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Bishop. John Douglas Deshotel (born January 6, 1952) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana since 2016. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Dallas in Texas from 2010 to 2016.
Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel was born on January 6, 1952 in Basile, Louisiana, as the third of eight children to Welfoot Paul Deshotel and Luna Marie Manual. After attending Immaculata Minor Seminary High School in Lafayette, he went on to attend Holy Trinity Seminary in Texas, where he earned a B.A. in Philosophy, and a Masters of Divinity from ...
Mar 25, 2024 · Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel of Lafayette, La., retired Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes of New Orleans and other U.S. bishops arrive to concelebrate Mass in the crypt of St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican Dec. 5, 2019.
The current bishop of Lafayette in Louisiana is J. Douglas Deshotel, formerly an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Dallas. He was appointed by Pope Francis in 2016. Sex abuse controversies. In 1980, the diocese suspended Reverend Gilbert Gauthe from his pastoral position in the diocese. As early as 1972, three priest had confronted Gauthe ...
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John Douglas Deshotel (born January 6, 1952) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana since 2016. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Dallas in Texas from 2010 to 2016. His Excellency, The Most Reverend.
Feb 23, 2016 · The Diocese of Lafayette introduced its new bishop Wednesday by welcoming home The Most Rev. J. Douglas Deshotel, a Catholic priest born in Basile who has served in the Diocese of Dallas since ...
Feb 17, 2016 · WASHINGTON—Pope Francis has named Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel, 64, as bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana, and accepted the resignation of Bishop C. Michael Jarrell, 75, from pastoral governance of that diocese. Bishop Deshotel has served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Dallas since 2010.
