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Hilary Baumann Hacker (January 10, 1913 – November 6, 1990) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Bismarck in North Dakota from 1957 to 1982.

Biography

Early life

Hilary Hacker was born on January 10, 1913, to Emil and Sophia (née Bauman) Hacker in New Ulm, Minnesota. He attended Holy Trinity High School in Winsted, Minnesota, for two years before entering Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. Hacker studied at St. Paul Seminary in St. Paul from 1932 to 1938.

Priesthood

Hacker was ordained to the priesthood for the Archdiocese of St. Paul by Archbishop John Murray on June 4, 1938. After his ordination, Hacker briefly served as an assistant pastor at Nativity Parish in St. Paul. He was then to Rome for graduate studies at the Pontifical Gregorian University, where he received a degree in canon law. Following his return to Minnesota, Hacker was appointed chancellor of the archdiocese in 1941, then became vicar general in 1945.

Bishop of Bismarck

On December 29, 1956, Hacker was appointed the fourth Bishop of Bismarck, North Dakota, by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration on February 27, 1957, from Archbishop William Brady, with Bishops Francis Schenk and James Byrne serving as co-consecrators, at the Cathedral of St. Paul. Installed as bishop on March 14, 1957, Hacker was only 44 years old at the time of his appointment and the youngest bishop to be chosen for the church in western North Dakota.

Hacker attended all four sessions of the Second Vatican Council in Rome from 1962 to 1965, and dedicated much of his tenure implementing the council's reforms, especially the Mass of Paul VI and greater participation of the laity. His tenure was also marked by high Catholic school enrollment, as well as the founding of Bishop Ryan High School and Trinity High School. He also established an annual appeal called God's Share; between 1956 and 1963, the annual collection rose from $165,000 to $225,000.

Retirement and legacy

Pope Paul II accepted Hacker's resignation as bishop of the Diocese of Bismarck on June 28, 1982. He spent his retirement at Christ the King Parish in Mandan, North Dakota and later at Emmaus Place, a retirement home for priests in Bismarck.

Hilary Hacker died on November 6, 1990, at age 77 in St. Alexius Medical Center in Bismarck. He is buried in St. Mary's Cemetery, Bismarck.

See also

• Biography
• Catholicism
• United States

References

1. ^ "Hilary B. Hacker, D.D. 1956-1982". Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck. Archived from the original on 2010-04-30. Retrieved 2009-06-29.
2. ^ "Bishop Hilary Baumann Hacker". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.

Episcopal succession

v t e Roman Catholic Diocese of Bismarck
Bishops	John Baptist Vincent de Paul Wehrle Vincent James Ryan Lambert Anthony Hoch Hilary Baumann Hacker John Francis Kinney Paul Albert Zipfel David Kagan
Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Holy Spirit Parishes St. Mary's Church, Hague St. Mary's Church, Medora Saints Peter and Paul Church, New Hradec Saints Peter and Paul Church, Strasburg Chapel Our Lady of the Annunciation Chapel
Education	Higher education University of Mary High schools Bishop Ryan High School, Minot St. Mary's Central High School, Bismarck Trinity High School, Dickinson
Priests	Sylvester William Treinen Austin Anthony Vetter
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Ordinaries	Bishops Joseph Crétin Thomas Grace Archbishops John Ireland Austin Dowling John Gregory Murray William O. Brady Leo Binz John Roach Harry Joseph Flynn John Clayton Nienstedt Bernard Hebda Coadjutor archbishop Leo Christopher Byrne
Auxiliary bishops	John Jeremiah Lawler James J. Byrne Leonard Philip Cowley Gerald Francis O'Keefe James P. Shannon John Roach Raymond Alphonse Lucker Paul Vincent Dudley John Francis Kinney William Henry Bullock James Richard Ham Robert James Carlson Joseph Charron Lawrence Welsh Frederick F. Campbell Richard Pates Lee A. Piché Andrew H. Cozzens Joseph Andrew Williams Michael Izen Kevin Kenney
Churches	Cathedrals Cathedral of Saint Paul Basilica of Saint Mary Former cathedrals First Second Third Parishes Guardian Angels Church, Chaska St. Peter's Church, Mendota Our Lady of Lourdes Church, Minneapolis Church of St. Stephen, Minneapolis Church of St. Wenceslaus, New Prague Church of St. Mark, Saint Paul Church of St. Mary, New Trier Church of St. Michael, St. Michael Church of the Assumption, St. Paul Church of St. Agnes, St. Paul Church of St. Bernard, St. Paul Church of St. Casimir, St. Paul St. Mary's Church of the Purification, Marystown Church of the Annunciation, Webster Township Church of the Most Holy Trinity, Wheatland Township Historic Church of St. Hubertus, Chanhassen Chapel Our Lady of Victory Chapel
Education	Higher education St. Catherine University University of St. Thomas Seminaries Saint John Vianney College Seminary Saint Paul Seminary Nazareth Hall Preparatory Seminary (defunct) High schools Academy of Holy Angels, Richfield Benilde-St. Margaret's, St. Louis Park Bethlehem Academy, Faribault Chesterton Academy, Edina Convent of the Visitation, Mendota Heights Cretin-Derham Hall, St. Paul Cristo Rey Jesuit High School, Minneapolis DeLaSalle High School, Minneapolis Hill-Murray School, Maplewood Holy Family Catholic High School, Victoria Providence Academy, Plymouth Saint Agnes School, St. Paul Saint Thomas Academy, Mendota Heights Totino-Grace High School, Fridley
Priests	Joseph Francis Busch Peter F. Christensen Alexander Christie Jozef Cieminski James Louis Connolly Timothy J. Corbett Donald DeGrood James Albert Duffy Hilary Baumann Hacker Patrick Richard Heffron Patrick J. Hessian Michael Joncas James Keane Kevin Kenney John M. LeVoir James McGolrick Francis Missia Thomas O'Gorman Augustin Ravoux James Michael Reardon James O'Reilly Jakub W.J. Pacholski John A. Ryan Patrick J. Ryan Francis Joseph Schenk Alphonse James Schladweiler John Shanley Paul Sirba John Stariha Tim Vakoc Thomas Anthony Welch
Cemeteries	Calvary Cemetery Resurrection Cemetery
Other	The Catholic Spirit Ninth National Eucharistic Congress
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• Pontifical Gregorian University alumni
• Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis
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• Participants in the Second Vatican Council
• 1990 deaths
• Religious leaders from Minnesota
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