Diocese of

Shreveport

USA USA

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Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Shreveport / Sreveportuen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: New Orleans

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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Celebrations

Patron Saint: Immaculate Conception (December 8)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 17

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

Contact Info

Address: 3500 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport, LA 71104-4108, USA

Phone: +1 (318) 222-2006

Present Prelates

Bishop (2019.11.19 – ...):Bishop Francis Ignatius Malone (74)Bishop Francis Ignatius Malone (74)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Shreveport (Roman Rite)

Bishop Francis Ignatius Malone (74)Bishop Francis Ignatius Malone (74)
(2019.11.19 – ...)

Bishop of Shreveport (USA)

Calicem salutaris accipiam

Born:1950.09.01 (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:1977.05.21
Consecrated Bishop:2020.01.28

Priest of Little Rock (USA) (1977.05.21 – 2019.11.19)

Bishop of Shreveport (USA) (2019.11.19 – ...)

Bishop Michael Gerard Duca (72)Bishop Michael Gerard Duca (72)
(2008.04.01 – 2018.06.26)

Bishop of Baton Rouge (USA)

Hope in the Lord

Born:1952.06.05 (Dallas, TX, USA)
Ordained Priest:1978.04.29
Consecrated Bishop:2008.05.19

Priest of Dallas (USA) (1978.04.29 – 2008.04.01)

Bishop of Shreveport (USA) (2008.04.01 – 2018.06.26)

Bishop of Baton Rouge (USA) (2018.06.26 – ...)

Bishop William Benedict Friend
(1986.06.16 – 2006.12.20)

Live in the spirit

Born:1931.10.22 (Miami, FL, USA)
Ordained Priest:1959.05.07
Consecrated Bishop:1979.10.30
Died:2015.04.02 († 83)

Titular Bishop of Pomaria (1979.08.31 – 1982.11.17)

Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria–Shreveport (USA) (1979.08.31 – 1982.11.17)

Bishop of Alexandria–Shreveport (USA) (1982.11.17 – 1986.06.16)

Bishop of Shreveport (USA) (1986.06.16 – 2006.12.20)

Apostolic Administrator of Alexandria (USA) (2003.10.10 – 2004.11.04)

Special Churches

Churches by City (37)

Tyler (←), Little Rock (↑), Jackson (→), Alexandria (↘)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 28,837 km²

Population: 42,500 Catholics (4.8% of 886,376 total)

Pastoral Centres: 25 parishes, 1 mission

Personnel: 42 priests (28 diocesan, 14 religious), 31 deacons, 34 religious (15 brothers, 19 sisters), 5 seminarians

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