Joshua Maria Young

Joshua Maria Young (October 29, 1808 – September 18, 1866) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.

[2] Raised as a Congregationalist, he belonged to a prominent New England family of Harvard graduates and Protestant ministers.

[1] After a co-worker lent him Catholic books, Young decided to convert to Catholicism and received a conditional baptism in October 1828.

[1] After completing his theological studies at Mount St. Mary's College in Emmitsburg, Maryland, Young was ordained a priest by Bishop John Purcell on April 1, 1838.

[5] He then labored as a missionary in the Western United States before becoming pastor of St. Mary's Parish at Lancaster, Ohio.