Howard Hubbard

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Howard J. Hubbard DD
Bishop Emeritus of Albany
Hubbard at his retirement party in 2014.
Province	New York
Diocese	Albany
Appointed	February 1, 1977
Installed	March 27, 1977
Term ended	April 10, 2014
Predecessor	Edwin B. Broderick
Successor	Edward Bernard Scharfenberger
Orders
Ordination	December 18, 1963 by Martin John O'Connor
Consecration	March 27, 1977 by Terence Cooke, Edwin Broderick, and Edward Joseph Maginn
Personal details
Born	(1938-10-31) October 31, 1938 (age 79) Troy, New York
Nationality	U.S.A.
Denomination	Roman Catholic Church
Motto	Rejoice, We Are God’s People

Styles of Howard James Hubbard
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Howard James Hubbard, DD (born October 31, 1938) is a United States prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the ninth Bishop of Albany, as well as the longest-serving incumbent.

Howard Hubbard was born in Troy, New York, to Howard and Elizabeth Hubbard. He attended La Salle Institute, and entered Mater Christi Seminary in 1956. He furthered his studies at St. Joseph's Seminary in Yonkers and the Pontifical North American College and Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. While in Rome, Hubbard was ordained to the priesthood by Archbishop Martin O'Connor on December 18, 1963.

Upon his return to the United States, he served as associate pastor of St. Joseph's Church in Schenectady and at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Albany. He then did his graduate studies in social services at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.