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 Technological advancements are not rivals to faith, pope says Sheen beatification ‘a gift’ and a call to mission, say pilgrims in St. Louis ‘Pivotal’ Archbishop Sheen ‘opened the door to the evangelization of the world,’ says Bishop Barron Canadian Catholics stand with Jewish brethren following synagogue attack in Ontario Trump tells UN he may opt to ‘annihilate’ Iran, will rebrand AI ‘superintelligence’ Pope Leo XIV to make historic first veneration of ‘holy tunic,’ highlighting Christian unity Copyright © 2023 OSV News Print
