Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of New Orleans |
| Diocesan bishop | Shelton Fabre |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Sam Jacobs |
| Vicar General | Jay Baker |
| founding | 1977 |
| surface | 9,062 km² |
| Parishes | 39 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Residents | 215.111 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics | 116.171 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| proportion of | 54% |
| Diocesan priest | 65 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious priest | 8 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,591 |
| Permanent deacons | 35 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Friars | 15 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| Religious sisters | 23 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2008 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Francis of Sales |
| Co-cathedral | Saint Joseph Co-Cathedral |
| Website | www.htdiocese.org |
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The Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux ( lat. : Dioecesis Humensis-Thibodensis ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese based in Schriever .
It was taken out of the Archdiocese of New Orleans on March 2, 1977 . The diocese of Houma-Thibodaux is subordinate to this today as a suffragan .
The diocese includes the parishes of Lafourche , Terrebonne , as well as parts of the parishes of St. Mary and Jefferson .
Bishops of Houma-Thibodaux
- Warren Louis Boudreaux , 1977-1992
- Charles Michael Jarrell , 1992–2002, then Bishop of Lafayette
- Sam Jacobs , 2003-2013
- Shelton Fabre , since 2013
See also
Web links
St. Francis de Sales Cathedral
St. Joseph Co-Cathedral