Vincent Reginald Hughes, O.P., Death, 1965-10-30
Scope and Contents
This collection contains personal materials relating to friars after they have left the order, passed away, or transferred to another province. Each friar's file contents are mostly limited to their novitiate records, canonical assignments, historically important correspondence, and a small number of personal items if desired upon their passing. Within the broader collection, each Friar is sorted as a series.
Friars with particuarly substantial historically important papers or items outside of the scope of the Personal Files are placed within a dedicated collection under their name.
This collection is a work in progress and any use of these files requires the explicit permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist to discuss access or inquire about friars that may not been cataloged yet.
Dates
- Creation: Death, 1965-10-30
Conditions Governing Access
Requires explicit permission from Provincial to access any records. Contact the Archivist for more information.
Conditions Governing Use
Can only be accessed upon written permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist for further details.
Biographical / Historical
Younger brother of Father Leo Edward Hughes, he was born in Boston on August 13, 1898. He made his elementary and preparatory studies in his native city and followed his brother into the Order. He received the habit at St. Joseph s Priory Somerset, Ohio, and there made profession on September 16, 1917. He pursued his studies in the Order at the Dominican House of Studies, Washington where he was ordained on June 14, 1923 in St. Dominic's Church.
Being a gifted and responsive student, he early manifested interest in the history of the Church in America and the role our Order played in its development. His specialized studies at the Catholic University of America were completed in the University of Fribourg, Switzerland, where he merited the doctorate in philosophy.
Assigned in 1926 to the recently established branch of the Studium Generale of St. Joseph's Province in River Forest, Illinois, Father Hughes began a career in teaching to which he was principally devoted for the remainder of his life. In recognition of these services, the Master General, Father Suarez, conferred on him the Master's degree in Sacred Theology.
His qualities of mind and heart gave him a versatility and adaptability that enabled him to undertake with confidence and discharge with competence various offices and responsibilities in the Order. In addition to his teaching in the Studium at River Forest he was Chaplain at Trinity High School, professor al o at Rosary College and at DePaul University.
With the erection of the Province of St. Albert the Great, he transfiliated to the new Province. He was successively appointed Subprior at Holy Rosary Minneapolis, superior and pastor of St. Dominic s, Denver, Colorado professor at Loras College, Dubuque, and director also of the Loras students who were candidates for entrance into the Order. When the Novitiate was transferred to the new Priory of St. Peter Martyr, Winona, Minnesota, he was appointed its first Prior. Subsequently he taught in Siena Heights College Adrian Michigan, Our Lady of the Plains, Dodge City, Kansas, and served as Chaplain and professor in St. Dominic's College, St. Charles, Illinois. There he died rather suddenly on October 30, 1965, and his body was interred in the Dominican plot in All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois.
Extent
From the Collection: 1 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
From the Collection: Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Archives of the Province of St. Albert the Great, U.S.A. Repository
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Chicago Illinois 60608 United States
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