Late prelate Howard Hubbard was married to Jennifer Barrie just a month before his demise.
Unfortunately , the marriage was not recognized by the Catholic Church, because the Vatican never granted Hubbard’s request for laicization.
About Howard Hubbard
Howard Hubbard became a priest in 1963 and later ordained bishop of the Diocese of Albany by Pope Paul VI in 1977, a time when he was the youngest bishop in the country.
He served in that capacity until 2014.
Hubbard was a member of the Vatican Secretariat of non-Christians.
During his time as a Bishop, Hubbard supervised over a nearly $20 million renovation project at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
Hubbard was known to be a liberal soul with progressive views on drug addiction, the prison population, and other social justice issues.
Hubbard resigned officially in 2014, and was succeeded by Bishop Edward Scharfenberger.
In 2015, Hubbard suffered a heart attack and a stroke.
Hubbard died of stroke in Albany, New York, on August 19, 2023, after being hospitalized.
