Francis Luke Schneider, O.P., Death, 1976-01-21
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, 1976-01-21
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 Francis Luke Schneider died Wednesday, January 21, 1976, in St. Mary's Rogers Memorial Hospital in Rogers, Arkansas, as a result of severe multiple injuries received in an automobile crash on January
2. Following services at St. Vincent de Paul Church in Rogers, he was buried in the Dominican plot in Houston, Texas.
Francis Peter Schneider was born in Lansing, Michigan, on November 3, 1910. He attended St. Mary's parochial school in Lansing
and completed his high school studies at Sacred Heart Preparatory Seminary in Detroit. After two years at Providence College, he followed his older brothers, Bernard and Gabriel, to the Dominican Order and made his novitiate at St. Rose Priory, Springfield, Kentucky, where he was professed on August 16, 1931. Philosophical studies followed at the Dominican House of Studies in River Forest, Illinois, and theological studies at St. Joseph Priory in Somerset, Ohio, and the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., where he was ordained on June 11, 1937. He completed post-ordination studies while on sick leave at St. Rose Priory in Kentucky.
Father Schneider's first assignment was to St. Margaret Parish in Boyce, Louisiana. In 1941, he was sent to St. Pius V Parish in Chicago, Illinois, as an associate until 1943 when he was named to the parish staff at St. Anthony of Padua in New Orleans, Louisiana. From 1953 to 1954, he served as pastor of Holy Spirit Parish in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1954, he was sent as an associate to Mater Dolorosa Parish in Independence, Louisiana, and remained there until 1958 when he was stationed at Blessed Martin Mission in Amarillo,
Texas, while chaplain at St. Anthony's Hospital in Amarillo. In 1962, he was named chaplain at St. Mary's Rogers Memorial Hospital in Rogers, Arkansas, where he served until the time of his death.
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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