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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] In Houma, the Marianites of Holy Cross founded Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Academy in 1870.
Boudreaux was appointed the first bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux on March 2, 1977, by Paul VI. [3] He was installed on June 5, 1977. [ 3 ] He was well known for placing a ban on church fairs in 1985, objecting to the presence of alcohol and overall frivolity at such events.
Shelton Joseph Fabre is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has served as the Archbishop of Louisville in Kentucky since March 30, 2022. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in Louisiana from 2013 to 2022 and was auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of New Orleans in Louisiana from 2007 to 2013.
Now that Bishop Shelton Fabre has been installed as archbishop of Louisville, the local diocese is focusing on the search for a permanent leader. Houma-Thibodaux's Catholic diocese appoints ...
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 ...
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 ...
Vandebilt Catholic High School is a private diocesan co-educational institution for grades 8-12 located in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana and in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. It is located in the unincorporated area of Bayou Cane, near Houma. [2] [3]
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.