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The Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana ( Latin: Dioecesis Lafayettensis, French: Diocèse de Lafayette en Louisiane ), is a Latin Catholic ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans. The diocese was erected by the Vatican in 1918, and ...
The Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist or La Cathédrale St-Jean, originally called l'Église St-Jean du Vermilion, is the cathedral and mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana. It was the first parish in Lafayette Parish —founded in 1821—and was designated cathedral upon the erection of the diocese in 1918.
Bishop. John Douglas Deshotel (born January 6, 1952) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana since 2016. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Dallas in Texas from 2010 to 2016.
Lafayette ( / ˌlæfiːˈɛt, ˌlɑːf -/, French: [lafajɛt]) is the most populous city in and parish seat of Lafayette Parish in the U.S. state of Louisiana, [3] located along the Vermilion River. It is Louisiana's fourth-most populous city with a 2020 census population of 121,374; [4] the consolidated city-parish's population was 241,753 in ...
On September 5, 2020, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana, led by Bishop John Douglas Deshotel, officially opened the cause for his beatification. He is the third candidate for canonization from the Lafayette Diocese, following Auguste Nonco Pelafigue (1888–1977), a layman, and Charlene Richard (1947–1959), a young girl.
The Most Reverend. Spoken style. Your Excellency. Religious style. Bishop. Charles Michael Jarrell (May 15, 1940) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana from 2002 to 2016. [1] Jarrell served as bishop of the Diocese of Houma–Thibodaux in Louisiana from 1993 to 2002.
Founded in 1936 by the New Orleans Carmel, the monastery is located in Lafayette, Louisiana within the Diocese of Lafayette. Description. The monastery covers 11 acres (45,000 m 2) that include an organic garden, fruit trees, and a variety of plants and shrubs that contribute to the monastery's peaceful and meditative environment.
Parishioners subdued a teenager with a gun who entered a Louisiana church during a service for dozens of young children, a spokeswoman said Tuesday. Officials in the Catholic diocese are weighing ...