Washington Auxiliary Bishop Dorsonville appointed to head diocese in Louisiana February 1, 2023By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: News, World News WASHINGTON (OSV News) — Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Mario E. Dorsonville of Washington to head the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana. The appointment was publicized Feb. 1 in Washington by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, the Vatican nuncio to the United States. The Colombian-born bishop, 62, was named a Washington auxiliary bishop by the pope March 20, 2015, and he was ordained to the episcopate on April 20 of that year. He has served as vicar general for the Archdiocese of Washington since 2015. The 3,500-square-mile Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux is in southeastern Louisiana. Out of a total population of 257,423, there are 81,512 Catholics. Read More World News ‘Christ is my identity, my foundation,’ says Catholic player on U.S. women’s hockey team New initiative to form mental health professionals rooted in Church teaching Unmarked graves found on land once owned by Catholic slaveholders trigger search for descendants ‘Hidden Glory’: Highlights from Bishop Varden’s meditations for papal Lenten retreat Diocese of Syracuse wraps $176 million bankruptcy settlement in ‘journey of reparation’ U.S. bishops among supporters of lawsuit against Trump birthright citizenship executive order Copyright © 2023 OSV News Print
