Rose Angela Horan

Mother Rose Angela Horan, S.P., (June 13, 1895 – August 19, 1985) was the Superior General of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana, from 1960–1966. During her term, she supervised the division of the Congregation into separate regions as well as provinces. She expanded the ministries of the Sisters of Providence through Providence Retirement Home, opened in New Albany, Indiana, in 1962. Horan also oversaw the construction of Guerin High School in River Grove, Illinois, and sent Sisters of Providence to minister in Arequipa, Peru.

Mother Rose Angela Horan, S.P.
Born	Mary Cecilia Horan June 13, 1895
Died	August 19, 1985 (aged 90) Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana
Burial place	Sisters of Providence Convent Cemetery, Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana
Nationality	United States
Alma mater	Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College, Indiana State Teachers College
Title	General Superior of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
Predecessor	Mother Gertrude Clare Owens, S.P.
Successor	Mother Mary Pius Regnier, S.P.
Parent(s)	Mary (Farrell) and Michael Horan

Born Mary Cecilia Horan in 1895 to Mary Farrell and Michael Horan, she entered the Sisters of Providence on September 6, 1913, at the age of 18. Taking the religious name of Sister Rose Angela, she professed first vows on August 15, 1916, and final vows on the same date in 1924. After earning a bachelor's degree from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College and a Masters from Indiana State Teachers College, Horan spent many years teaching English and Latin in Illinois and Indiana. She was later awarded an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Indiana State University.

A scholar, philosopher, and poet, Horan gave a talk on the "Philosophy of Aging" during the Sisters of Providence National Congress of 1973. She also wrote numerous poems, prose, and papers for the private use of her religious community.

Works

• The Story of Old St. John's: A Parish Rooted in Pioneer Indianapolis (1971)

References

• "Providence Srs.' former superior dies". Criterion. Indianapolis: Archdiocese of Indianapolis. August 30, 1985.

• Logan, Eugenia (1978). History of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods: Volume II. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana: Sisters of Providence.

• Sisters of Providence. "Mother Rose Angela Horan". Retrieved December 22, 2009.

• Trainer, Desirée (1985). "Love for family, SP community characterizes Mother Rose Angela, 11th superior general". Community. Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana: Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods. 1985 (Sept/Oct).