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 Catholic advocates raise alarm at Trump’s call to ‘pause’ migration from ‘Third World Countries’ U.S. bishops award over $7 million in grants to home missions, thanks to nation’s Catholics Choose the way of peace, pope says as he leaves Lebanon Baltimore native Weigel honored for defense of human dignity in the face of aggression Lebanese have what is needed to build a future of peace, pope says Children, refugees victimized by AI-fueled human trafficking, says Vatican diplomat Copyright © 2023 OSV News Print
