Welcome :: Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana (Lafayette, Louisiana)

Diocese of Lafayette
1408 Carmel Drive
Lafayette, LA 70501
337-261-5652

- Pope Benedict XVI poses for a photo with U.S. bishops
  
  (CNS photo/L'Osservatore Romano)
  
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  We’re here to help you begin or continue your faith journey, so you can find true peace, happiness and purpose in life.
  
  Diaconate
  
  “As each one has received a gift, use it to serve one another as good stewards of God’s varied grace.” (Peter 4:10)
  
  Building and Renovation
  
  Providing places that God and all his children can call home.
  
  Bishop's Services Appeal and Stewardship
  
  “For the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many.” (Mark 10:45)
  
  Black Catholic Ministries
  
  “Their holocausts and sacrifices will be acceptable on my altar, for my house shall be called a house of prayer for all peoples. (Isaiah 56:7)
  
  Catholic Schools
  
  Preparing our children for a moral and professional future.
  
  Archives: Research and Information
  
  “If you inquire of the former generations, and give heed to the experience of the fathers. . .because our days on earth are but a shadow.” (Job 8:8-9)
  
  Marriage and Family Life Ministry
  
  Guiding couples in strengthening their bond with God’s love. “Let mutual love continue. . .Let marriage be honored among all. . . .” (Hebrews 13:1, 4)
  
  Pro-Life Apostolate
  
  Because every life and every breath is God's gift. "Children too are a gift from the Lord, the fruit of the womb, a reward." (Psalms 127:3)
  
  Religious Brothers and Sisters
  
  “For we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the good works that God has prepared in advance, that we should live in them.” (Ephesians 2:10)
  
  Justice and Peace
  
  Because we all are equal in God's eyes.
  
  Christian Formation
  
  “I place my word in your mouth…to build…to plant…” Jeremiah 1
  
  Catholic Social Services
  
  A loving choice of adoption— babies placed through Catholic Social Services
  
  Vocations
  
  Nurturing the shepherds of God's people.
  
  Worship
  
  Preserving the sanctity and celebrations of the Catholic faith.
- News
  Annual Clergy Open Golf Tournament Scheduled for May 16, 2012
  
  Participation in the tournament and/or lunch are free of charge to all priests, deacons, diaconate formation participants and seminarians...
  
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  Anniversary year brings blessings to Discalced Carmelites
  
  May 16, 2012 | by Kathleen Toups
  
  Blessings of a jubilee year could very well be the way the Discalced Carmelite nuns describe some special events of 2011.
  
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  2012 RCIA workshops
  
  April 21, 2012
  
  These free workshops will address several of the questions that constantly arise from various parishes in the diocese and will thus provide a forum in which they may gather and discuss common problems, and also learn from one another’s experiences.
  
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  Father Dan Mahan returns to Lafayette for Stewardship Day
  
  February 29, 2012
  
  Back by popular demand, Father Mahan will talk about the true meaning of Catholic Stewardship, the spirituality of stewardship and how stewardship as a way of life...
  
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  Bishop Jarrell says Missal changes are a challenge
  
  by Kathleen Toups
  
  “The new translation we began using today has untold benefits,” he pointed out,” but we should be aware it is just a translation....They are a renewed effort to focus our attention and participation in the Mass, an awareness of God’s presence,”
  
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- Calendar
  Jan 27, 2012
  7:00 PM
  
  A Mass for Healing with Fr. Manny at St. Anne Catholic Church in Cow Island
  
  Confessions at 5:00 PM
  
  Jan 29 - Feb 3, 2012
  
  Catholic Schools Week
  
  Jan 31, 2012
  6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
  
  Planning for Retreat Ministry at Rayne Catholic Elementary
  
  This session will assist parishes in understanding basic structures and necessary elements for effective retreats, as well as provide an opportunity to design a retreat.
  
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- Bishop Michael Jarrell
- How To Report Child Abuse
- Mass Times
- Bishop's Services Appeal Video
  
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