Roman Catholic Diocese of Houma–Thibodaux

Diocese of Houma–Thibodaux Dioecesis Humensis–Thibodensis
Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes, the eastern part of St. Mary Parish including Morgan City, and Grand Isle in Jefferson Parish
Ecclesiastical province	Archdiocese of New Orleans
Deaneries	Upper Lafource; South Lafourche; Terrebonne
Headquarters	2779 Highway 311, Schriever LA, 70395
Statistics
Population - Catholics (including non-members)	120,691 (58.9%)
Parishes	39
Schools	11
Information
Denomination	Catholic Church
Sui iuris church	Latin Church
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	June 5, 1977
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales (Houma)
Co-cathedral	St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Thibodaux)
Patron saint	St. Francis de Sales
Secular priests	59
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Shelton Fabre
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gregory Michael Aymond Archbishop of New Orleans
Vicar General	Very Rev. Simon Peter Engurait Very Rev. Mark Toups
Judicial Vicar	Very Rev. Eric Leyble
Bishops emeritus	Sam Gallip Jacobs
Map
Website
htdiocese.org

The Diocese of Houma–Thibodaux (Latin: Dioecesis Humensis–Thibodensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory of diocese of the Catholic Church 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.^[1]

Bishop Shelton Fabre, formerly an Auxiliary Bishop of New Orleans, is the current ordinary.

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.^[2] The diocese includes part of Cajun Louisiana.

History[]

Pope Paul VI erected the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux as a diocese with two sees on June 5, 1977, taking its present territory from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of New Orleans and making it a suffragan of the same metropolitan see. The decree of erection designated the Church of St. Francis de Sales in Houma as the cathedral St. Joseph Church in Thibodaux as the co-cathedral of the new diocese.

Sexual Abuse[]

In January 2019, the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux released the names of 14 clergy who were accused of committing acts of sex abuse,^[3] three of whom were convicted.^[4]

Bishops[]

Bishops of Houma-Thibodaux[]

1. Warren Louis Boudreaux (1977–1992)
2. Charles Michael Jarrell (1992–2002), appointed Bishop of Lafayette in Louisiana
3. Sam Jacobs (2003–2013)
4. Shelton Fabre (2013–present)

Other priests of this diocese who became bishops[]

• Joseph Nunzio Latino, appointed Bishop of Jackson in 2003
• Oscar Azarcon Solis, appointed auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles in 2003

Education[]

High Schools

• Central Catholic High School, Morgan City (7-12)
• Edward Douglas White Catholic High School, Thibodaux (Grades 8th-12th)
• Vandebilt Catholic High School, Houma (Grades 8th-12th)

Elementary Schools

• Central Catholic Elementary School (formerly Holy Cross Elementary School), Morgan City (grades PreK-5)^[5][6]
• Holy Rosary Catholic School, Larose (Nursery 2-8th)
• Holy Savior Catholic School, Lockport (Nursery 1-5th)
• Saint Bernadette Catholic Elementary School, Houma (PreK3-7th)
• Saint Francis de Sales Cathedral School, Houma (PreK-7th)
• Saint Genevieve Catholic Elementary School, Thibodaux (PreK-7th)
• Saint Gregory Barbarigo Catholic School, Houma (PreK-7th)
• Saint Joseph Catholic Elementary School, Thibodaux (PreK-7th)
• Saint Mary's Nativity School, Raceland (PreK-8th)

Former schools

• Maria Immacolata Catholic School, Houma (Closed in 2020)^[7]

See also[]

• Index of Catholic Church articles
• List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States
• List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)

St. Joseph Co-Cathedral

Coat of arms of Roman Catholic Diocese of Houma–Thibodaux

Notes Arms was designed and adopted when the diocese was erected Adopted 1977 Escutcheon The arms of the diocese are composed of two portions. The upper portion is composed of a red field on which is displayed a silver (white) cross that is charged in the center with a gold (yellow) enflamed heart to honor the Sacred Heart. This part also contain a blue chief (upper one-third) that contains three golden (yellow) fleur-de-lis. The lower half contains a silver (white) carpenter's square that is placed between three silver lilies. Symbolism The arms of the diocese are composed of two portions. The upper portion is used to represent the See City of Houma and this is done by using the arms of the church of St. Francis de Sales who is the titular of the Cathedral-Church of the diocese. These arms are composed of a red field on which is displayed a silver (white) cross that is charged in the center with a gold (yellow) enflamed heart to honor the Sacred Heart. These arms also contain a blue chief (upper one-third) that contains three golden (yellow) fleur-de-lis. The lower half of the design is used to represent the Co-See City of Thibodaux by displaying the symbols of St. Joseph, patron of the Co-Cathedral. This is accomplished by using a silver (white) carpenter's square that is placed between three silver lilies, which additionally represent the French heritage of south-western Louisiana.

References[]

External links[]

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Houma–Thibodaux Official Site

Coordinates: 29°35′15″N 90°42′58″W / 29.58750°N 90.71611°W / 29.58750; -90.71611

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