Jerome Timothy Treacy, O.P., Death, 1973-11-02
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, 1973-11-02
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 Jerome Timothy Treacy was born on October 8, 1884, in De Smet, South Dakota, where he attended primary and secondary public schools. After studying at South Dakota Teachers College and the University of South Dakota, where he earned a Bachelor of Science degree in 1909, he entered the Dominican Order and made first profession at St. Joseph Priory, Somerset, Ohio, on January 1, 1911.
Basic philosophical and theological studies followed at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., where he was ordained to the priesthood on May 17, 1916.
Father Treacy's first assignment in 1917 was to St. Mary's Parish in New Haven, Connecticut. From 1918 he served as a missionary preacher in St. Joseph's Province until 1938 when he was stationed at St. Patrick's Parish in Columbus, Ohio, while chaplain at the Ohio State Penitentiary.
In the fall of 1941, Father Treacy joined the new Province of St. Albert the Great and was assigned to St. Pius V Community in Chicago where he continued his preaching work with the newly formed Mission Band. On August 2, 1952, he was named a Preacher General by the Master General, Father Emmanuel Suarez.
In 1956. Father Treacy was assigned to St. Vincent Ferrer Rectory in River Forest, Illinois, where he remained in retirement until the time of his death on November 2, 1973. Following services at St. Vincent Ferrer Church, he was buried 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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