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St. Francis de Sales Parish was founded around 1847 by the Rev. Zéphyrin Lévêque. Mass was initially celebrated in the Terrebonne Parish courthouse. [1] The first church building was completed in 1848 and construction on the present church was begun in 1936 under the direction of the Rev. August Vandebilt.
Vandebilt was founded by the Marianites of Holy Cross in 1870 as Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Academy (then as St. Francis de Sales Catholic High School from 1879 until 1965, and later Houma Central Catholic High School until 1966) and continued by the Brothers of the Sacred Heart. The school primarily serves Catholic students of Terrebonne ...
The first parish in Houma, St. Francis de Sales, was established in 1847 and the first church was completed in 1854. [5] The first Catholic school in Thibodaux was opened in 1855 by the Sisters of Mount Carmel. [ 6 ]
Along with the Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales in Houma it is the seat of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. It is also the oldest parish in the diocese. The church building and rectory were listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Saint Joseph's Co-Cathedral and Rectory on March 5, 1986 [1] as part of the "Thibodaux Multiple ...
Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales (Houma, Louisiana) St. Francis Xavier Cathedral (Alexandria, Louisiana) I. Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Lake Charles ...
On March 4, 1993, John Paul II appointed Jarrell as bishop of Houma–Thibodaux. He was consecrated at the Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales in Houma, Louisiana, on March 4, 1993, by Archbishop Francis Schulte. [2] [1]
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Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales or St. Francis de Sales Cathedral may refer to: India ... (Houma, Louisiana) Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral (Baker City, Oregon)