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Ugandan priest named diocesan administrator of Louisiana diocese following death of bishop
By CNA Staff CNA Staff, Jan 26, 2024 / 07:15 am Father Simon-Peter Engurait has been chosen as diocesan administrator of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in Louisiana following the unexpected death last week of Bishop Mario Dorsonville. Dorsonville died of complications stemming from liver disease on Jan. 19, leaving the diocese sede …
Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux in Louisiana dies unexpectedly at 63
By Matthew Santucci Rome Newsroom, Jan 20, 2024 / 08:33 am Bishop Mario Dorsonville of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in southeastern Louisiana, whose ecclesial career spanned nearly four decades, died unexpectedly on Friday evening after serving as bishop of the diocese for less than a year. He was 63. In a …
‘We took the direct hit’: Louisiana diocese in ‘some crisis’ a week after Ida
by Christine Rousselle Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Sep 3, 2021 / 16:15 pm Nearly a week after Hurricane Ida made landfall in Louisiana, the Diocese of Houma-Thibodeaux is still without electricity. Many parts of the diocese do not have running water, and hospitals that were not damaged in the storm are …
Louisiana schools closed amid prayers for survivors in the wake of Hurricane Ida
by Jonah McKeown Denver Newsroom, Sep 1, 2021 / 16:15 pm At least one Catholic church in New Orleans has opened its doors to serve as an emergency shelter amid widespread power outages and flooding caused by Hurricane Ida. St. Francis Xavier Church in Metairie, adjoining New Orleans to the …
Louisiana diocese ends mask requirement at Mass, but bishop advises ‘continued vigilance’
Denver Newsroom, May 1, 2021 / 13:01 pm America/Denver (CNA). A Louisiana bishop has lifted mask requirements for Mass in several of the state’s cities, but he still encouraged parishioners to follow previous coronavirus regulations during worship. “While masks will no longer be required for those attending Mass in our …
