Jude Speyrer
Jude Speyrer (born April 14, 1929 in Leonville , Louisiana , † July 21, 2013 in Opelousas , Louisiana) was Bishop of Lake Charles .
Life
Jude Speyrer attended the St. Joseph Seminary in St. Benedict LA (1942/47) and the Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans (1947/49) and studied at the Pontifical North America College in Rome (1949/50) and at the Swiss University Freiburg (1950/53). He received in the July 25, 1953 Lafayette the priesthood by Bishop Jules Jeanmard . He was active in numerous pastoral and administrative tasks in the Diocese of Lafayette , most recently as Chancellor and Vicar General of the Diocese of Lafayette.
Pope John Paul II appointed him on January 29, 1980 first bishop of the newly established diocese of Lake Charles. The bishop of Lafayette Gerard Louis Frey donated him episcopal ordination on April 25, 1980 ; Co- consecrators were Maurice Schexnayder , Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette, and Harold Robert Perry SVD , Auxiliary Bishop in New Orleans . He built up the diocese both pastorally and administratively and founded the Tabor Retreat House and the Katharine Drexel Conference Center at the Saint Charles Center , the diocesan spiritual center.
On December 12, 2000, his request for retirement was granted by Pope John Paul II for health reasons. He was the Diocesan Administrator of Lake Charles until February 21, 2001.
Web links
- Entry on Jude Speyrer on catholic-hierarchy.org ; Retrieved July 22, 2013.
Individual evidence
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| --- |
Bishop of Lake Charles 1980-2000 |
Edward Kenneth Braxton |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Speyrer, Jew |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American clergyman, Roman Catholic Bishop of Lake Charles |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 14, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leonville |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 21, 2013 |
| Place of death | Opelousas |