: Sacred Heart School, Groton; Sacred Heart School, Taftville; Saint James School, Danielson; Saint John School, Old Saybrook; Saint John Paul II School, Middletown; Saint Joseph School, Baltic; Saint Joseph School, New London; Saint Joseph School, North Grosvernordale; Saint Mary-Saint Joseph School, Willimantic; Saint Michael School, Pawtucket; Saint Patrick Cathedral School, Norwich