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Eleven Parishes to Welcome New Pastors
Bishop Douglas Deshotel has announced new assignments for thirteen Priests throughout the Diocese of Lafayette, and for the seven Transitional Deacons who will be ordained to the priesthood on Saturday, June 23, 2018. All Diocesan Priests are assigned for a six year period, with an option to renew for another six years at the end of their first term. Newly ordained Priests are typically assigned as Parochial Vicars (Assistant Pastors) for a three year period. Each year at this time, Bishop Deshotel confers with the Diocese of Lafayette Priests' Personnel Board to examine the upcoming assignments and assess the needs of each parish before assigning a new Pastor or Parochial Vicar. Here are the priests who will be heading to new assignments beginning next month.
Effective July 2, 2018:
Reverend James Brady, JCL, has been appointed as Pastor of Saint Pius X Parish in Lafayette for a period of six (6) years. Father Brady is currently Pastor of St. Landry Parish in Opelousas.
FATHER JAMES BRADY, JCL
Reverend Monsignor Russell J. Harrington has been appointed as Pastor of Saint Landry Parish in Opelousas for a period of six (6) years. Msgr. Harrington is currently Pastor of Saint John Berchmans Parish in Cankton.
MSGR. RUSSELL J. HARRINGTON
Reverend Kenneth Domingue has been appointed as Pastor of Saint John Berchmans Parish in Cankton for a period of six (6) years. Father Domingue is currently serving as Pastor of Saint Leo Parish in Leonville and Saint Catherine Parish in Leonville and its mission of Saint Jules in Prairie Laurent.
FATHER KENNETH DOMINGUE
Reverend Patrick Broussard has been appointed to residence at Saint Edmund Parish in Lafayette and appointed to full time ministry as Director of Vocations. Father Broussard is currently serving as Parochial Vicar of the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist.
FATHER PATRICK BROUSSARD
Reverend Edward Duhon has been appointed as Parochial Vicar of Saint Genevieve Parish in Lafayette for a period of three (3) years.
FATHER EDWARD DUHON
Reverend Darren Eldridge has been appointed as Pastor of Saint Leo Parish in Leonville and Saint Catherine Parish in Leonville and its mission of Saint Jules in Prairie Laurent for a period of six (6) years. He is currently serving as Pastor of Saint Mathilda Parish in Eunice and Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Chataignier.
FATHER DARREN ELDRIDGE
Reverend D. Blaine Clement has been appointed as Pastor of Saint Mathilda Parish in Eunice and Our Lady of Mount Carmel in Chataignier for a period of six (6) years. He is currently serving as Pastor of Saint Peter Parish in Grand Prairie.
FATHER D. BLAINE CLEMENT
Reverend Daniel Picard has been appointed as Pastor of Saint Peter Parish in Grand Prairie for a period of six (6) years. He is currently serving as Pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus and and Saint Mary Parishes in Port Barre.
FATHER DANIEL PICARD
Reverend Clint Trahan has been appointed as Pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus and Saint Mary in Port Barre for a period of six (6) years. He is currently serving as Pastor of Immaculate Conception in Morse and its mission of Saint Aloysius in Midland and Saint John the Baptist in Lyons Point.
FATHER CLINT TRAHAN
Reverend Neil Pettit has been appointed as Pastor of Immaculate Conception in Morse and its mission of St. Aloysius in Midland and St. John the Baptist in Lyons Point for a period of six (6) years. He is currently serving as Pastor of Saint Joseph Parish in Cecilia and Saint Rose of Lima Parish in Cecilia.
FATHER NEIL PETTIT
Reverend Gregory P. Cormier has been appointed as Pastor of Saint Joseph Parish in Cecilia and Saint Rose of Lima Parish in Cecilia for a period of six (6) years. He is currently serving as Pastor of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus Parish in Abbeville.
FATHER GREGORY CORMIER
Reverend François Sainte Marie, MIC, has been appointed as Pastor of Saint Theresa of the Child Jesus in Abbeville for a period of six (6) years.
FATHER FRANCOIS SAINTE MARIE, MIC
Reverend Taj Van Courtlan Glodd appointed Pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Plaisance and its mission of St. Ann in Frilot Cove for a period of six (6) years. He is currently serving as Parochial Vicar of Sacred Heart of Jesus Church in Ville Platte.
FATHER TAJ GLODD
Reverend Mr. Blake Steven Dubroc will be ordained to the Holy Priesthood on Saturday, June 23, 2018 and will be appointed as Parochial Vicar of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Ville Platte, its mission of Sacred Heart in Belaire Cove and Saint Joseph Parish in Ville Platte for a period of three (3) years.
