Pierre DuMaine

Roland Pierre DuMaine (August 2, 1931 – June 13, 2019) was an American Catholic prelate who served as the first Bishop of San José in California from 1981 to 1999. He also served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of San Francisco 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 and Saint Patrick's Seminary in Menlo Park, California.

Priesthood DuMaine was ordained a priest of the Archdiocese of San Francisco at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco on June 15, 1957, by Bishop Hugh Aloysius Donohoe. 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 the first bishop of the 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.