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Vincent Joseph Hines (September 14, 1912 – April 23, 1990) was an American
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of the
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who served as bishop of the
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in Connecticut from 1960 to 1975.


Biography

Vincent Hines was born on September 14, 1912, in
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,
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. He was
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to the priesthood in Paris for the Archdiocese of Hartford on May 2, 1937, by Cardinal
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. He joined the US Army Chaplain Corps in 1942 and served in France after the
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; Hines received a
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.


Bishop of Norwich

On November 27, 1959, Hines was appointed the second bishop of the Diocese of Norwich by
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. He received his episcopal
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on March 17, 1960, from Archbishop Henry O'Brien, with Bishops Bernard Flanagan and John Hackett serving as
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. During his tenure, Hines led a $1 million fundraising campaign for schools in the diocese. He build
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in Middletown, Connecticut, for boys in 1963 and Mercy High School, also in Middletown, for girls in 1965. He also named the first
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to head a diocesan school system in Connecticut, and established a retirement program for priests. Hines attended the
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in Rome from 1962 to 1965."Bishop Hines Talks To Sisters About Council Schemas", ''The Catholic Transcript'', Vol. LXVII, Number 38, 14 January 1965
/ref> On June 5, 1975,
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accepted Hines' resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Norwich. He then spent his retirement serving as chaplain to the
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in Norwich. Vincent Hines died in Hartford at St. Francis Hospital and Medical Center on April 23, 1990, at age 77.


See also

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References


External links


Roman Catholic Diocese of Norwich
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hines, Vincent Joseph 1912 births 1990 deaths 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