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Howard Hubbard
Howard James Hubbard (October 31, 1938 – August 19, 2023) was a Roman Catholic prelate from the U.S. state of New York who served as bishop of The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany from 1977 to 2014.
A Troy, New York native, Hubbard was ordained as a priest in 1963. He founded a drug rehabilitation center and a crisis intervention center, worked as a "street priest" in Albany's South End, and served as vicar general of The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany. In 1977, Hubbard was appointed and consecrated as bishop of Albany. He was the youngest Catholic bishop in the United States at that time and was dubbed "the boy bishop." Hubbard chaired the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee for International Justice and Peace and served on the Subcommittees on the Catholic Campaign for Human Development and the Church in Africa. He was appointed by Pope John Paul II to the Vatican's Secretariat for Non-Christians (later known as the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue). Known as a liberal bishop, Hubbard was a supporter of the ecumenical movement; he also led an organization called New Yorkers Against the Death Penalty. Hubbard was criticized for his handling of the clergy sex abuse crisis; in 2013, he apologized for his shortcomings and lack of transparency in this regard.
In 2004, Hubbard was accused of having engaged in homosexual activity with adult males. He denied the accusations, and an external investigation led by a former U.S. attorney found no credible evidence to support them. After the Child Victims Act was signed into law in New York in 2019, multiple plaintiffs filed lawsuits alleging that Hubbard had engaged in child sexual abuse. Hubbard denied the allegations and took a voluntary leave of absence from public ministry. In 2022, Hubbard petitioned the Vatican for laicization; his request was not granted. He married a woman in a civil ceremony shortly before his death in 2023.
Howard Hubbard was born on October 31, 1938, in Troy, New York to Howard and Elizabeth Hubbard. He attended St. Patrick's School and La Salle Institute in Troy, and also attended Mater Christi Seminary. He furthered his studies at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York, obtaining a Bachelor of Philosophy degree.
Hubbard later went to Rome to study at the Pontifical Gregorian University, where he received a Licentiate in Sacred Theology. Hubbard later engaged in graduate study in social services at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
While in Rome, Hubbard was ordained to the priesthood at the Church of St. Ignatius in Rome for the Diocese of Albany by Archbishop Martin John O'Connor on December 18, 1963.After his ordination, the diocese assigned Hubbard as associate pastor of St. Joseph's Parish in Schenectady, New York, and at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Parish in Albany, New York. Hubbard also founded Hope House, a drug rehabilitation center, and Providence House, a crisis intervention center, both in Albany. He also served as a "street priest" in Albany's South End. Bishop Edwin Broderick named Hubbard as his vicar general in 1976.
On February 2, 1977, Hubbard was appointed bishop of Albany by Pope Paul VI. He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Terence James Cooke at Siena College in Loudonville, New York on March 27, 1977. Hubbard was the youngest bishop in the country at the time, and was dubbed "the boy bishop."
Hubbard served as chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee for International Justice and Peace and on the Subcommittees on the Catholic Campaign for Human Development and the Church in Africa. He was also a member of other national bishops’ committees, including the Committees on Human Values, Marriage and the Family, Communication, Laity and North American College.
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Howard Hubbard
Howard James Hubbard (October 31, 1938 – August 19, 2023) was a Roman Catholic prelate from the U.S. state of New York who served as bishop of The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany from 1977 to 2014.
A Troy, New York native, Hubbard was ordained as a priest in 1963. He founded a drug rehabilitation center and a crisis intervention center, worked as a "street priest" in Albany's South End, and served as vicar general of The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany. In 1977, Hubbard was appointed and consecrated as bishop of Albany. He was the youngest Catholic bishop in the United States at that time and was dubbed "the boy bishop." Hubbard chaired the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee for International Justice and Peace and served on the Subcommittees on the Catholic Campaign for Human Development and the Church in Africa. He was appointed by Pope John Paul II to the Vatican's Secretariat for Non-Christians (later known as the Pontifical Council for Interreligious Dialogue). Known as a liberal bishop, Hubbard was a supporter of the ecumenical movement; he also led an organization called New Yorkers Against the Death Penalty. Hubbard was criticized for his handling of the clergy sex abuse crisis; in 2013, he apologized for his shortcomings and lack of transparency in this regard.
In 2004, Hubbard was accused of having engaged in homosexual activity with adult males. He denied the accusations, and an external investigation led by a former U.S. attorney found no credible evidence to support them. After the Child Victims Act was signed into law in New York in 2019, multiple plaintiffs filed lawsuits alleging that Hubbard had engaged in child sexual abuse. Hubbard denied the allegations and took a voluntary leave of absence from public ministry. In 2022, Hubbard petitioned the Vatican for laicization; his request was not granted. He married a woman in a civil ceremony shortly before his death in 2023.
Howard Hubbard was born on October 31, 1938, in Troy, New York to Howard and Elizabeth Hubbard. He attended St. Patrick's School and La Salle Institute in Troy, and also attended Mater Christi Seminary. He furthered his studies at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers, New York, obtaining a Bachelor of Philosophy degree.
Hubbard later went to Rome to study at the Pontifical Gregorian University, where he received a Licentiate in Sacred Theology. Hubbard later engaged in graduate study in social services at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.
While in Rome, Hubbard was ordained to the priesthood at the Church of St. Ignatius in Rome for the Diocese of Albany by Archbishop Martin John O'Connor on December 18, 1963.After his ordination, the diocese assigned Hubbard as associate pastor of St. Joseph's Parish in Schenectady, New York, and at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Parish in Albany, New York. Hubbard also founded Hope House, a drug rehabilitation center, and Providence House, a crisis intervention center, both in Albany. He also served as a "street priest" in Albany's South End. Bishop Edwin Broderick named Hubbard as his vicar general in 1976.
On February 2, 1977, Hubbard was appointed bishop of Albany by Pope Paul VI. He received his episcopal consecration from Cardinal Terence James Cooke at Siena College in Loudonville, New York on March 27, 1977. Hubbard was the youngest bishop in the country at the time, and was dubbed "the boy bishop."
Hubbard served as chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee for International Justice and Peace and on the Subcommittees on the Catholic Campaign for Human Development and the Church in Africa. He was also a member of other national bishops’ committees, including the Committees on Human Values, Marriage and the Family, Communication, Laity and North American College.