J. Douglas Deshotel
John Douglas Deshotel | |
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| Bishop of Lafayette | |
| Church | Roman Catholic Church |
| Archdiocese | New Orleans |
| Diocese | Lafayette |
| Appointed | February 17, 2016 |
| Installed | April 15, 2016 |
| Predecessor | Charles Michael Jarrell |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 13, 1978 by Maurice Schexnayder |
| Consecration | April 27, 2010 by Kevin Joseph Farrell, Charles Victor Grahmann, and Michael Duca |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 6, 1952 |
| Previous post(s) | Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas |
| Motto | CHRISTUS CARITAS URGET ME |
| Styles of John Douglas Deshotel | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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.
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
- ^ "Holy Trinity Seminary". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "Most Reverend J. Douglas Deshotel". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ "Bishop John Douglas Deshotel". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
- ^ http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2016/02/17/0127/00277.html
- ^ 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
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