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Founded: 1963

Families: 156

(North Deanery)

Please call or visit the office for information regarding catechism and the sacraments.

Shrine of the Sacred Heart is open daily.

Come Lord Jesus:  Wednesdays at 6:00 PM.

Founded:  1954

Families:  625

(West Deanery)

Founded: 1821

Families: 1835

(Central Deanery)

The Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist in downtown Lafayette stands as a sentinel to the faith of generations of followers. It is the third church built on the site donated by Jean Mouton in l821, when Lafayette was the town of Vermilionville. The present Dutch Romanesque landmark, completed in l916, is on the National Register of Historic Properties. Massive brick walls contrast with graceful arches and delicate red and white brickwork. Turrets flank the octagonal steeple above from which the bells toll.

St. John Cemetery is the oldest in the city of Lafayette. The high-water table in South Louisiana makes aboveground burial almost a necessity. The tomb of Jean Mouton, who donated the property for the church, is in this cemetery. Along with his son, Alexandre Mouton, governor of Louisiana from l843 to l846, and his grandson, J. Alfred Mouton, a West Point graduate and general in the Civil War, Ambassador Jefferson Caffery's and his wife's tombs are in the cemetery, alongside each other. Ambassador Jefferson Caffery, a native of Lafayette, served many years in the U. S. Diplomatic Corps.

Founded: 1852

Families: 600

(South Deanery)

Confessions are on Saturday from 3:00 PM to 3:45 PM and on Sunday on a rotation of one week after the 8:00 AM Mass and the next week after the 10:00 AM Mass. 

Founded: 1965

Families: 2347

(Central Deanery )

The mission of Holy Cross Catholic Church is to foster the teachings of Our Lord Jesus Christ in all people in order to empower them to bring change and healing to all. Through the celebration of the Sacraments, religious formation programs for all age groups, and other activities, we are to enhance and enrich the discovery of the Sacred found in all people.

The Parish of Holy Cross Catholic Church was begun in 1965 by Fr. Frank Weber, CSC. The first Mass was celebrated in a converted lumber warehouse on September 26, 1965. Since that time Holy Cross Catholic Church has grown into a wonderful church campus located in what is generally referred to as the Broadmoor Subdivision right off Ambassador Caffery Parkway.

On July 1, 2007, Fr. Howard Blessing became the current Pastor of Holy Cross Parish.

Founded: 1954

Families: 386

(North Deanery)

Founded: 1920

Families: 2463

(North Deanery)

Mass Times:
         Holidays: 7:00 a.m and as announced

Founded: 1950

Families: 69

(North Deanery)

Founded:  1956

Families:  464

(West Deanery)

Founded: 1854

Families: 410

Founded: 1896

Families: 175

Founded: 1843

Families: 70

(South Deanery)

Founded: 1934

Families: 1804

(Central Deanery )

The parish had a unique beginning in that it was proposed by the late Bishop Jeanmard to afford a place of work for African American priests - the four Divine Word Missionaries ordained at Bay St. Louis, Mississippi on May 23, 1934. They were Fathers Anthony Bourges, Maurice Rousseve, Vincent Smith and Francis Wade. Bishop Jeanmard's decision to accept the four African-American priests brought the Lafayette Diocese into a closer relationship with the Divine Word Missionaries who conduct the Bay St. Louis, Mississippi Seminary, and who had been in charge of Holy Rosary Institute in Lafayette since May, 1929.

Holy Mass was celebrated in the new church for the first time on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 23, 1934, on which day a simple blessing of the edifice was made. Fr. Patzelt delayed the solemn dedication until February 10, 1935, four days after his 25th anniversary into priesthood. Although December 23, 1934 can certainly be considered the beginning of the parish, February 10, 1935 was the official opening.

The little mission which began in a 1934 has grown into a very prosperous parish at the hands of many Divine Word Missionary priests and brothers, and the Sisters of the Holy Family.

Founded:  1959

Families:  949

(West Deanery)

Founded: 1964

Families: 1469

(South Deanery)

Founded: 1938

Families: 1660

(South Deanery)

Founded: 1949

Families: 1512

Founded: 1928

Families: 1691

(West Deanery)

Confessions 
30 minutes before each regularly scheduled Mass and by appointment

Founded: 1962

Families: 150

Sacred Heart Mission Chapel, Butte Larose / Henderson

(Central Deanery) 

*Confessions are heard for 30 minutes prior to all Masses.

Founded: 1946

Families: 880

Founded: 1869

Families: 200

Founded: 1922

Families: 200

Founded: 1949

Families: 2312

(South Deanery)

Founded: 1934

Families: 1142

(South Deanery)

Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church was established in 1934, after Bishop Jules B. Jeanmard saw a need for a parish church in the Coteau area, and appointed Father Olan Broussard to help fill this need.  Our Lady of Prompt Succor is unique in that it had never been a mission to any of the older rural church parishes.  It was named after the patron saint of Louisiana and Bishop Jeanmard’s well-known devotion to Our Lady.

