Father Jerome Timothy Treacy was born on October 8, 1884, in De Smet, South Dakota, where he attended primary and secondary public schools. After studying at South Dakota Teachers College and the University of South Dakota, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in 1909, he entered the Dominican Order and made first profession at St. Joseph Priory, Somerset, Ohio, on January 1, 1911. Basic philosophical and theological studies followed at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., where he was ordained to the priesthood on May 17, 1916.
Father Treacy's first assignment in 1917, was to St. Mary's parish in New Haven, Connecticut. From 1918, he served as a missionary preacher in St. Joseph's Province until 1938, when he was stationed at St. Patrick's parish in Columbus, Ohio, while chaplain at the Ohio State Penitentiary.
In the fall of 1941, Father Treacy joined the new Province of St. Albert the Great and was assigned to St. Pius V community in Chicago where he continued his preaching work with the newly formed Mission Band. On August 2, 1952, he was named a Preacher General by the Master General, Father Emmanuel Suarez.
In 1956, Father Treacy was assigned to St. Vincent Ferrer rectory in River Forest, Illinois, where he remained in retirement until the time of his death on November 2, 1973. Following services at St. Vincent Ferrer church, he was buried in All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois.
Father Treacy's first assignment in 1917, was to St. Mary's parish in New Haven, Connecticut. From 1918, he served as a missionary preacher in St. Joseph's Province until 1938, when he was stationed at St. Patrick's parish in Columbus, Ohio, while chaplain at the Ohio State Penitentiary.
In the fall of 1941, Father Treacy joined the new Province of St. Albert the Great and was assigned to St. Pius V community in Chicago where he continued his preaching work with the newly formed Mission Band. On August 2, 1952, he was named a Preacher General by the Master General, Father Emmanuel Suarez.
In 1956, Father Treacy was assigned to St. Vincent Ferrer rectory in River Forest, Illinois, where he remained in retirement until the time of his death on November 2, 1973. Following services at St. Vincent Ferrer church, he was buried in All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois.
Father Jerome Timothy Treacy was born on October 8, 1884, in De Smet, South Dakota, where he attended primary and secondary public schools. After studying at South Dakota Teachers College and the University of South Dakota, where he earned a bachelor of science degree in 1909, he entered the Dominican Order and made first profession at St. Joseph Priory, Somerset, Ohio, on January 1, 1911. Basic philosophical and theological studies followed at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C., where he was ordained to the priesthood on May 17, 1916.
Father Treacy's first assignment in 1917, was to St. Mary's parish in New Haven, Connecticut. From 1918, he served as a missionary preacher in St. Joseph's Province until 1938, when he was stationed at St. Patrick's parish in Columbus, Ohio, while chaplain at the Ohio State Penitentiary.
In the fall of 1941, Father Treacy joined the new Province of St. Albert the Great and was assigned to St. Pius V community in Chicago where he continued his preaching work with the newly formed Mission Band. On August 2, 1952, he was named a Preacher General by the Master General, Father Emmanuel Suarez.
In 1956, Father Treacy was assigned to St. Vincent Ferrer rectory in River Forest, Illinois, where he remained in retirement until the time of his death on November 2, 1973. Following services at St. Vincent Ferrer church, he was buried in All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois.
Father Treacy's first assignment in 1917, was to St. Mary's parish in New Haven, Connecticut. From 1918, he served as a missionary preacher in St. Joseph's Province until 1938, when he was stationed at St. Patrick's parish in Columbus, Ohio, while chaplain at the Ohio State Penitentiary.
In the fall of 1941, Father Treacy joined the new Province of St. Albert the Great and was assigned to St. Pius V community in Chicago where he continued his preaching work with the newly formed Mission Band. On August 2, 1952, he was named a Preacher General by the Master General, Father Emmanuel Suarez.
In 1956, Father Treacy was assigned to St. Vincent Ferrer rectory in River Forest, Illinois, where he remained in retirement until the time of his death on November 2, 1973. Following services at St. Vincent Ferrer church, he was buried in All Saints Cemetery, Des Plaines, Illinois.
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