Warren Louis Boudreaux

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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Warren Louis Boudreaux
Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux
titular bishop of Calynda
Church Roman Catholic Church
See Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux
In officeAugust 25, 1971 to
December 29, 1992
Successor Charles Michael Jarrell
Other post(s) Bishop of Beaumont
1971 to 1977
Auxiliary Bishop of Lafayette
1962 to 1971
Orders
OrdinationMay 30, 1942
by  Jules Jeanmard
ConsecrationJuly 25, 1962
by  Egidio Vagnozzi
Personal details
Born(1918-01-25)January 25, 1918
Berwick, Louisiana, US
DiedOctober 6, 1997(1997-10-06) (aged 79)
Thibodaux, Louisiana, US
Education Seminary of Saint-Sulpice
Catholic University of America

Warren Louis Boudreaux (January 25, 1918 – October 6, 1997) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the first bishop of the new Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in Louisiana from 1977 to 1992

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Boudreaux previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Beaumont in Texas from 1971 to 1977 and as auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana from 1962 to 1971.

Biography

Early life

Warren Boudreaux was born on January 25, 1918, in Berwick, Louisiana, to Alphonse Louis and Loretta Marie (née Senac) Boudreaux, of French far ancestry. [1] After graduating from Berwick Junior High School, he entered St. Joseph's Seminary in Saint Benedict, Louisiana. Boudreaux then attended Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans. [2] He was later sent to Paris to study at the Seminary of Saint-Sulpice. [2]

Priesthood

Returning to Louisiana, he was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Lafayette by Bishop Jules Benjamin Jeanmard on May 30, 1942. [3] After his ordination, Boudreaux was assigned as a curate at St. Michael's Parish in Crowley, Louisiana. In 1943, he was sent to Washington D.C. to attend the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., earning a Doctor of Canon Law degree in 1946. [1]

Returning to Louisiana in 1946, Boudreaux was appointed vice-chancellor of the diocese and secretary to Bishop Jeanmard. In 1950, Boudreaux was named a papal chamberlain. [1] In addition to these duties, he served as defender of the bond from 1947 to 1950 and officialis on the diocesan court from 1950 to 1954. [1] Boudreaux was appointed pastor of St. Peter's Parish in New Iberia, Louisiana, a post he would hold until 1971. He was named vicar general of the diocese in 1956 [1] and was raised to the rank of domestic prelate in 1958. [1]

Auxiliary Bishop of Lafayette

On May 19, 1962, Boudreaux was appointed as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette and titular bishop of Calynda by Pope John XXIII. [3] He received his episcopal consecration on July 25, 1962, from Archbishop Egidio Vagnozzi, with Archbishop John Cody and Bishop Maurice Schexnayder serving as co-consecrators. [3]

Bishop of Beaumont

Boudreaux was named as the second bishop of the Diocese of Beaumont by Pope Paul VI on June 4, 1971. [3] He was installed on August 25, 1971. After the end of the Vietnam War, the diocese received national recognition for its resettlement of refugees from what was then South Vietnam. In 1974, Boudreaux began an outreach effort to people who made their living harvesting seafood and working on ships. [4]

Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux

Boudreaux was appointed the first bishop of the newly erected Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux on March 2, 1977, by Paul VI. [3] He was installed on June 5, 1977. [3] He was well known for placing a ban on church fairs in 1985, objecting to the presence of alcohol and overall frivolity at such events. [5]

Boudreaux's resignation as bishop of Houma-Thibodaux was accepted by Pope John Paul II on December 29, 1992. [3] In 1995, Boudreaux published his autobiography, Memories of a Cajun Bishop. Warren Boudreaux died in Thibodaux, Louisiana, from heart failure on October 6, 1997, at age 79. [5]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
  2. 1 2 "First Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux". Roman Catholic Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux .
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Bishop Warren Louis Boudreaux". Catholic-Hierarchy.org.
  4. ↑ "The Episcopacy of Bishop Boudreaux 1971-1977". Catholic Diocese of Beaumont. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
  5. 1 2 "Retired Bishop Warren Boudreaux dies". The Advocate . 1997-10-07.

Episcopal succession

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by Bishop of Beaumont
1971–1977		Succeeded by
Preceded by
None
 Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux
1977–1992		Succeeded by
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