Glen Provost

His Excellency, The Most Reverend Glen John Provost
Bishop of Lake Charles
Archdiocese	New Orleans
Diocese	Lake Charles
Appointed	March 6, 2007
Installed	April 23, 2007
Predecessor	Edward Kenneth Braxton
Orders
Ordination	June 29, 1975 by Pope Paul VI
Consecration	April 23, 2007 by Alfred Clifton Hughes, Jude Speyrer, and Charles Michael Jarrell
Personal details
Born	(1949-08-09) August 9, 1949 Lafayette, Louisiana
Motto	PRO VENTURIS SERIT

Styles of Glen John Provost
Reference style	His Excellency The Most Reverend
Spoken style	Your Excellency
Religious style	Bishop

Glen John Provost (born August 9, 1949) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served as the bishop of the Diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana since his episcopal consecration on April 23, 2007.

Biography

Provost was born to Cyrus and Sadie Marie Blanchet Provost in Lafayette, Louisiana. He received a B.A. in English Literature from Saint Joseph Seminary College near Covington, Louisiana, in 1971, and continued his studies in Rome while living at the North American College. In 1974 he was awarded the Sacrae Theologiae Baccalaureum (Bachelor of Sacred Theology) from St. Thomas University and the Licentiate in 1975. In 1981 he also earned a Master of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.

Further studies include work at Institut Catholique in Paris (1972: French language); the University of London (1980: Victorian language); Don Quixote Institute in Salamanca (1997: Spanish); Istituto Santa Maria, Rome (1971: Italian); and archaeological study tours to Syria, Jordan and Turkey.

As Provost was a student at the North American College, he joined numerous other students being ordained to the priesthood by Pope Paul VI on June 29, 1975 in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City, and served in the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana.

Bishop of Lake Charles

Provost was appointed bishop of Lake Charles on March 6, 2007. He was consecrated, and installed, as bishop on April 23, 2007, with Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes of New Orleans as principal celebrant. His installation brought to a close the two year 'sede vacante' the diocese experienced after his predecessor, Edward Kenneth Braxton, was appointed Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, on March 15, 2005.

In addition to English, Provost speaks French, Italian, and Spanish.

See also

• Catholic Church hierarchy
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
• List of Catholic bishops of the United States
• Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Lake Charles Official Site