Jude Speyrer
Jude Speyrer D.D. | |
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| Bishop of Lake Charles | |
| In office | 1980–2001 |
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| Ordination | July 25, 1953 |
| Consecration | April 25, 1980 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 14, 1929 Leonville, Louisiana |
| Died | July 21, 2013 (aged 84) Opelousas, Louisiana |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
Jude Speyrer (April 14, 1929 – July 21, 2013) D.D., was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana.[1]
Biography[]
Born in Leonville, Louisiana, Speyrer was ordained to the priesthood on July 25, 1953.
He was appointed the first Bishop of Lake Charles on January 29, 1980, by Pope John Paul II; he was consecrated and installed on April 25, 1980.
Speyrer served as the ordinary of the diocese until February 22, 2001, when his successor Edward Braxton was installed.
- Death
Bishop Speyrer died on July 21, 2013, in Opelousas, Louisiana, aged 84.[2]
Notes[]
- ^ Jude Speyrer profile at Catholic Hierarchy website[self-published source]
- ^ Lake Charles Bishop Jude Speyrer dies Archived 2015-02-09 at the Wayback Machine
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