Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales (Houma, Louisiana)
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The Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales is a Catholic cathedral
located in Houma, Louisiana
, United States
. Along with St. Joseph Co-Cathedral
in Thibodaux
it is the seat of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
.
courthouse. The first church building was completed in 1848 and construction on the present church was begun in 1936 under the direction of the Rev. August Vandebilt. A major renovation of the church occurred in 1977. The sanctuary floor was raised and the marble ambo
was installed.
On March 2, 1977 Pope Paul VI
established the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. St. Francis de Sales Church became the cathedral of the new diocese and St. Joseph Church in Thibodaux became the co-cathedral
.
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
located in Houma, Louisiana
Houma, Louisiana
Houma is a city in and the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, and the largest principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city's powers of government have been absorbed by the parish, which is now run by the Terrebonne Parish...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Along with St. Joseph Co-Cathedral
St. Joseph Co-Cathedral (Thibodaux, Louisiana)
St. Joseph Co-Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral located in Thibodaux, Louisiana, United States. Along with the Cathedral of St. Francis de Sales in Houma it is the seat of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as Saint Joseph's Co-Cathedral and...
in Thibodaux
Thibodaux, Louisiana
Thibodaux is a small city in and the parish seat of Lafourche Parish, Louisiana, United States, along the banks of Bayou Lafourche in the northwestern part of the parish. The population was 14,431 at the 2000 census. Thibodaux is a principal city of the Houma–Bayou Cane–Thibodaux...
it is the seat of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
Roman Catholic Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
The Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux is a Roman Catholic diocese in southeastern Louisiana. It comprises Terrebonne and Lafourche Parishes, the eastern part of St. Mary Parish including Morgan City, and Grand Isle in Jefferson Parish. The diocese was created on June 5, 1977, and was previously part of...
.
History
St. Francis de Sales Parish was founded around 1847 by the Rev. Z. Leveque. Mass was initially celebrated in the Terrebonne ParishTerrebonne Parish, Louisiana
Terrebonne Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The parish seat is Houma. Its population was 111,860...
courthouse. The first church building was completed in 1848 and construction on the present church was begun in 1936 under the direction of the Rev. August Vandebilt. A major renovation of the church occurred in 1977. The sanctuary floor was raised and the marble ambo
Ambo
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was installed.
On March 2, 1977 Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI
Paul VI , born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church from 21 June 1963 until his death on 6 August 1978. Succeeding Pope John XXIII, who had convened the Second Vatican Council, he decided to continue it...
established the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux. St. Francis de Sales Church became the cathedral of the new diocese and St. Joseph Church in Thibodaux became the co-cathedral
Co-cathedral
A co-cathedral is a cathedral church which shares the function of being a bishop's seat, or cathedra, with another cathedral. Instances of this occurred in England before the Protestant Reformation in the dioceses of Bath and Wells, and of Coventry and Lichfield, hence the names of these dioceses...
.