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 Pope Leo XIV offers prayers, financial assistance to disaster-stricken Colombia Supreme Court sets date for case over Catholic preschools and Colorado’s ‘universal’ program Pope Leo XIV urges sisters to foster vocations to religious life in United States Sainthood cause takes step forward for Rhoda Wise, an Ohio housewife, mystic and stigmatist Pope Leo night at White Sox baseball park maxes out stadium capacity Hong Kong’s Father Benedict Chao, world’s oldest Trappist monk, dead at 108 Copyright © 2023 OSV News Print
