Roman Catholic Diocese of Houma–Thibodaux

Diocese of Houma–Thibodaux
Dioecesis Humensis–Thibodensis
Location
Country United States
Territory Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes, the eastern part of St. Mary Parish including Morgan City, and Grand Isle in Jefferson Parish
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of New Orleans
Statistics
Population
- Catholics

120,691 (58.9%)
Parishes 39
Schools 13
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established June 5, 1977
Cathedral Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales (Houma)
Co-cathedral St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Thibodaux)
Secular priests 59
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Shelton Fabre
Metropolitan Archbishop Gregory Michael Aymond
Archbishop of New Orleans
Emeritus Bishops Sam Gallip Jacobs
Bishop Emeritus of Houma–Thibodaux
Map
Website
htdiocese.org

The Diocese of HoumaThibodaux (official Latin name: Dioecesis Humensis–Thibodensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in southeastern Louisiana. It comprises Terrebonne and Lafourche parishes, the eastern part of St. Mary Parish including Morgan City, and Grand Isle in Jefferson Parish. Bishop Shelton Fabre, formerly an auxiliary bishop of New Orleans, is the current ordinary.

Although a small diocese in terms of area (around 3,500 square miles), it has a large Catholic population, with approximately 126,000 Catholics out of a total population of 202,000 within the parish boundaries.[1] The diocese includes part of Cajun Louisiana.

History

The diocese was created by Pope Paul VI on June 5, 1977, from territory taken from the Archdiocese of New Orleans.[2][3]

Bishops

The list of bishops of the diocese and their years of service:

  1. Warren Louis Boudreaux (1977–1992)
  2. Charles Michael Jarrell (1992–2002)
  3. Sam Jacobs (2003–2013)
  4. Shelton Fabre (2013–present)

High schools

See also

St. Francis de Sales Cathedral
St. Joseph Co-Cathedral

References

  1. "About Us". Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  2. "Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-06-10.
  3. "Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux". GCatholic. Retrieved 2014-06-10.

Coordinates: 29°35′15″N 90°42′58″W / 29.58750°N 90.71611°W / 29.58750; -90.71611


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