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The Houma and Thibodaux area would remain part of the Diocese of New Orleans, replace by the Archdiocese of New Orleans, for the next 152 years. The first parish in Houma, St. Francis de Sales, was established in 1847 and the first church was completed in 1854. [ 5 ]
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. A major restoration of ...
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 ...
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 ...
Thibodaux: 1807: One of the original 19 parishes. Was named Interior Parish until 1812 and Lafourche Interior Parish until 1853. French phrase la fourche or in English, the fork; Bayou Lafourche, or Fork Bayou, is a fork of the Mississippi River: 95,056: 1,472 sq mi (3,812 km 2) LaSalle Parish: 059: Jena: 1910: from west half of Catahoula Parish.
Good Earth Transit is Houma's parish bus system. [32] It has five major routes and serves the surrounding suburban areas, including the small bayou communities and the city of Thibodaux. [33] Houma relies mainly on roads and personal vehicles as the main form of transportation. The major roads in Houma are: US Route 90 (Future I-49) LA HWY 311
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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.