Douglas John Lucia (born March 17, 1963) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Syracuse in New York State since 2019.

After deciding to become a priest, Lucia entered Wadhams Hall Seminary College in Ogdensburg, New York, where he received a Bachelor of Arts in 1985.

[1] He continued his priestly formation at Christ the King Seminary in East Aurora, New York, receiving a Master of Divinity degree in 1989.

[5][6][2] On August 8, 2019, Lucia was ordained by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, with Bishops Terry R. LaValley and Cunningham serving as co-consecrators.

[8] In July 2021, Lucia indicated that he would request that the Vatican repudiate the Doctrine of Discovery, a series of papal bulls from the 15th century that legitimized the subjugation of indigenous populations in the Americas by Catholic European powers.