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In a memo addressed to Clergy of the Diocese of Lake Charles on Friday, March 15, 2024, Bishop Glen John Provost announced the appointment of Father Ruben Villarreal to the Dicastery for Evangelization in the Holy See. The memo reads:

The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, hereby announces pastoral assignments for the year Two Thousand and Twenty-Four for the Diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana.

Effective March 1, 2024

Dedicates win to their teacher "Ms. T"

By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles  

LAKE CHARLES — A team of Immaculate Conception Cathedral School students answered their way through a nail-biting series of questions about the Catholic faith to claim the championship title in the seventh annual Diocesan Quiz Bowl on Saturday, March 9.

Deacon George Kiernan Carr, II, of Moss Bluff passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2024, from the comfort of his home.

By Pamela Seal 
Diocese of Lake Charles 

WESTLAKE — Deacon Julius Garrett Caraway Jr., will long be remembered for his tremendous support of the pro-life cause throughout the Diocese of Lake Charles. 

By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles

LAKE CHARLES — Growing in knowledge of the Catholic faith can be a lifelong journey for many baptized Catholics. For others, the search for answers in the “one, holy, catholic, and apostolic Church” does not begin until they are adults.

In the spirit of Christian hope, the Diocese of Lake Charles announces the death of Reverend Monsignor Arthur B. Calkins who passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2024. Monsignor Calkins, a priest of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, was in residence at Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Sulphur, La. The Order of Christian Funeral will be celebrated on the following schedule: 

Awarded with Highest Diocesan Honor

By Pamela Seal 
Diocese of Lake Charles 

MOSS BLUFF — Just when Deacon George Stearns had his professional life all mapped out, a phone call in 1972 began a chain of events rerouting him from Lubbock, Texas, to Lafayette, and eventually as long-time chancellor for the Diocese of Lake Charles. 

“You never know how life is going to unfold,” Stearns told a room full of clergy and staff in The Lodge of Camp Karol for his farewell luncheon on Thursday, March 7, 2024. 

By Pamela Seal 
Diocese of Lake Charles 

LAKE CHARLES — Something Bishop Glen John Provost enjoys most about visiting Catholic schools are the students. On January 31, 2024, many students in the Diocese of Lake Charles had the chance to visit him in the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception for a special Mass to celebrate the 50th year of National Catholic Schools Week.

Seniors from St. Louis Catholic High School and eighth-grade students from the other five Catholic schools in the Diocese gathered to celebrate the gift of their faith-based learning. The Mass coincided with the Memorial of St. John Bosco, a champion for the education of Catholic youth.