John Dubois

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Bishop John DuBois (August 24, 1764 - December 20, 1842) was the third bishop of the Roman Catholic diocese of New York.^[1] He was the first presiding bishop to reside in the diocese.

He was ordained a priest on September 28, 1787 and ordained a bishop on October 29, 1826.

In 1808 He founded Mount St. Mary's University in Emmitsburg, MD.

Rev. John DuBois served the diocese of New York as bishop from October 29, 1826 until his death on December 20, 1842. He is interred in the crypt under the altar of St. Patrick's Cathedral.

In 1837 he traveled to Salina near Syracuse, to perform the marriage even Silas Titus and Eliza McCarthy, daughter of Thomas McCarthy (nominated first Mayor of Syracuse, New York) and brother of Dennis McCarthy (congressman). The marriage certificate became the first catholic record in Onondaga County. John McCloskey, later to become the first Archbishop of New York to be created cardinal, accompanied Bishop Dubois to Salina as a sherpa.^[2]

According to a book entitled John Dubois: Founding Father by Rev Richard Shaw (US Catholic Historical Society, 1983), Bishop Dubois is buried under the sidewalk at the entrance to Old St. Patrick's Cathedral on Mott Street. He provides pictures which show a plaque at the entrance to the old church.

Preceded by John Connolly	Bishop of New York 1826-1842	Succeeded by John Hughes

v • d • e Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of New York

R. Luke Concanen • John Connolly • John Dubois • John Hughes • John McCloskey • Michael Corrigan • John Farley • Patrick Hayes • Francis Spellman • Terence Cooke • John O'Connor • Edward Egan