Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana information
Latin Catholic jurisdiction in the U.S.
For the diocese of same name in Indiana, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana.
Diocese of Lafayette
Dioecesis Lafayettensis
Diocèse de Lafayette
Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist
Coat of arms
Location
Country
United States
Territory
Civil parishes of St. Landry, Evangeline, Lafayette, St. Martin, Iberia, St. Mary, Acadia and Vermilion
Ecclesiastical province
Archdiocese of New Orleans
Statistics
Area
5,779 sq mi (14,970 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics
(as of 2013) 629,000 330,000 (52.5%)
Parishes
121
Information
Denomination
Catholic Church
Sui iuris church
Latin Church
Rite
Roman Rite
Established
January 11, 1918
Cathedral
Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist
Patron saint
Immaculate Conception (Primary) St. John Vianney (Secondary)[1]
Secular priests
190
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
J. Douglas Deshotel
Metropolitan Archbishop
Gregory Michael Aymond
Bishops emeritus
Charles Michael Jarrell
Map
Website
diolaf.org
The Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana (Latin: Dioecesis Lafayettensis, French: Diocèse de Lafayette en Louisiane), is a Latin Catholic ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans. The diocese was erected by the Vatican in 1918, and its current bishop is J. Douglas Deshotel. Covering St. Landry, Evangeline, Lafayette, St. Martin, Iberia, St. Mary, Acadia, and Vermilion parishes with exception to Morgan City of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux), the diocese is divided into four deaneries.[2][3][4][5]
^"Patron Saints of the Diocese". Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana.
^"Central Deanery". Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
^"North Deanery". Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
^"South Deanery". Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
^"West Deanery". Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana. Retrieved 2021-06-04.
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