Roman Catholic Diocese of Lake Charles
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The Diocese of Lake Charles (Latin: Dioecesis Lacus Carolini), is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in southwestern Louisiana in the United States. It is a suffragan see of the metropolitan Archdiocese of New Orleans.
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Diocese of Lake Charles Dioecesis Lacus Carolini | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | The Civil Parishes of: Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis |
Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of New Orleans |
Deaneries | 4 |
Statistics | |
Population - Catholics | 80,519 (29%) |
Parishes | 37 |
Schools | 6 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | January 29, 1980 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
Patron saint | Mary Immaculate, Mother of Jesus St. Peter Claver |
Secular priests | 46[1] |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Glen John Provost |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Gregory Michael Aymond |
Map | |
Website | |
lcdiocese.org |
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The Diocese of Lake Charles includes the civil parishes of Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu, Cameron, and Jefferson Davis. The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Lake Charles is its cathedral church, and Glen John Provost is the current bishop.