[2] On June 27, 1920, Hunt was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Salt Lake by Bishop Joseph Glass in the Cathedral of the Madeleine.
[1] On August 6, 1937, Hunt was appointed the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Salt Lake City by Pope Pius XI.
[3] He received his episcopal consecration on October 28, 1937, from Archbishop John Mitty, with Bishops Robert Armstrong and Thomas Gorman serving as co-consecrators.
[1] He also invited such religious institutes as the Carmelites, Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, and Trappists to serve in Utah.
They met in secret to avoid fears of scandalizing their respective churches and spoke about community issues and tensions between their two groups.
[5] Hunt died from a heart ailment on March 31, 1960, at age 75[4] at Holy Cross Hospital in Salt Lake City.