Roland Pierre DuMaine (August 2, 1931 – June 13, 2019) was an American prelate of the
Roman Catholic Church
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.
He served as the first bishop of the
Diocese of San José in California from 1981 to 1999. He also served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco in California from 1978 to 1981.
Biography
Early life
DuMaine was born in Paducah, Kentucky, on August 2, 1931. DuMaine attended St. Joseph College in
Mountain View, California
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and
Saint Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, California.
DuMaine was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of San Francisco on June 15, 1957. DuMaine earned his
Doctor of Education
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degree at the
Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., in 1961, where he served as assistant professor until 1963.
From 1963 through 1965, DuMaine taught at
Junípero Serra High School in San Mateo. He then served as assistant superintendent and superintendent of schools for the archdioceses from 1965 to 1978. He was named
prelate of honor on July 18, 1972.
Auxiliary Bishop of San Francisco
DuMaine was named an
auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of
San Francisco
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and consecrated in San Francisco, California on June 29, 1978.
He was the founding director of Catholic Television Network in Menlo Park from 1978 to 1981.
Bishop of San Jose
On January 27, 1981, DuMaine was named by
Pope John Paul II
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the first bishop of the new Diocese of San Jose, where he was installed on March 18, 1981.
Retirement and legacy
DuMaine's request to retire as bishop of San Jose was accepted by John Paul II on November 27, 1999.
After his retirement, DuMaine remained active in national Bishops' Committees for Science and Human Values and for Women in Society and the Church. He participated in dialogues and conferences on science and religion, and taught in the
Religious Studies departments of
Stanford University and
Santa Clara University. Santa Clara appointed him presidential professor of
catholic theology.
DuMaine died on June 13, 2019, in
Sunnyvale, California at age 87.
References
External links
Roman Catholic Diocese of San Jose Official Site
Episcopal succession
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1931 births
2019 deaths
Roman Catholic bishops of San Jose in California
People from Paducah, Kentucky
People from San Jose, California
Saint Patrick's Seminary and University alumni
Catholic University of America alumni
Catholic University of America faculty
20th-century Roman Catholic bishops in the United States
Stanford University Department of Religious Studies faculty
Santa Clara University faculty
Catholics from Kentucky