Tuesday, March 15, 2022 | 12th Bishop Search, Annual Convention, Message from Bishop Thompson
Dear Clergy and Lay Delegates, You are being called to gather on May 14 at Christ Church Cathedral for the purpose of electing the next bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana. This is the final step in the diocesan-wide discernment process that has occurred over the last...
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 | 12th Bishop Search, Diocesan News
Our diocese traces its roots to 1803 when 45 Protestants voted to form a new congregation (what is now Christ Church Cathedral) and the vast majority of parishioners voted Episcopal over Presbyterian and Methodist. It would take until 1838 for the Diocese of Louisiana...
Wednesday, March 9, 2022 | 12th Bishop Search, Diocesan News
Hello from your Transition Committee! We are one of the three bodies tasked with finding, electing and installing the XII Bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana. The Search and Nominating Committee will wrap up their work at the end of March by presenting their nominees...
Monday, March 7, 2022 | Out and About in EDoLA
by the Rev. Ben Sanchez “Si nosotros los hondureños, salimos de nuestra nación, llevamos tu nombre grabado muy dentro del corazón.” So goes the song to Our Lady of Suyapa sung by our congregation in the processional hymn. We commemorated the feast day of...
Wednesday, February 16, 2022 | Out and About in EDoLA
Please join us for one of these Christian education programs, services, and retreats happening throughout the Diocese of Louisiana this Lenten Season. Contact Karen Mackey kmackey@edola.org for additions or corrections to the list. A blessed Lent to you! Lent...
Thursday, February 10, 2022 | 12th Bishop Search, Diocesan News
A biweekly update from the Search and Nominating Committee Dear Sisters and Brothers of the Diocese, On Sundays, parishioners pray the Prayers of the People in which “. . .we remember Michael, the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church and Morris, Bishop of...
Thursday, February 3, 2022 | 12th Bishop Search, Diocesan News
Bishop Thompson, the 11th Bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana announced in March last year that he is retiring in November 2022. The Diocese includes the two largest metro areas in Louisiana, New Orleans and Baton Rouge, along with smaller churches from Innis to...
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 | Diocesan News
Audrey ThreefootAudrey Threefoot, the diocesan archivist, retired from her volunteer ministry on August 9. For over 20 years, Audrey has answered research requests and cared for and preserved the historical documents and artifacts of the diocese. Her most notable task...
Wednesday, February 2, 2022 | Diocesan News
New Clergy in the Diocese The Rev. Annie Jung was ordained to the Sacred Order of Deacons on December 15, 2021, at St, James, Baton Rouge. She will finish her last semester at Virginia Theological Seminary in May 2022. View photographs of the service here. Transitions...
Monday, January 10, 2022 | 12th Bishop Search, Diocesan News
Dear Sisters and Brothers of our Diocese, On December 31, the nomination period for candidates to be considered for the 12th Bishop of the Diocese of Louisiana closed. Your Search Committee is pleased to announce that we have an exceptional group of qualified...
