Diocesan News

Since Hurricane Ian made landfall on September 28th, leaving behind havoc and pain for our neighboring states, Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux is providing relief to those who have been directly impacted.

On Thursday, September 29, 2022, in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Houma-Thibodaux seminarians Joseph Lapeyrouse and Matthew Prosperie were ordained into the transitional diaconate.

Fr. Simon Peter Engurait, Vicar for Catholic Charities in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux and Pastor of St. Bridget Catholic Church in Schriever, and Karen David, Catholic Charities Board Chair and Interim Chief Administrative Officer of Catholic Charities, have been named finalists for Catholic Extension's highest honor, the Lumen Christi Award.

Diocesan Administrator Fr. P.J. Madden announces several new pastoral appointments, all effective August 15, 2022.

The Catholic Foundation of South Louisiana (CFSL) made its annual grant distributions this month, exceeding more than $1.3 million in grant distributions in the past five years for restricted ministries.

As we celebrate the joyous Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Church also celebrates and offers gratitude to God for the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

Mark Williams, Ed.D., the associate superintendent of secondary schools in the Archdiocese of New Orleans, has been appointed as the new superintendent of Catholic schools in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, effective July 15, 2022. Additionally, Gerrie Byrne, the current curriculum specialist in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, has been appointed as associate superintendent of curriculum and instruction.

On Saturday, June 4, 2022, the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux celebrated the ordination of two priests and one transitional deacon. Archbishop Shelton Fabre returned to the Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales as the ordaining prelate.

The Mother Teresa Women's Giving Circle has granted $101,000 to seven local nonprofits directly impacting the lives of women, children and families. On Thursday, May 12, members of the group joined together to present the grants at the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux Pastoral Center.

After consultation with the College of Consultors of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, Diocesan Administrator Very Rev. P.J. Madden is pleased to announce the following appointments, all effective July 1, 2022

The board of Catholic Charities (CCHT) and the leadership of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux are pleased to announce the hiring of Chamon Williams, a Houma native, as executive director of CCHT, effective in early May.

Diocesan Administrator Very Rev. P.J. Madden announced that diocesan vicars Very Revs. Simon Peter Engurait, Mark Toups and Vicente DeLa Cruz have been reappointed to their respective offices during this time of transition.

The Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux is pleased to announce that the College of Consultors has elected Rev. Patrick John Madden as the new Diocesan Administrator. He will serve the diocese as its leader until the Holy Father appoints a new bishop and that bishop is formally installed in the diocese.

As Bishop Fabre was installed as the new Archbishop of Louisville on March 30, 2022, and as we in Houma-Thibodaux await the announcement of a new bishop, what happens now? Here are the answers to some of the most common questions that have been asked:

The Mother Teresa Women's Giving Circle will be hosting its annual Kickoff Celebration Mass on Thursday, February 17, 2022, at 5:00 pm at St. Bridget Catholic Church in Schriever.

All Catholic schools in the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux will actively participate in the national Catholic Schools Week, which is celebrated January 30-February 5.

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Bayou Recovery Fund for Hurricane Ida Relief from the Bayou Community Foundation.

Bishop Fabre announces two priest assignments that will be effective February 7, 2022.