Country United States Parishes 39 | Population- Catholics 120,691 (58.9%) Schools 13 Phone +1 985-868-7720 | |
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Territory Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes, the eastern part of St. Mary Parish including Morgan City, and Grand Isle in Jefferson Parish Address 2779 LA-311, Schriever, LA 70395, USA Hours Closed now Tuesday9:15AM–4:30PMWednesday9:15AM–4:30PMThursday9:15AM–4:30PMFriday9:15AM–4:30PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday9:15AM–4:30PMSuggest an edit Profiles | ||
The Diocese of Houma–Thibodaux (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.
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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. 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.
Bishops
The list of bishops of the diocese and their years of service:
- Warren Louis Boudreaux (1977–1992)
- Charles Michael Jarrell (1992–2002)
- Sam Jacobs (2003–2013)
- Shelton Fabre (2013–present)