Pierre DuMaine
Roland Pierre DuMaine (born August 2, 1931 in Paducah - † June 13, 2019 ) was an American clergyman and Roman Catholic bishop of San Jose, California .
Life
Pierre DuMaine studied philosophy and theology at St. Joseph College in Mountain View , California and St. Patrick Seminary in Menlo Park , California. On June 15, 1957, he was ordained priestly for the Archdiocese of San Francisco in St. Mary's Cathedral in San Francisco . At the Catholic University of America he received his doctorate in education, where he worked as an assistant professor until 1963. From 1963 to 1965 he was a teacher at Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo . He then headed the schools in the Archdiocese of San Francisco until 1978. In 1972 he was appointed Pontifical Honorary Prelate ( Monsignor ).
Pope Paul VI appointed him on April 24, 1978 titular bishop of Sarda and auxiliary bishop in San Francisco. He received his episcopal ordination on June 29th of the same year by the Archbishop of San Francisco, John Raphael Quinn ; Co-consecrators were Joseph Thomas McGucken , Senior Archbishop of San Francisco, and William Joseph McDonald , Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco. He was the founding director of the Catholic Television Network in Menlo Park from 1978 to 1981 .
On January 27, 1981, Pope John Paul II appointed him first bishop of the diocese of San Jose in California, which was established on the same date . He was inducted into office on March 18 of the same year.
On November 27, 1999, John Paul II accepted his early resignation. He was involved in the episcopal committees for science, basic values of human society and women in society and the church. He taught religious studies at Stanford University and Santa Clara University , where he was appointed Presidential Professor .
Web links
- Entry on Pierre DuMaine on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Short biography (with photo) , homepage of the Diocese of San Jose in California, accessed April 6, 2014
| predecessor | Office | successor |
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Bishop of San Jose in California 1981–1999 |
Patrick Joseph McGrath |
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | DuMaine, Pierre |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | DuMaine, Roland Pierre (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of San Jose in California |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 2, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paducah |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 13, 2019 |