DEACON BLAKE DUBROC
Reverend Mr. Korey Ray LaVergne will be ordained to the Holy Priesthood on Saturday, June 23, 2018 and will be appointed as Parochial Vicar of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish in New Iberia for a period of three (3) years.
DEACON KOREY LAVERGNE
Reverend Mr. Stephen André Pellessier will be ordained to the Holy Priesthood on Saturday, June 23, 2018 and will be appointed as Parochial Vicar of Saint Bernard Parish in Breaux Bridge for a period of three (3) years.
DEACON STEPHEN ANDRE PELLESSIER
Reverend Mr. Benjamin James Pitre will be ordained to the Holy Priesthood on Saturday, June 23, 2018 and will be appointed to residence at Sacred Heart of Jesus in Ville Platte and to serve as Sacramental Minister to Saint Peter Parish in Morrow and its mission of Resurrection in Whiteville until September 23, 2018, at which time he will return to Rome to complete his studies.
DEACON BEN PITRE
Reverend Mr. Andrew Philip Schumacher will be ordained to the Holy Priesthood on Saturday, June 23, 2018 and will be appointed as Parochial Vicar of Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist in Lafayette for a period of three (3) years.
DEACON ANDREW SCHUMACHER
Reverend Mr. Brent Lee Smith will be ordained to the Holy Priesthood on Saturday, June 23, 2018 and will be appointed as Parochial Vicar of Saint Michael Parish in Crowley for a period of three (3) years.
DEACON BRENT SMITH
Reverend Mr. Joseph Kyle White will be ordained to the Holy Priesthood on Saturday, June 23, 2018 and will be appointed as Parochial Vicar of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Broussard for a period of three (3) years.
DEACON KYLE WHITE
Please join us in offering prayers for these new Pastors and Priests
as they begin their new assignments.
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Bishop Deshotel To Ordain Transitional Deacons
Bishop Deshotel ordained three seminarians to the Transitional Diaconate during a 10 a.m. Mass on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist. They are, seen below from left, Randy Joseph Courville, Salinger Miguel Istre and Donald Davis Bernard.
Donald Bernard is a graduate of John Paul the Great Academy and a philosophy graduate of St. Joseph Seminary College in St. Benedict. He is sponsored by St. Pius X Church Parish in Lafayette. He preached his first Mass at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 26 at St. Pius X. This summer, he will be assigned to St. Mary Magdalen Parish in Abbeville.
Randy Courville is a graduate of Cecilia High School and philosophy graduate of St. Joseph Seminary College in St. Benedict. He is sponsored by Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Henderson. He preached his first Mass at 5 p.m. Saturday, May 26 at Our Lady of Mercy. This summer, he will be assigned to Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Parish in Church Point.
Sal Istre is a graduate of St. Thomas More High School and a philosophy graduate of St. Joseph Seminary College in St. Benedict. He is sponsored by Our Lady of Fatima Parish in Lafayette. He preached his first Mass at 11 a.m. on Sunday, May 27 at Our Lady of Fatima. This summer, he will be assigned to St. Peter Parish in New Iberia.
The new Deacons discussed their path to the priesthood with Communications Director Blue Rolfes on a special edition of "Catholics Today" also on www.diolaf.org.
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Bishop Deshotel Names New Pastor for St. Basil Church
Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel has appointed Father Steven LeBlanc as Pastor of St. Basil Church in Judice, effective July 2, 2018. He has served as Pastor of St. Pius X Church in Lafayette for the past 11 years. Father LeBlanc succeeds Father Rex Broussard, who is retiring from active ministry after serving as Pastor of St. Basil for 14 years. A new Pastor for St. Pius X will likely be announced in mid-June. Congratulations to both of these outstanding priests, and keep them in your prayers as they take this next step forward in their vocations.
FATHER STEVEN LEBLANC
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New Principal Named at Sts. Peter and Paul School
Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School in Scott has a new Principal!
Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School, Rev. Mark Derise, Chancellor of Sts. Peter and Paul, and Ms. Anna Larriviere, Superintendent of Catholic Schools of the Diocese of Lafayette, are pleased to announce the appointment of Mrs. Danielle Babineaux as Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School Principal for the 2018-2019 school year.
Mrs. Babineaux received both a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education and a Master’s Degree in Curriculum and Instruction along with certification in Educational Leadership and Instructional Coaching from UL Lafayette.
A native of Scott, Mrs. Babineaux is married to Jerome Babineaux and they have three children.
DANIELLE BABINEAUX
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