J. Douglas Deshotel
Titular Bishop of Cova (2010-2016) | |
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| Motto | Christus caritas urget me (The love of Christ compels me) |
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| Spoken style | Your Excellency | |
| Religious style | Bishop | |
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.
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:
- St. Patrick in Dallas (1978 to 1980)
- St. Anthony Parish in Longview (1980 to 1982)
- St. Elizabeth of Hungary in Dallas (1982 to 1983
- St. Thomas Aquinas Parish in Longview (1983 to 1988)[2]
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
Bishop of Lafayette in Louisiana
On February 17, 2016,
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 whose son had been molested by a parish priest. The priest was convicted of the sexual assault and the family settled a lawsuit against the Diocese of Lafayette in 2021.[6]
See also
- Catholic Church hierarchy
- Catholic Church in the United States
- Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
- List of Catholic bishops of the United States
- Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Dallas
References
- ^ a b c "Bishop J. Douglas Deshotel". Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana. Retrieved 2022-10-13.
- ^ a b c d e "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.
- ^ a b c "Bishop John Douglas Deshotel [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ "Rinunce e nomine".
- ^ "Diocese of Lafayette Priests and Deacons Credibly Accused of Abuse-Updated January 21, 2022". Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana. Retrieved 2024-03-01.
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/24/us/catholic-deacon-excommunicated-louisiana.html
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