In 2019 the Diocese of Burlington announced its intention to open the "cause for canonization" of bishop Louis DeGoesbriand. As the first bishop of Vermont, he served the local Church from the time of the Diocese's establishment in 1853, until his death in 1890.

See this brief article from the Vermont Catholic Magazine: https://vermontcatholic.org/vermont/cause-for-celebration-bishop-degoesbriand-to-be-recommended-for-sainthood/

See this Vermont Catholic Magazine  article for more on Bishop DeGoesbriand's life: https://vermontcatholic.org/vermont/bishop-louis-degoesbriands-catholic-memoirs-of-vermont-and-new-hampshire/

This year, Fr. Tim Naples has worked to transcribe parts of Bishop DeGoesbriand's major publication, a work entitled Christ on the Altar. Go to Fr. Tim’s blog to find an introduction to the work with some selections: https://ubipetrusvt.com/degoesbriand/