Jean-François Hubert | |
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Bishop of Quebec | |
Enthroned | June 12, 1788 |
Reign ended | September 1, 1797 |
Predecessor | Louis-Philippe Mariauchau d'Esgly |
Successor | Pierre Denaut |
Other posts | Coadjutor Bishop of Quebec |
Personal details | |
Born | February 23, 1739 Quebec City, Canada, New France |
Died | October 17, 1797 Quebec City, Lower Canada |
(aged 58)
Jean-François Hubert, (February 23, 1739 – October 17, 1797), bishop of Quebec, trained at the Sulpician seminary in Montreal. He was taken under the protection of Bishop Dubreil and served for a time as the bishop's secretary.
After Bishop Dubreil died in 1760, Hubert became secretary to vicar general Jean-Olivier Briand the following year. Briand became bishop of the Diocese of Quebec and, in 1766, Hubert was the first ordination by the bishop.