April 6, 2018 at 1:53 p.m.
THROUGH THE YEARS
Timeline of Bishop Hubbard's ministry
1940s-'50s: attended St. Patrick's School and LaSalle Institute, Troy
1956: entered seminary; attended Mater Christi Minor Seminary and St. Joseph's, Dunwoodie; post-graduate studies at Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. (school of social service)
1963: ordained a priest Dec. 18 at Church of St. Ignatius, Rome, Italy
1964-'77: parish, inner-city and diocesan assignments: associate pastor at St. Joseph's, Schenectady, and Cathedral, Albany; chaplain for Kenwood Convent of the Sacred Heart, Albany; assistant director for Catholic Charities, Schenectady; director of Providence House, Albany; co-founder of Hope House, Albany; involved in creation of LIVCORP hostels for mentally handicapped; coordinator of Urban Apostolate, Albany; chair of diocesan Commission for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs and Priests' Personnel Board; director of Office of Pastoral Planning; diocesan consultor; diocesan vicar general; administrator of Diocese
1977: appointed Bishop of Albany Feb. 1 by Pope Paul VI (first native of Albany Diocese to serve as its Bishop; youngest bishop in U.S. at the time); ordained and installed March 27 at Siena College alumni recreation center, Loudonville
1977: honorary doctor of divinity degree from Siena College and doctor of humane letters degree from The College of Saint Rose, Albany
1978: first "ad limina" visit to Rome in spring (meeting with Pope Paul VI, just months before his death); issued "We Are His People" pastoral letter on vision for Church in Diocese
1979: hosted ground-breaking "Always His People" televised retreats (turned into book form), repeated in 1980
1980: delegate to White House Conference on the Family
1981-'84: chair, U.S. bishops' Committee on Family Values
1983: led interfaith pilgrimage to Jerusalem and Rome; second ad limina visit to Rome (first meeting with Pope John Paul II)
1983-'87: member, Secretariat for Non-Believers (appointed by Pope John Paul II)
1983-'90: chair, U.S. bishops' Committee on Marriage and the Family
1984-'87: introduced Renew faith-sharing and spiritual growth program in Diocese
1985: sued to stop abortion clinic from opening in Albany
1986: presided at history-making Palm Sunday reconciliation service between Catholics and Jews at Cathedral, Albany; believed to be first such service in world
1987: honorary doctor of laws degree from Niagara University, Niagara Falls
1988: "ad limina" visit to Rome to meet with Pope John Paul II; issued "We are God's Priestly People" pastoral letter on vision for Church in Albany Diocese in 1990s
1989: brought Rochester-based St. Bernard's School of Theology and Ministry to Albany, Diocese's graduate school for theology; walked hand-in-hand with Rabbi Martin Silverman through "Portal" sculpture installed at Cathedral to commemorate 1986 Catholic/Jewish reconciliation service
1993: "ad limina" visit to Rome to meet with Pope John Paul II
1996: honorary doctor of laws degree from St. Bernard's Institute, Rochester; published "I Am Bread Broken: A Spirituality for the Catechist"
1997: led celebration of sesquicentennial (150th anniversary) of Albany Diocese; attended White House Prayer Breakfast hosted by Pres. Clinton
1998: honorary doctor of laws degree from St. John's University, Jamaica, N.Y.; published "Fulfilling the Vision: Collaborative Ministry in the Parish;" "ad limina" visit to Rome to meet with Pope John Paul II
2000: introduced Renew 2000 faith-sharing program in Diocese; hosted televised retreat, "Disciples Together in Faith;" launched Albany Diocese's website; led Diocese's Holy Year pilgrimage to Rome
2002: broke right ankle slipping on ice outside Cathedral, on crutches for six weeks; celebrated 25th anniversary as Bishop
2003: solidarity visit to Armenia with other bishops and Catholic Near East staff
2004: totally cleared of allegations of abuse after grueling four-month investigation; "ad limina" visit to Rome to meet with Pope John Paul II
2006: traveled to Gulf Coast to survey Hurricane Katrina devastation in role as chair of U.S. bishops' Catholic Campaign for Human Development; announced "Called to be Church" two-year pastoral planning effort in Diocese
2007: launched "Called to be Church" pastoral planning process
2009: issued final decisions to close 33 churches in Diocese by 2011
2010: visited Nigeria and Sudan in role as chair of U.S. bishops' International Committee for Justice and Peace
2011: "ad limina" visit to Rome to meet with Pope Benedict XVI
2012: concelebrated canonization of St. Kateri Tekakwitha in Rome with Pope Benedict and led celebrations in Diocese
2013: received president's medal from Fordham University; marking golden jubilee of priesthood and 36 years as Bishop, becoming longest-tenured Bishop in Diocese's history; presently longest-tenured Bishop in U.S.; celebrating 75th birthday Oct. 31; will submit mandatory resignation as Bishop to Rome and await notice of acceptance[[In-content Ad]]
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