Diocesan leaders and parishioners talk about the needs of the upcoming Return to the Lord Capital Campaign. Click HERE to watch. Look for more information about the campaign at Mass later this year.

LAKE CHARLES -- Bishop Glen John Provost was the featured speaker of the 2016 commencement ceremonies of St. Louis Catholic High School at which 125 seniors of the school graduated held May 17 in Burton Coliseum.

I, The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, Bishop of Lake Charles, hereby announce the pastoral assignments for the Year Two thousand and Sixteen for the Diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana:

LAKE CHARLES – One hundred twenty five students made up the graduating class of 2016 from St. Louis Catholic High School. Many of those students received a variety of honors and awards during the 2015-2016 school term and were recognized at a special ceremony.

LAKE CHARLES – The Reverend Archimandrite Herbert J. May, J.C.L., 64, Pastor of Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish in Creole and Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish in Cameron, died Monday, May 9, 2016, in a local hospital.

As stewards of a nearly $6.8 million operating budget, the Diocese of Lake Charles is just able to fund its ongoing missions and obligations. However, given that revenue the diocese receives is already earmarked each year, it is difficult for the diocese to invest in needed strategic priorities without an extraordinary effort.