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Diocese of Lafayette
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Published by Catholic Social Ventures · sourced from diolaf.org · exported …
The Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana is a Latin Church diocese in the Acadiana region of south-central Louisiana, erected in 1918. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, with the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist as its mother church.
- Bishop
- Most Rev. J. Douglas Deshotel
- Latin name
- Lafayetten(sis)
- Erected
- 11 January 1918
- Cathedral
- Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist
- Patron
- Immaculate Conception
- Rank
- Suffragan Diocese
- Rite
- Latin
- Province
- New Orleans (Archdiocese of New Orleans)
- Catholics
- 330,000
- Chancery
- 1408 Carmel Drive, Lafayette, LA 70501, U.S.A.
- Telephone
- Tel. [337]261-5611; fax 261-5603
- [email protected]
Contact as printed in the Annuario Pontificio.
Neighbouring dioceses
- Baton Rouge 86 km
- Lake Charles 115 km
- Alexandria 127 km
- Houma-Thibodaux 128 km
- New Orleans 185 km
- Beaumont 201 km
Parishes near the see
- Holy Cross Catholic Church · Lafayette <1 km
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Church · Lafayette <1 km
- Our Lady of Fatima Church · Lafayette <1 km
- Our Lady of Wisdom Church · Lafayette <1 km
- Our Lady Queen of Peace Church · Lafayette <1 km
- St. Anthony Church · Lafayette <1 km
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Sources: official site + Wikipedia,annuario · Annuario code 001001932 · ontology v0.3.2 · updated 2026-06-07