Jude Speyrer
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Jude Speyrer D.D.
, is an U.S Roman Catholic bishop
. Born in Leonville, Louisiana
, Speyrer was ordained
to the priesthood on July 25, 1953 and appointed the first Bishop of Lake Charles
on January 29, 1980 by Pope John Paul II
; he was consecrated and installed on April 25, 1980. Speyrer served as the ordinary
of the diocese until February 22, 2001, when his successor Edward Braxton
was installed.
Doctor of Divinity
Doctor of Divinity is an advanced academic degree in divinity. Historically, it identified one who had been licensed by a university to teach Christian theology or related religious subjects....
, is an U.S Roman Catholic bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
. Born in Leonville, Louisiana
Leonville, Louisiana
Leonville is a town in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 1,007 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Opelousas–Eunice Micropolitan Statistical Area.-Geography:Leonville is located at ....
, Speyrer was ordained
Holy Orders
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to the priesthood on July 25, 1953 and appointed the first Bishop of Lake Charles
Roman Catholic Diocese of Lake Charles
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lake Charles , is a particular church located in southwest Louisiana . It is a fairly new diocese of the Roman Catholic Church, being founded on January 29, 1980. It is suffragan to the Archdiocese of New Orleans.The diocese is administered from the city of Lake...
on January 29, 1980 by Pope John Paul II
Pope John Paul II
Blessed Pope John Paul II , born Karol Józef Wojtyła , reigned as Pope of the Catholic Church and Sovereign of Vatican City from 16 October 1978 until his death on 2 April 2005, at of age. His was the second-longest documented pontificate, which lasted ; only Pope Pius IX ...
; he was consecrated and installed on April 25, 1980. Speyrer served as the ordinary
Ordinary
In those hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system, an ordinary is an officer of the church who by reason of office has ordinary power to execute the church's laws...
of the diocese until February 22, 2001, when his successor Edward Braxton
Edward Braxton
Edward Kenneth Braxton was a priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago when he was appointed bishop by Pope John Paul II on March 28, 1995. He was consecrated auxiliary bishop of Saint Louis by Justin Francis Rigali on May 17, 1995, in the city's Cathedral Basilica of Saint Louis. Braxton was...
was installed.