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Bishop Simon Peter Engurait was ordained last week, making him the first African bishop in the mainland United States. On Sept. 5, Engurait was installed as the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in Louisiana during a ceremony at Nicholls State University.
Engurait was appointed in June by Pope Leo XIV after working as administrator of the diocese since January 2024. He had also previously served as the vicar general and as the pastor of St. Bridget Parish since 2017.
“I am humbled beyond words that the Holy Father has chosen me, not from outside, but from among the ranks of the priests of this beloved diocese,” Enguarit said after being appointed.
The diocese reported that more than 2,000 laypeople, clergy, and religious from around the world attended Engurait’s episcopal ordination. He was ordained by Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans along with co-consecrators Archbishop Shelton Fabre, former bishop of Houma-Thibodaux and current archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, and Houma-Thibodaux Bishop Emeritus Sam Jacobs.
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Engurait was appointed in June by Pope Leo XIV after working as administrator of the diocese since January 2024. He had also previously served as the vicar general and as the pastor of St. Bridget Parish since 2017.
“I am humbled beyond words that the Holy Father has chosen me, not from outside, but from among the ranks of the priests of this beloved diocese,” Enguarit said after being appointed.
The diocese reported that more than 2,000 laypeople, clergy, and religious from around the world attended Engurait’s episcopal ordination. He was ordained by Archbishop Gregory Aymond of New Orleans along with co-consecrators Archbishop Shelton Fabre, former bishop of Houma-Thibodaux and current archbishop of Louisville, Kentucky, and Houma-Thibodaux Bishop Emeritus Sam Jacobs.
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First African bishop ordained to lead U.S. diocese in Houma-Thibodaux
Bishop Simon Peter Engurait was ordained last week in Louisiana, making him the first African bishop in the mainland United States.
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