Third Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux

Most Rev. Sam Jacobs (2003 to present)

Born in Greenwood, MS, on March 4, 1938, Bishop Sam G. Jacobs was reared in Lake Charles, LA. He studied at Immaculata Seminary in Lafayette from 1951-57 and Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., from 1957-1964. He was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Lafayette by Auxiliary Bishop Warren L. Boudreaux in 1964. Bishop Jacobs served as pastor, chaplain and associate pastor of several parishes in the Diocese of Lafayette and the Diocese of Lake Charles. He has served as chairman of the National Service Committee for the Charismatic Renewal and Diocesan Director of Vocations and Seminarians for the Diocese of Lake Charles. Bishop Jacobs was appointed the 10th Bishop of Alexandria in 1989 and was ordained by Archbishop Francis B. Schulte and co-consecrators Bishop Warren L. Boudreaux and Bishop Jude Speyrer. Bishop Jacobs was installed as the third Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux on Oct. 10, 2003.

First Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux

Most Rev. Warren L. Boudreaux (1977 to 1992)

A native of Berwick, LA, Bishop Warren L. Boudreaux was born Jan. 25, 1918. He studied at St. Joseph's Seminary, St. Benedict, LA.; Notre Dame Seminary, New Orleans; Grand Seminaire de St. Sulpice, Paris; Catholic University of America, where he obtained in 1946 his Doctorate in Canon Law; and in 1962 was granted a Doctor of Divinity degree by Pope John XXIII. Bishop Boudreaux was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Lafayette in 1942. He was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Lafayette in 1962 and Bishop of Beaumont, Texas, in 1971. He served as Ordinary of Beaumont until 1977, when he was appointed First Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux. He died October 6, 1997.

Second Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux

Most Rev. Michael Jarrell (1993 to Nov. 8, 2002)

A native of Opelousas, LA, Bishop Michael Jarrell was born May 15, 1940. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy (1962) and a Master of Arts in Philosophy (1963) both from Catholic University of America, Washington, D.C. He has been granted a Doctor of Divinity degree by Pope John Paul II. Bishop Jarrell was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Lafayette in 1967. He was appointed Second Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux on Dec. 29, 1992. His ordination to the episcopacy and installation took place March 4, 1993.

Clergy of the Diocese Who Have Died  (With Dates of Death)

Most Rev. Warren L. Boudreaux Oct 6, 1997	Rev. John Cao Feb. 26, 2002
Rev. Kasimir Chmielewski May 31, 1977	Rev. Stanislaus J. Manikowski July 2, 2002
Rev. Kermit Trahan Jan. 19, 1979	Deacon James Didier Sr. Aug. 27, 2002
Rev. Anthony Rousso June 2, 1982	Deacon Kurt Domangue Feb. 12, 2003
Rev. Clemens Schneider June 9, 1982	Rev. Dom Te Pol April 10, 2003
Rev. Antoine Lemire April 17, 1983	Rev. Edwin Deane, O.F.M. June 12, 2003
Rev. Patrick Curran Jan. 6, 1984	Rev. Victor Toth Aug. 8, 2003
Rev. Henry Naquin May 22, 1985	Rev. Leopold Skorogod, O.F.M. Sept. 14, 2003
Rev. Adrian Caillouet June 15, 1985	Deacon Harold Kurtz Nov. 6, 2004
Rev. Msgr. Tjebbe Bekema Sept. 23, 1988	Deacon Paul Legendre Jan. 27, 2005
Deacon Paul W. Lefort July 31, 1990	Rev. Msgr. John L. Newfield Nov. 11, 2005
Rev. Msgr. John Keller July 28, 1991	Rev. Peter H. Brewerton Feb. 19, 2006
Rev. William Fleming Sept. 22, 1991	Rev. Msgr. William Koninkx Feb. 27, 2006
Deacon Salvador A. Fesi Nov. 19, 1991	Rev. Nghia Huu Dinh Jan. 16, 2007
Deacon Cleveland J. Marcel Sr. May 9, 1992	Rev. Joseph Rayes, O.F.M. Jan. 29. 2007
Deacon Michael G. Segura May 24, 1995	Deacon Edward Blanchard March 1, 2007
Rev. Henry Mamo Dec. 8, 1995	Rev. Alfredo Loresco April 5, 2007
Rev. Richard Hemenway March 30, 1996	Rev. Msgr. Emile J. Fossier June 23, 2007
Rev. Killian Huber, O.F.M. Aug. 15, 1996
Rev. Msgr. Roland J. Boudreaux Nov. 20, 1998
Deacon James Hopkins Jan. 5, 1999
Rev. Albert Richardson III May 20, 1999
Rev. Micheal W. Finnegan Aug 5, 1999
Rev. Msgr. George Landry Dec. 2, 2000
Rev. Msgr. Philip L. Whitney Dec. 5, 2000
Rev. Jerome Weber Jan. 31, 2001