John Peter Houlihan, O.P., Death, 1968-06-14
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 contain 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 Collection are moved to 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, 1968-06-14
Conditions Governing Access
Requires explicit permission from Provincial to access any records. Contact the Archivist for more information.
For comprehensive lists and records of individuals who left the order or transferred to other provinces, researchers must contact the archivist. Access to such materials may be restricted and is subject to privacy considerations and organizational policy.
Conditions Governing Use
Can only be accessed upon written permission of the Provincial. Contact the Archivist for further details.
Biographical / Historical
Born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on April 2, 1916, he received his elementary education in Ascension parochial school, graduated from De La Salle High School, in his native city, and received the A.B. degree from Providence College in 1940. He entered the Order at the Dominican House of Studies, River Forest, Illinois, which was then the novitiate for the newly erected Province of St. Albert the Great. He made profession there on August 5, 1941, and there made all his studies in the Order. He was ordained also at the House of Studies on
June 5, 1947, and in the Fall of the following year he was assigned to St. Dominic's in Denver, Colorado, as assistant in the parish.
In the expectation that the Province would have a mission in Japan, he was in 1951 sent to the Institute of St. Thomas in Kyoto where he devoted himself assiduously to language studies. He was recalled in 1955 and assigned as assistant in the parish of St. Pius in Chicago. In the following year he went to the mission of the Province in Bolivia where he taught in the seminary at La Paz for five years. In 1961 he was transferred to Cochabamba
where he became moderator of Catholic Action in high schools of the city.
Returning to the United States because of illness in 1966, he died of cancer in Minneapolis, June 14, 1968, and was interred in the community cemetery of St. Peter Martyr Priory, Winona, Minn.
Extent
From the Collection: 100 Linear Feet (30 File Cabinets )
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
1910 S. Ashland Ave
Chicago Illinois 60608 United States
3122430011
archivist@opcentral.org