His Excellency, The Most Reverend

John Douglas Deshotel
Bishop of Lafayette
titular bishop of Cova
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
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, US
Previous post(s)
MottoChristus caritas urget me
(The love of Christ compels me)
Styles of
John Douglas Deshotel
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

John Douglas Deshotel (born January 6, 1952) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana since 2016. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Dallas in Texas from 2010 to 2016.

Biography

John Deshotel was born on January 6, 1952, in Basile, Louisiana. He studied at Holy Trinity Seminary[1] in Irving, Texas.

Deshotel was ordained a priest by Bishop Maurice Schexnayder on May 13, 1978, for the Diocese of Dallas.[2] Deshotel was appointed as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Dallas as well as titular bishop of Cova on March 11, 2010, by Pope Benedict XVI. Deshotel was consecrated by Bishop Kevin Farrell on April 27, 2010.

Bishop of Lafayette in Louisiana

On February 17, 2016, Deshotel was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana, succeeding Bishop Charles Jarrell. He was installed on April 15, 2016, in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist at Lafayette, Louisiana, by Archbishop Gregory Aymond.[3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Holy Trinity Seminary". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Most Reverend J. Douglas Deshotel". Retrieved 5 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Rinunce e nomine".
  4. ↑ "Web Translator".
  5. ↑ "Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel". Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
Wikiquote has quotations related to John Douglas Deshote.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to John Douglas Deshotel.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.