Diocese of

Shreveport

USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Shreveport / Sreveportuen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: New Orleans

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of St. John Berchmans, Shreveport, Louisiana

Churches by City (37)

Tyler (←), Little Rock (↑), Jackson (→), Alexandria (↘)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2019.11.19 – ...):

Bishop Francis Ignatius Malone (72)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Shreveport (Roman Rite)

Bishop Francis Ignatius Malone (72)
(2019.11.19 – ...)

Bishop of Shreveport (USA)

Calicem salutaris accipiam

Born:	1950.09.01 (Philadelphia, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1977.05.21
Consecrated Bishop:	2020.01.28

Bishop of Shreveport (USA) (2019.11.19 – ...)

Bishop Michael Gerard Duca (70)
(2008.04.01 – 2018.06.26)

Bishop of Baton Rouge (USA)

Hope in the Lord

Born:	1952.06.05 (Dallas, TX, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1978.04.29
Consecrated Bishop:	2008.05.19

Bishop of Shreveport (USA) (2008.04.01 – 2018.06.26)

Bishop of Baton Rouge (USA) (2018.06.26 – ...)

Bishop William Benedict Friend
(1986.06.16 – 2006.12.20)

Live in the spirit

Born:	1931.10.22 (Miami, FL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1959.05.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1979.10.30
Died:	2015.04.02 († 83)

Titular Bishop of Pomaria (1979.08.31 – 1982.11.17)

Auxiliary Bishop of Alexandria–Shreveport (USA) (1979.08.31 – 1982.11.17)

Bishop of Alexandria–Shreveport (USA) (1982.11.17 – 1986.06.16)

Bishop of Shreveport (USA) (1986.06.16 – 2006.12.20)

Apostolic Administrator of Alexandria (USA) (2003.10.10 – 2004.11.04)

Contact Info

Address: 3500 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport, LA 71104-4108, USA

Phone: +1 (318) 222-2006

Websites:

Statistics

Area: 28,837 km²

Population: 42,340 Catholics (5.3% of 806,035 total) (2020)

Statistics: 27 parishes, 39 priests (27 diocesan, 12 religious), 35 deacons, 33 lay religious (13 brothers, 20 sisters), 8 seminarians (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Immaculate Conception (December 8)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: June 16

History

1986.06.16: Established as Diocese of Shreveport / Sreveportuen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Alexandria–Shreveport and became suffragan of New Orleans)

Last updated on 2023.01.27

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