John Stephen Michaud
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The Most Reverend John Stephen Michaud |
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| Bishop of Burlington | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| See | Burlington |
| In office | November 3, 1899—December 22, 1908 |
| Predecessor | Louis De Goesbriand |
| Successor | Joseph John Rice |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 7, 1873 |
| Consecration | June 29, 1892 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 24, 1843 Burlington, Vermont |
| Died | December 22, 1908 (aged 65) New York City |
| Previous post | Coadjutor Bishop of Burlington (1892-1899) |
John Stephen Michaud (November 24, 1843 – December 22, 1908) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Burlington from 1899 until his death in 1908.
Michaud was born in Burlington, Vermont, to Stephen and Catherine (née Rogan) Michaud. He attended the school run by Rev. Jeremiah O'Callaghan, the first resident priest of Vermont, and served as an altar boy to the new bishop, Louis De Goesbriand. Following his father's death in 1847, he worked in various Burlington lumber industries and later graduated from Bryant and Stratton Commercial College. In September 1865 he entered the Sulpician-run Montreal College in Quebec, Canada, followed by studies at Holy Cross College in Worcester, Massachusetts (earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1870) and at St. Joseph's Seminary in Troy, New York.
Michaud was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Edgar Wadhams on June 7, 1873. He then served in Newport, Albany, Barton and Lowell, where he established the first Catholic churches, including st. Mary Star of the Sea in Newport. After being briefly felled by smallpox and given further pastoral responsibilities, Michaud was recalled to Burlington in 1879 to handle the construction of St. Joseph's Orphanage, completed in 1883. He concurrently did pastoral work in Bennington, North Bennington, Fairfield, Underhill and Charlotte. He was later named pastor of St. Stephen's Church in Winooski and, after a period of rest spent in Europe, of St. Frances de Sales Church in Bennington (October 1885).
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