Joseph Verbis Lafleur

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Servant of God
Joseph Verbis Lafleur
Priest, Chaplain
Born(1912-01-24)January 24, 1912
Ville Platte, Louisiana, United States
DiedSeptember 7, 1944(1944-09-07) (aged 32)
SS Shinyo Maru, off Sindangan Point, Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Major shrineFather Joseph Lafleur Shrine, St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, Louisiana, United States
PatronageNotre Dame Seminary
St. Joseph Seminary, Lafayette

Joseph Verbis Lafleur (24 January 1912 - 7 September 1944) was a Roman Catholic priest of the Military Ordinariate of the United States who died in the sinking of the SS Shinyo Maru and is in the preliminary stages for sainthood.[1][2][3]

Beatification

On October 2014, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana, led by Bishop John Douglas Deshotel, officially opened the cause for his beatification. He is to be the second candidate for sainthood from Lafayette Diocese after the Servant of God Auguste Nonco Pelafigue (1888-1977), a layman, whose cause for sainthood was opened on April the same year.[4]

References

  1. ^ "1944". faithweb.com. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ^ "Lieutenant Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur". fatherlafleur.org. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
  3. ^ "Rev. Fr. Joseph Verbis Lafleur (1912-1944)". findagrave.com. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Army Chaplain's Cause for Canonization Ramps Up". m.ncregister.com. Retrieved 24 October 2017.