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Vincent John Baldwin (July 13, 1907 – September 16, 1979) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Rockville Centre from 1962 until his death in 1979.

Biography

Vincent Baldwin was born in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn, New York, to John O. and Josepha (née Haefelei) Baldwin. He attended parochial schools in Brooklyn, and graduated from Cathedral College in 1926. He attended Immaculate Conception Seminary in Huntington, New York before studying at the Almo Collegio Capranica in Rome, where he earned a doctorate in theology. He was ordained to the priesthood in Rome on July 26, 1931.

Following his return to Brooklyn, Baldwin served as a curate at Holy Name of Jesus Church until 1943, when he became a member of the diocesan matrimonial tribunal. He served as secretary of the tribunal (1944–49) and vice-chancellor of the Diocese of Brooklyn (1949–53). In addition to his pastoral duties, he was a judge of the matrimonial tribunal from 1954 to 1957. He served as pastor of St. Boniface Martyr Church in Sea Cliff (1953–56) and of St. Aloysius Church in Great Neck (1956–60). He became vicar general of the Diocese of Rockville Centre in 1957, and was later named a papal chamberlain (1948) and domestic prelate (1959). He became pastor of St. Joseph Church in Garden City in 1960.

On June 4, 1962, Baldwin was appointed auxiliary bishop of Rockville Centre and titular bishop of Bencenna by Pope John XXIII. He received his episcopal consecration on the following July 26 from Bishop Walter P. Kellenberg, with Bishops James Griffiths and Charles Richard Mulrooney serving as co-consecrators, at St. Agnes Cathedral. As an auxiliary bishop, he continued to serve as vicar general of the diocese and pastor of St. Joseph Church. He attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council in Rome between 1962 and 1965.

Baldwin died at Good Samaritan Hospital in West Islip, at age 72.

References

1. ^ "CATHOLIC BISHOP ELEVATED ON L.I.; Baldwin Made Auxiliary in Rockville Centre". The New York Times. 1962-07-27.
2. ^ Ennis, Thomas W. (1979-09-18). "The Most Rev. Vincent J. Baldwin". The New York Times.
3. ^ "Bishop Vincent John Baldwin". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

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Bishops	Ordinaries Walter P. Kellenberg John R. McGann James T. McHugh William F. Murphy John Barres Present auxiliaries Robert J. Coyle Luis Miguel Romero Fernández Andrzej Jerzy Zglejszewski Former auxiliaries Vincent John Baldwin Robert J. Brennan James Joseph Daly John Charles Dunne Richard Henning Peter Anthony Libasci Alfred John Markiewicz Nelson J. Pérez Gerald Augustine John Ryan Paul Henry Walsh
Churches	Cathedral St. Agnes Cathedral Basilica Basilica of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary, Southampton Parishes St. Dominic Roman Catholic Church, Oyster Bay
Education	Diocesan high schools Holy Trinity Diocesan High School, Hicksville Bishop McGann-Mercy Diocesan High School, Riverhead St. John the Baptist Diocesan High School, West Islip Private high schools Chaminade High School, Mineola Kellenberg Memorial High School, Uniondale Our Lady of Mercy Academy, Syosset Sacred Heart Academy, Hempstead St. Anthony's High School, South Huntington St. Dominic High School, Oyster Bay St. Mary's High School, Manhasset Closed Academy of Saint Joseph, Brentwood St. Pius X Preparatory Seminary, Uniondale Seminary of the Immaculate Conception
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