Vincent Joseph Hines

Vincent Joseph Hines (September 14, 1912 – April 23, 1990) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as bishop of the Diocese of Norwich in Connecticut from 1960 to 1975.

[1] He joined the US Army Chaplain Corps in 1942 and served in France after the Normandy invasion; Hines received a Bronze Star medal.

[1] He received his episcopal consecration on March 17, 1960, from Archbishop Henry O'Brien, with Bishops Bernard Flanagan and John Hackett serving as co-consecrators.

[2] He also named the first nun to head a diocesan school system in Connecticut, and established a retirement program for priests.

[3] On June 5, 1975, Pope Paul VI accepted Hines' resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Norwich.