Information and Announcements About The Diocese
By Pamela Seal
Diocese of Lake Charles
LAKE CHARLES — Surrounded by clergy and staff of the Diocese of Lake Charles, Bishop Glen John Provost dedicated the new Chancery to Our Lady of Lourdes at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 8, 2023. The dedication and blessing on the corner of Ryan and Clarence streets coincided with the Feast of the Nativity of Blessed Virgin Mary.
Applications are being accepted for the inaugural Revered Canon A. Gerard Jordan Scholarship established by the Jordan Family and The Tolton Ambassadors of Louisiana. All applications must be postmarked no later than October 1, 2023.
Read more: Applications Open for Inaugural Canon Jordan Scholarship
NATCHEZ, MISSISSIPPI — The Very Reverend Edward Richard M.S., V.F., pastor of Our Lady of Prompt Succor Catholic Church in Sulphur, La., was invested with the Knight Commander Cross of the Order of the Fleur De Lis on Saturday, August 26, 2023. Additionally, Father Richard serves as Dean of the West Deanery for the Diocese of Lake Charles.
Read more: Father Richard Invested Into Order of Fleur de Lis
September 2023 Prayer Intentions of Pope Francis and Bishop Glen John Provost
Read more: 'An Afternoon with Christ’: Father Pellerin Oct. 8
Bishop Glen John Provost is asking for the faithful in the Diocese to join him in offering prayers of thanksgiving for the rain which began Sunday evening.