Suffragan diocese Houma, Louisiana, United States
Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
Humen(sis)-Thiboden(sis)
Latin Church
The Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux serves the bayou region of southeastern Louisiana and was erected in 1977 from the Archdiocese of New Orleans. It maintains a cathedral in Houma and a co-cathedral in Thibodaux.
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- Established
- 1977
- Catholics
- 120,691
- Priests
- 59
- Territory
- 9,065 km²
Parishes and churches
40 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. JosephChauvinMass times recorded
- St. JosephGallianoMass times recorded
- St. LawrenceChacahoulaMass times recorded
- St. Lawrence the MartyrKraemerView parish
- St. LouisBayou BlueMass times recorded
- St. LucyHoumaMass times recorded
- St. LukeThibodauxMass times recorded
- St. MaryRacelandMass times recorded
- St. Thomas AquinasThibodauxMass times recorded
- Thanh Gia (Holy Family)AmeliaMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Simon Peter Engurait
- Born
- 4 March 1938
- Birthplace
- Greenwood
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The cathedral
Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales stands in Houma, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is St. Joseph Co-Cathedral, Thibodaux.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
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Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Brentwood hosts 9th Marian Conference
Immaculate Heart of Mary Church in Brentwood will host its ninth Marian Conference on Oct. 9 and 10. The event, themed “With Mary, we celebrate life,” features a 26-hour schedule of prayer and sacraments. Bishop Michael C. Barber, SJ, will celebrate Mass on Friday night to open the conference. Father Shenan Boquet, a bioethicist and president of Human Life International from the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, will deliver the primary talk on Friday evening. The weekend schedule includes three Masses, featuring a Saturday evening Mass of Anticipation with Father Quang Dong and Father Erick Villa, followed by a candlelit Marian procession. Other activities include two opportunities for confession, overnight Adoration, and a Saturday morning Mass that includes the Anointing of the Sick. Attendees can also enroll in the Brown Scapular during a liturgical ceremony.
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