Joseph Joachim Hagan, O.P., Death, 1986-12-29
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, 1986-12-29
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
Joseph Peake Hagan was born in New Haven, Kentucky, on February 12, 1915, the youngest of the three sons of John and Mary Peake Hagan. He attended St. Louis Bertrand Grammar School and spent one year at Male High School, both in Louisville, Kentucky. He then completed his high school education at Aquinas High in Columbus, Ohio, followed by two years at Providence College, Providence, Rhode Island.
On August 15, 1935, he entered the Dominican Order at St. Rose Priory in Springfield, Kentucky, receiving the habit and the religious name of Joachim. A year and a day later, he professed simple vows there, then went to the Dominican House of Studies in River Forest, Illinois, for philosophical and theological studies. His ordination to the priesthood took place on June 11, 1942.
Following the completion of his theological studies in 1943, he began his ministry as an associate pastor at St. Albert the Great Parish. In August of 1945 he was assigned as chaplain at Trinity High School and professor at the House of Studies in River Forest as well as professor of philosophy at DePaul University in Chicago. The next year he was sent to Rome to continue studies in canon law at the Angelicum. He was awarded the J.C.D. degree in 1949.
Upon his return to the States, he served as professor at the Dominican House of Studies in River Forest and at Mundelein College, Chicago, as well as magister spiritus sacerdotum and Defensor Vinculi in the Archdiocesan Tribunal. From 1951 to 1965, he lived at St. Rose Priory in Dubuque, Iowa, and served as professor of canon law and magister spiritus at Aquinas Institute and as Defensor Vinculi in the Dubuque Diocesan Tribunal. In 1961, at the request of Archbishop Binz of Dubuque, he was awarded the S.T.M. by the Master of the Order, Father Michael Browne, O.P.
Following a heart attack in 1965, his doctor advised him to end his dual career in teaching and Tribunal work. During his convalescence, from 1965 to 1967, he updated his Scripture and theology, and then resumed teaching duties at Aquinas Institute. Because of the need to care for an elderly aunt, Father Hagan moved to Louisville in 1969, and worked
as an associate pastor, substituting for staff members at St. Louis Bertrand and Blessed Sacrament Parishes as well as for hospital chaplains there. In addition, he added an apostolate of visiting several shut-ins a day throughout the city.
In 1980, following his aunt's death, Father Hagan moved to the Priory of St. Dominic and St. Thomas in River Forest, Illinois. For the next several years he assisted in parish ministry on a limited basis. After a short illness, he died on December 29, 1986. A Mass of the Resurrection was celebrated on December 31, 1986, followed by burial in the St. Rose Priory Cemetery at Springfield, Kentucky.
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
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