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Paul VI named Bishop Warren Boudreaux from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont in Texas as the first bishop of Houma-Thibodaux. [9] Boudreaux became known for placing a ban on church fairs in 1985, objecting to the consumption of alcohol and overall frivolity at such events. [ 10 ]
Mario Eduardo Dorsonville-Rodríguez (October 31, 1960 – January 19, 2024) was a Colombian-born American Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Houma–Thibodaux from March 2023 until his death in January 2024. He was an auxiliary bishop in the Archdiocese of Washington from 2015 to 2023.
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. Pope John Paul II named Bishop Sam G. Jacobs as the third bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, he took hold of this cathedral on October 10, 2003, and again reigned for just ...
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 ...
A native of Bogotá, Colombia, he was Houma-Thibodaux's fifth bishop. The Houma-Thibodaux's diocese includes 38 churches, 11 schools and an estimated 90,000 Catholics in Terrebonne, Lafourche and ...
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
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On August 1, 2003, John Paul II appointed Jacobs as the third bishop of Houma-Thibodaux. He was installed on October 10, 2003. [1] Within the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, he served chairman of the Committee for Evangelization (2005-2007), and was a member of the Committee on Laity, Marriage, Family Life and Youth and the Committee on Evangelization and Catechesis.