Diocesan News

The board of Catholic Charities and leadership of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux are pleased to announce the hiring of Benjamin Duet, Ed.D., MBA, as executive director of Catholic Charities.

Second Harvest Food Bank, in partnership with the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, held a groundbreaking ceremony on August 29, 2023 for their new Bayou Region Warehouse in Houma, significantly increasing the organization's capacity to serve individuals and families facing hunger in the Bayou region.

To facilitate diocesan Hurricane Ida rebuilding efforts, the diocese has received State Bond Commission funds totaling up to $95 million.

Mindful of the pastoral needs of God's people and the limited availability of priest-personnel, having made the necessary consultation, and only with the good of all in mind, His Excellency, the Most Reverend Mario E. Dorsonville has made the following provisions:

Thirty-six cardinals, archbishops and bishops, as well as one abbot and over 100 additional priests attended the installation of Bishop Mario Dorsonville as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux during the Installation Mass Wednesday, March 29 at the Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales in Houma.

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville, STL, D.Min., currently an auxiliary bishop and vicar general of the Archdiocese of Washington, D.C., as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux.

With over 2,300 donations from 1,938 donors to 59 organizations, a total of $1,769,744 was raised for our local community during the 24-hour online giving event held on #GivingTuesday (November 29, 2022).