Founded: 1925

Families: 572

(Central Deanery)

Founded: 1896

Families: 1039

Founded: 1897

Families: 708

Founded: 1944

Families: 300

(South Deanery)

Founded: 1883

Families: 1073

Founded: 1953

Families: 339

Founded: 1942

Families: 521

(Central Deanery )

We hope you will soon learn that the Our Lady of Wisdom Parish is comprised of a diverse group of University of Louisiana at Lafayette students, faculty, staff and parishioners committed to God and our community of faith. In the recent past, we have seen the parish grow, while remaining true to the mission and services provided to students and parishioners alike. For over 65 years we have served as a Catholic compass for our parishioners, and we look forward to following the direction which Wisdom can take in your life. Please take a look at all which Wisdom provides, join us for a Mass or for an event at Our Lady’s Church or student center. The Church and Student Center have been blessed with the support of our parish family, and together, we feel, we will be headed in the right direction for years to come.

Eucharistic Adoration is offered during the semesters only on First Fridays beginning after the 12:00 Noon Mass and ending on the First Saturday at 8:30 AM.

Please contact the parish office for Mass schedules on Holy Days.

Founded: 1969

Families: 732

Founded: 1967

Families: 1629

Founded: 1969

Families: 1600

(Central Deanery )

Perpetual Novena:  Tuesdays at 5:30 PM.

Founded:  1941

Families:  200

(West Deanery)

Founded:  1928

Families:  485

(West Deanery)

Founded: 1854

Families: 1323

Founded: 1960

Families: 762

(South Deanery)

Sacrament of the Sick:  Call any time

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament on the First Friday of every month following the 7:00 AM mass until 5:00 PM.

Founded: 1894

Families: 762

(North Deanery)

Founded: 1906

Families: 375

Founded: 1883

Families: 1766

(Central Deanery)

Founded: 1893

Families: 1200

Founded: 1950

Families: 250

(North Deanery)

Founded: 1914

Families: 898

Founded: 1933

Families: 325

Affiliated with Sacred Heart Mission Chapel, Pecan Island

(West Deanery)
 

Founded: 1859

Families: 1336

(Central Deanery)

Founded: 1955

Families: 500

(Central Deanery)

St. Anthony chapel was built for the convenience of the people in the Northern section of the Cathedral parish during the Fall of 1947, through a donation from the Catholic Church Extension Society.

The parish of St. Anthony was canonically established in 1955.  Father Roy Edwards, who had served the mission as an associate priest from the Cathedral parish, was named first pastor of the newly erected parish and remained pastor for the next thirteen years.  Although there were a large number of Blacks living in the area, they mostly attended St. Paul the Apostle Church.  The area continued to develop to the extent that within two years, the parish opened the mission church of St. Jules.  In the year 1969, Bishop Schexnayder gave new boundaries to the parish and at that time assigned all Catholics within these boundaries as members of the parish of At. Anthony.  It was at that time that most of the Black people living within the boundaries began attending St. Anthony Church.

Father Whitney LeBlanc succeeded Father Edwards and was assigned pastor in 1968, but remained less than a year when he was faced with health concerns.  At that time, Father Edwin Bourg was named pastor and remained at St. Anthony until 1971, and was succeeded by Father Arthur Warren under whose capable leadership saw the renovation of the CCD building.

In 1975, Bishop Gerard Frey asked the Divine Word Fathers, who were and to this day remain, very dedicated to their work with the African-American community in the Diocese of Lafayette, to assume the responsibility of staffing the parish.  The Divine Word Fathers responded with an affirmative answer, which greatly pleased Bishop Frey.  Father William Oliver, SVD, was appointed pastor September 1, 1975, and was joined by Father Stanley Gootee as associate pastor.  This brought the direction and leadership of At. Anthony parish under the capable administration of the Divine Word Fathers, who remain in charge of the parish to this date.

Father Mark Figaro, SVD, was appointed pastor in 1980-82, followed by Father Leonard Olivier, SVD, 1982-86.  Father Dennis Flynn was pastor from 1986-87 and was replaced by Father Joseph Detig in June 1987, who remained pastor for nine years.  Father Frank Charles succeeded Father Detig in 1996.  Father Charles died while pastor in 1999, and Father Clifton Labbe', SVD, Provincial, administered the parish until Father Benignus Wego assumed administration in December 1999.  Father Robert Fisher, SVD, was appointed pastor in August 2000, until September 2003, when Father Michael Sucharski, SVD, was appointed.  In August 2010, Father Lambert Lein, SVD, replaced Father Sucharski, and remains pastor to this date.

Founded: 1902

Families: 1483

Founded: 1958

Families: 170

Founded:  1937

Families:  242

(West Deanery)

Founded: 1963

Families: 427

(South Deanery)

Founded: 1847

Families: 3390

(Central Deanery)

Celebrating 167 years of service to God and the people of Breaux Bridge, St. Bernard Church honors the zeal and devotion of the bishops of the Diocese of Lafayette, the priests who have served St. Bernard, the religious who served, and the thousands of unnamed and unknown laity who helped the parish develop from a mission parish in the 18th century to a thriving parish in the 21st century.

Founded: 1920

Families: 151

Founded: 1950

Families: 150

Founded: 1949

Families: 156

Founded: 1819

Families: 1324

(North Deanery)