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The church was designated a co-cathedral for the Diocese of Alexandria–Shreveport in 1977. [7] That diocese was split, however, on 23 June 1986, creating the Diocese of Shreveport. St. John Berchmans became the cathedral church of the new diocese. [7] The Jesuits relinquished administration of the parish to the diocese in October 1988.
The Diocese of Shreveport covers an area of 28,825 square kilometres (11,129 sq mi). [1] The largest cities in the diocese are Shreveport, Monroe, Bossier City and Ruston. As of 2023, the Catholic population of the diocese was 37,986, served by 37 active diocesan priests, 14 religious priests, 31 permanent deacons and 19 nuns. The diocese ...
St. Mark's Cathedral is an Episcopal cathedral in Shreveport, Louisiana, United States.It is the seat of the Diocese of Western Louisiana.The first services of the Episcopal church in Shreveport were celebrated by the Rt. Rev. Leonidas Polk, the Bishop of Louisiana in March 1839.
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In 1976, Paul VI renamed the Diocese of Alexandria as the Diocese of Alexandria-Shreveport to reflect the population growth in Shreveport. [1] The Church of St. John Berchmans in Shreveport was designated as the co-cathedral in the diocese.
That church became the cathedral of the Diocese of Western Louisiana on July 7, 1990. [3] [4] Holy Cross was formed because a group of Episcopalians from St. Mark's felt that the Church should maintain a presence in the inner city. It owns and operates a number of ministries around Shreveport, but most notably it runs Holy Cross Hope House.
Michael Gerard Duca (born June 5, 1952) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Baton Rouge in Louisiana since his installation on August 24, 2018. He previously served as the bishop of the Diocese of Shreveport in Louisiana from 2008 to 2018.
Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Shreveport, Louisiana was built in 1896. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. [ 1 ] The current structure is the third church, with the first being constructed in 1856 by Fr. Jean Pierre, who became the first pastor.