Information and Announcements About The Diocese
September 14, 2020
Exaltation of the Holy Cross
Dear Clergy and Lay Faithful of the Diocese of Lake Charles,
Now into our third week of recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Laura, I am writing to you in gratitude and to keep you informed about the concern and aid which has come to us from throughout the State and the Nation, especially from our Catholic community.
Read more: Pastoral Letter of Bishop Provost: Outpouring of Support
LAKE CHARLES –– Bishop Glen John Provost of the Diocese of Lake Charles announced on Tuesday, September 1, the leadership and organization for the recovery from Hurricane Laura of churches and facilities within the Diocese.
At the request of the Rev. James Wehner, Rector of Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, the Notre Dame Seminary Catholic Relief was organized to assist in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura to bring relief to so many in need.
The Office of Catholic Schools in the Diocese of Lake Charles is committed to working around the clock to clear the path to re-open schools following the Category 4 hurricane that ravaged the Southwest Louisiana community on August 27.
While recovering from surgery and evacuated to Scott, La., Reverend Monsignor James Gaddy has been constantly on the phone, coordinating donations from across the country for his parishioners and all displaced by the wrath of Hurricane Laura.
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Diocese of Lake Charles
The entire five-parish region of the Diocese of Lake Charles was impacted by Hurricane Laura’s brutal wrath of destruction as the Category 4 storm made landfall along the Gulf Coast in the early morning hours of August 27. But through it all, His Excellency, Bishop Glen John Provost never left the Diocese.