John Dubois
His Excellency John Dubois | |
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| Bishop of New York | |
Third Bishop of New York | |
| See | Diocese of New York |
| Term ended | December 20, 1842 |
| Predecessor | John Connolly, O.P. |
| Successor | John Hughes |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | September 28, 1787 by Antoine-Eléonore-Léon Le Clerc de Juigné |
| Consecration | October 29, 1826 by Ambrose Maréchal, S.S. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 24, 1764 |
| Died | December 20, 1842 (aged 78) New York, New York, United States |
| Buried | Old St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, New York, United States |
| Signature | |
John Dubois (French: Jean Dubois) (August 24, 1764 – December 20, 1842) was a French-born Catholic prelate who served as Bishop of New York from 1826 until his death in 1842.
Dubois was the first Bishop of New York who was not Irish-born and, as of 2024, remains the only bishop or archbishop of New York of non-Irish ancestry.