Roman Catholic Diocese of Houma–Thibodaux

Diocese of Houma–Thibodaux Dioecesis Humensis–Thibodensis
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
Statistics
Population - Catholics	120,691 (58.9%)
Parishes	39
Schools	13
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	June 5, 1977
Cathedral	Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales (Houma)
Co-cathedral	St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Thibodaux)
Secular priests	59
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Shelton Fabre
Metropolitan Archbishop	Gregory Michael Aymond Archbishop of New Orleans
Emeritus Bishops	Sam Gallip Jacobs Bishop Emeritus of Houma–Thibodaux
Map
File:Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux map.png
Website
htdiocese.org

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.

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:

1. Warren Louis Boudreaux (1977–1992)
2. Charles Michael Jarrell (1992–2002)
3. Sam Jacobs (2003–2013)
4. Shelton Fabre (2013–present)

High schools

• Central Catholic High School, Morgan City
• Edward Douglas White Catholic High School, Thibodaux
• Vandebilt Catholic High School, Houma

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. Francis de Sales Cathedral

St. Joseph Co-Cathedral

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.

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Houma–Thibodaux Official Site