John Bernard Schneider, O.P., Death, 1971-11-20
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, 1971-11-20
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
Father John Bernard Schneider was born in Lansing, Michigan on August 2, 1905. He received his early education at St. Mary's parochial school in Lansing, completing high school at Sacred Heart Seminary, Detroit, with further studies at Providence College in preparation for entrance into the Dominican Order. Two of his younger brothers followed him to the Dominican priesthood.
He entered the Order at St. Rose Priory, Springfield, Kentucky and made profession there on September 9, 1926. Studies followed at River Forest, Illinois, and Washington, D.C., where he was ordained on May 20, 1932.
Over the years, Father Schneider exercised a varied apostolate: associate pastor twice at St. Dominic's in Denver; once at St. Albert's, Minneapolis, St. Vincent Ferrer, River Forest, and St. Pius, Chicago. He was pastor of Blessed Sacrament parish in Madison, Wisconsin. In all these assignments he also served as local director of the Dominican Third Order. For eight years he was Provincial Promoter of the Third Order, the Rosary Confraternity, and the Angelic Warfare.
After serving as chaplain for the Dominican Motherhouse in Sinsinawa, Wisconsin, he was assigned as chaplain at St. Elizabeth's Hospital in. Houston, Texas where he died on November 20, 1971 following open-heart surgery. Following services at Holy Rosary Church, he was buried in Houston, Texas.
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
1910 S. Ashland Ave
Chicago Illinois 60608 United States
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