John Henry Hobart


John Henry Hobart

D.D.
3rd Bishop of New York
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseNew York
ElectedFebruary 27, 1816
In office1816–1830
PredecessorBenjamin Moore
SuccessorBenjamin T. Onderdonk
Previous post(s)Assistant Bishop of New York (1811-1816)
Orders
OrdinationApril 5, 1801 (priest)
by Samuel Provoost
ConsecrationMay 29, 1811
by William White
Personal details
Born(1775-09-14)September 14, 1775
DiedSeptember 12, 1830(1830-09-12) (aged 54)
Auburn, New York, United States
BuriedTrinity Church Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsEnoch Hobart & Hannah Pratt
SpouseMary Goodwin Chandler
Alma materUniversity of Pennsylvania (1790 - 1791) and College of New Jersey (1792 - 1796)
Sainthood
Feast daySeptember 12
Venerated inEpiscopal Church

John Henry Hobart (September 14, 1775 – September 12, 1830) was the third Episcopal bishop of New York (1816–1830). He vigorously promoted the extension of the Episcopal Church in upstate New York, as well as founded both the General Theological Seminary in New York City and Geneva College in Geneva in the Finger Lakes area (in 1852 renamed Hobart Free College after him and now operating as Hobart and William Smith Colleges). He was the beloved pastor of Elizabeth Seton before her conversion to Catholicism.