Suffragan diocese Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
Diocese of Lake Charles
Lacus Carolini
Latin Church
The Diocese of Lake Charles is a Latin Church diocese in southwestern Louisiana, erected in 1980. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, with the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Lake Charles as its mother church.
On the map
Every see on one map: browse the dioceses. Churches with recorded hours: find Mass times.
- Established
- 1980
- Catholics
- 80,519
- Priests
- 46
- Territory
- 14,548 km²
Parishes and churches
44 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.
- St. Joseph Catholic Church (Welsh)WelshMass times recorded
- St. Joseph Catholic Mission (LeBleu Settlement)IowaMass times recorded
- St. Lawrence Catholic Church (Raymond)JenningsMass times recorded
- St. Margaret of Scotland Catholic ChurchLake CharlesMass times recorded
- St. Martin de Porres Catholic ChurchLake CharlesMass times recorded
- St. Mary of the Lake Catholic Church (Big Lake)Lake CharlesMass times recorded
- St. Paul Catholic ChurchEltonMass times recorded
- St. Peter Claver Catholic Church (Iowa)IowaMass times recorded
- St. Peter the Apostle Catholic ChurchHackberryMass times recorded
- St. Philip Neri Catholic ChurchKinderMass times recorded
- St. Pius X Catholic ChurchRagleyMass times recorded
- St. Raphael Catholic ChurchIowaMass times recorded
- St. Theodore Catholic Church (Moss Bluff)Lake CharlesMass times recorded
- St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Catholic Church (Carlyss)SulphurMass times recorded
This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Glen John Provost
- Born
- 9 August 1949
- Birthplace
- Lafayette
Explore the ministry of the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception stands in Lake Charles, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.