Vincent Harold Champine, O.P., Death, 2007-12-13
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, 2007-12-13
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
Harold Champine was born on August 12, 1926 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan. He entered the Order as a Cooperator Brother on May 1, 1949 and was given the name Vincent. After completing his postulancy and novitiate he made his profession on August 4, 1951, the feast of Saint Dominic at the Priory of Saint Thomas Aquinas in River Forest, Illinois. He was immediately sent to Saint Anthony of Padua Priory in New Orleans, Louisiana, where he did maintenance and administrative work. In 1957, he was assigned to Saint Peter M arty r Priory in Winona, Minnesota in response to a directive of the Master of the
Order that all Cooperator Brothers in simple vows had to live in houses of format ion.
After making his solemn profession, Brother Vincent was sent to the Aquinas Newman Center in Albuquerque, New Mexico to take charge of the financial administration of the Center and the religious community. He was gifted in financial matters. This gift would be recognized by the Provincial in 1962, when he was appointed the Business Manager for Dominican Life magazine and the Assistant Director for the Society for Vocational Support. In addition, he was the accountant for Saint Pius V Paris h in Chicago.
In 1974, he moved with a small group of friars to Rockford, Illinois, where he work as the Associate Director and Administrator of the Silva Mind Control Center. When this project ended, he moved to Saint Albert the Great Priory in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Again, his administrative gifts were utilized when he was appointed by the Archbishop of St. Paul- Minneapolis as Delegate for Marriage Dispensations, Ecclesiastical Notary and Defender of the Bond.
Health problems began to plague Brother Vincent and he was unable to continue his work for the Archdiocese. He took on household duties, such as, shopping for the community's food. Cancer was discovered and Brother's final days were spent with the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne in Minneapolis where he received hospice care. He died on December 13, 2007. The Mass of Christian Burial was celebrated at Saint Albert the Great Church and he was interred in the Dominican plot at Saint Mary's Cemetery, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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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