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The Diocese of Houma–Thibodaux (Latin: Dioecesis Humensis–Thibodensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in southeastern Louisiana. It covers Terrebonne, Lafourche, and the eastern part of St. Mary parishes, Morgan City, and Grand Isle in Jefferson Parish. [1]
On March 2, 1977 Pope Paul VI established the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. [5] St. Francis de Sales Church in Houma became the cathedral of the new diocese and St. Joseph Church in Thibodaux became the co-cathedral. St. Joseph Life Center was built in 1985 to house the parish's administrative offices and community center.
Bishop Warren Boudreaux, the first Bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux is interred under the marble raised altar near the Statue of the Blessed Mother. [8] Bishop Michael Jarrel was the second bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux and reigned from this cathedral for a decade from March 4, 1993 until October 10, 2003.
Houma-Thibodaux's newly named Catholic bishop, Mario E. Dorsonville, talks with diocese employees Holly Becnel, left, and Melissa Robertson after a news conference announcing his appointment ...
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Warren Louis Boudreaux (January 25, 1918 – October 6, 1997) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.He served as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in Louisiana from 1977 to 1992
Houma-Thibodaux's Catholic Bishop Shelton Fabre has been named to lead the Louisville, Kentucky, diocese.