Vincent Stanislaus Waters

The Most Reverend Vincent Stanislaus Waters
Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh
Diocese	Roman Catholic Diocese of Raleigh
See	Atlanta
Installed	March 15, 1945
Term ended	December 3, 1974
Predecessor	Eugene J. McGuinness
Successor	Francis Joseph Gossman
Other posts	Chancellor of the Diocese of Richmond
Orders
Ordination	December 8, 1931
Consecration	May 15, 1945
Personal details
Birth name	Vincent Stanislaus Waters
Born	August 15, 1904 Roanoke, Virginia
Died	December 3, 1974 Raleigh, North Carolina
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Alma mater	Belmont Abbey College

Vincent Stanislaus Waters (August 15, 1904—December 3, 1974) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina from 1945 until his death in 1974.

Vincent Waters was born in Roanoke, Virginia, to Michael Bernard and Mary Frances (née Crowley) Waters. He attended Belmont Abbey College in North Carolina from 1920 to 1925, and then went to Maryland and studied at St. Charles College in Ellicott City (1925-1926) and St. Mary's Seminary in Baltimore (1926-1928). He furthered his studies at the Pontifical North American College in Rome.

Waters was ordained to the priesthood on December 8, 1931. Following his return to Virginia in 1932, he served as a curate at Holy Cross Church in Lynchburg until 1936, when he was transferred to Sacred Heart Cathedral in Richmond. He was chancellor of the Diocese of Richmond from 1936 to 1943, and director of the Diocesan Mission Fathers from 1943 to 1945.