Church Roman Catholic In office 19 May 2008–present Ordination April 29, 1978 | Coat of arms Province New Orleans Name Michael Duca | |
Diocese Roman Catholic Diocese of Shreveport Born June 5, 1952 (age 71) ( 1952-06-05 ) Motto Hope in the Lord (Spera in Domino) Education Pontifical University of Saint Thomas Aquinas | ||
Predecessor William Benedict Friend | ||
Diosece of shreveport bishop michael duca on the recent decision on same sex marriages
Michael Gerard Duca (born 5 June 1952) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who serves as bishop of the Diocese of Shreveport, Louisiana since his installation on 19 May 2008.
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- Diosece of shreveport bishop michael duca on the recent decision on same sex marriages
- Rite of Installation Mass for Bishop Michael Duca
- Biography
- References
Rite of Installation Mass for Bishop Michael Duca
Biography
Duca attended elementary and secondary school in Dallas and graduated from Bishop Lynch High School in 1970. He attended Holy Trinity Seminary from 1970 to 1978, and while there received a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master of divinity degree in theology from the adjacent University of Dallas.
Duca was ordained a priest on 29 April 1978 in Dallas, Texas. He was educated in the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas (Angelicum) training as a canonist.
He served the Diocese of Dallas as a vocations director, chaplain at Dallas' Southern Methodist University both from 1985 to 1992. Before his appointment as bishop he was the rector of Dallas' Holy Trinity Seminary.
He was appointed to Shreveport by Pope Benedict XVI on 1 April 2008 and raised to the episcopate on 19 May. He was consecrated bishop of the Shreveport diocese at the Shreveport Convention Center, with approximately 3,000 people in attendance.
Duca was one of the regular panelists on the American Religious Townhall. Diocese of Shreveport celebrated its 25th anniversary on Saturday, June 11, 2011 at the Shreveport Convention Center.