J. Douglas Deshotel

John Douglas Deshotel, (January 6, 1952) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church and bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

John Douglas Deshotel
Bishop of Lafayette
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
ArchdioceseNew Orleans
DioceseLafayette
AppointedFebruary 17, 2016
InstalledApril 15, 2016
PredecessorCharles Michael Jarrell
Orders
OrdinationMay 13, 1978
by Maurice Schexnayder
ConsecrationApril 27, 2010
by Kevin Joseph Farrell, Charles Victor Grahmann, and Michael Duca
Personal details
Born (1952-01-06) January 6, 1952
Basile, Louisiana
Previous postAuxiliary Bishop of Dallas
MottoCHRISTUS CARITAS URGET ME
Styles of
John Douglas Deshotel
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Biography

J. Douglas Deshotel was born in Basile, Louisiana. He studied at Holy Trinity Seminary[1] and was ordained a priest on May 13, 1978 for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas.[2]

Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas

Deshotel was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas as well as titular bishop of Cova on March 11, 2010 by Benedict XVI. Deshotel was consecrated an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Dallas on April 27, 2010.[3]

Bishop of Lafayette in Louisiana

On Wednesday, February 17, 2016, Bishop Deshotel was appointed bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana, succeeding Bishop Charles Michael Jarrell, whose resignation was accepted the same day. He was installed as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette on April 15, 2016 in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist at Lafayette, LA by the Most Reverend Gregory Aymond, Archbishop of New Orleans.[4][5]

See also

References
  1. "Holy Trinity Seminary". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. "Most Reverend J. Douglas Deshotel". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. "Bishop John Douglas Deshotel". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  4. http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2016/02/17/0127/00277.html
  5. http://www.microsofttranslator.com/BV.aspx?ref=IE8Activity&a=http%3A%2F%2Fpress.vatican.va%2Fcontent%2Fsalastampa%2Fit%2Fbollettino%2Fpubblico%2F2016%2F02%2F17%2F0127%2F00277.html
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by
Charles Michael Jarrell		 Bishop of Lafayette in Louisiana
2016–Present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
–		 Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas
2010–2016		 Succeeded by
Gregory Kelly
Preceded by
Joe Steve Vásquez		 Roman Catholic Titular See of Cova
2010–2016		 Succeeded by
Vacant


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