J. Douglas Deshotel

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John Douglas Deshotel
Bishop of Lafayette
Church Catholic Church
Diocese Lafayette
AppointedFebruary 17, 2016
InstalledApril 15, 2016
Predecessor Charles Michael Jarrell
Orders
OrdinationMay 13, 1978
by  Maurice Schexnayder
ConsecrationApril 27, 2010
by  Kevin Joseph Farrell, Charles Victor Grahmann, and Michael Duca
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Born (1952-01-06) January 6, 1952 (age 72)
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MottoChristus caritas urget me
(The love of Christ compels me)
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John Douglas Deshotel (born January 6, 1952) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana since 2016. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Dallas in Texas from 2010 to 2016.

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Biography

Early life

John Deshotel was born on January 6, 1952, in Basile, Louisiana, one of eight children of Welfoot Paul Deshotel and Luna Marie Manual. Deciding as a teenager to become a priest, John Deshotel entered Immaculata Minor Seminary High School in Lafayette, Louisiana. [1]

After graduating from high school, Deshotel went to Holy Trinity Seminary in Irving, Texas. He received a Bachelor of Arts in philosophy from Holy Trinity. He continued his formation as a priest at the University of Dallas, where he received a Master of Divinity degree. [1]

Priesthood

Deshotel was ordained a priest at Saint Augustine Church in Basile by Bishop Maurice Schexnayder on May 13, 1978, for the Diocese of Dallas. [2] [3] After his 1978 ordination, the diocese assigned Deshotel as parochial vicar at the following Texas parishes:

Deshotel was named pastor in 1988 of St. William Parish in Greenville, Texas, a position he held for the next four years. The diocese transferred him in 1992 to St. John Nepomucene Parish in Ennis, Texas, to serve as pastor there. He moved in 1995 to St. Luke Parish in Irving, Texas. [2] In 2001, Bishop Charles Grahmann named Deshotel as rector of Holy Trinity Seminary. After four years at the seminary, Deshotel became pastor of St. Monica and St. Juan Diego Parish in Dallas. [2]

In 2008, Bishop Kevin Farrell named Deshotel as vicar general and moderator of the curia. He was also transferred from St. Monica and St. Juan Diego Parish to St. Joseph Parish in Richardson, Texas. [2]

Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas

Deshotel was appointed as auxiliary bishop of Dallas as well as titular bishop of Cova on March 11, 2010, by Pope Benedict XVI. Deshotel was consecrated by Bishop Kevin Farrell at the National Shrine Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Dallas on April 27, 2010. Bishops Charles Grahmann and Michael Duca served as co-consecrators. [3]

Bishop of Lafayette in Louisiana

On February 17, 2016, Pope Francis named Deshotel as bishop of Lafayette in Louisiana, succeeding Bishop Charles Jarrell. He was installed on April 15, 2016, in the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist at Lafayette, Louisiana, by Archbishop Gregory Aymond. [4] [1] [3]

In July 2022, Deshotel released a list of 41 diocesan clergy with credible accusations of sexual abuse of minors and adults. [5]

In 2024, Deshotel excommunicated a former deacon for joining Trinity Anglican Church in Lafayette. His son had been molested by a parish priest and subsequently had resigned as deacon in December 2023. The priest was convicted of the sexual assault and the family settled a lawsuit against the Diocese of Lafayette in 2021. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel". Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Pope Names Dallas Auxiliary Bishop Deshotel as Bishop of Lafayette, Louisiana, Accepts Resignation of Bishop Jarrell". US Conference of Catholic Bishops. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  3. 1 2 3 "Bishop John Douglas Deshotel [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  4. "Rinunce e nomine".
  5. "Diocese of Lafayette Priests and Deacons Credibly Accused of Abuse-Updated January 21, 2022". Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
  6. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/24/us/catholic-deacon-excommunicated-louisiana.html
Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Lafayette in Louisiana
2016–Present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by
Auxiliary Bishop of Dallas
2010–2016
Succeeded by
Gregory Kelly
Preceded by Roman Catholic Titular See of Cova
2010–2016
Succeeded by
Vacant