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'''Warren Louis Boudreaux''' (January 25, 1918 – October 6, 1997) was an [[United States|American]] [[prelate]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. He served as [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont|Bishop of Beaumont]] (1971–1977) and [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux|Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux]] (1977–1992).
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}}'''Warren Louis Boudreaux''' (January 25, 1918 &ndash; October 6, 1997) was an American [[prelate]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church]]. He served as the first bishop of the new [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux|Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux]] in Louisiana from 1977 to 1992

Boudreaux previously served as bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont|Diocese of Beaumont]] in Texas from 1971 to 1977 and as auxiliary bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana|Diocese of Lafayette]] in Louisiana from 1962 to 1971.


==Biography==
==Biography==
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Warren Boudreaux was born in [[Berwick, Louisiana|Berwick]], [[Louisiana]], to Alphonse Louis and Loretta Marie (née Senac) Boudreaux.<ref name=curtis>{{cite book|last=Curtis|first=Georgina Pell|title=The American Catholic Who's Who|volume=XIV|year=1961|publisher=Walter Romig|location=Grosse Pointe, Michigan}}</ref> After graduating from Berwick Junior High School, he studied at [[Saint Joseph College Seminary|St. Joseph's Seminary]] near [[Covington, Louisiana|Covington]] and at [[Notre Dame Seminary]] in [[New Orleans, Louisiana|New Orleans]].<ref name=houma>{{cite news|work=[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux]]|title=First Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux|url=http://www.htdiocese.org/ClergyReligious/ClergyReligiousDirectory/tabid/55/Default.aspx}}</ref> He also attended the [[Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris|Seminary of Saint-Sulpice]] in [[Paris]], [[France]].<ref name=houma/> Returning to Louisiana, he was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] to the [[Priesthood (Catholic Church)|priesthood]] on May 30, 1942.<ref name=hierarchy>{{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Bishop Warren Louis Boudreaux|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bboudr.html}}</ref> He then served as a [[curate]] at [http://www.parishesonline.com/scripts/hostedsites/Org.asp?ID=17971 St. Michael's Church] in [[Crowley, Louisiana|Crowley]] until 1943, when he was sent to study at the [[The Catholic University of America|Catholic University of America]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], later earning a [[Doctor of Canon Law|doctorate in canon law]] in 1946.<ref name=curtis/>


=== Early life ===
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Boudreaux became vice-[[Chancellor (ecclesiastical)|chancellor]] of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana|Diocese of Lafayette]] and [[secretary]] to Bishop [[Jules Jeanmard]] in 1946, and was named a [[Monsignor|Papal Chamberlain]] in 1950.<ref name=curtis/> In addition to these duties, he served as [[Defender of the Matrimonial Tie|Defender of the Bond]] (1947–1950) and ''[[official]]is'' (1950–1954) on the [[Ecclesiastical court|diocesan court]].<ref name=curtis/> He served as [[pastor]] of [http://www.parishesonline.com/scripts/hostedsites/Org.asp?ID=18020 St. Peter's Church] at [[New Iberia, Louisiana|New Iberia]] from 1954 to 1971, and was made [[vicar general]] of the diocese in 1956.<ref name=curtis/> He was raised to the rank of [[Monsignor|Domestic Prelate]] in 1958.<ref name=curtis/>
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Warren Boudreaux was born on January 25, 1918, in [[Berwick, Louisiana]], to Alphonse Louis and Loretta Marie (née Senac) Boudreaux, of French far ancestry.<ref name="curtis">{{cite book|last=Curtis|first=Georgina Pell|title=The American Catholic Who's Who|volume=XIV|year=1961|publisher=Walter Romig|location=Grosse Pointe, Michigan}}</ref> After graduating from Berwick Junior High School, he entered [[Saint Joseph Seminary College|St. Joseph's Seminary]] in Saint Benedict, Louisiana. Boudreaux then attended [[Notre Dame Seminary]] in New Orleans.<ref name="houma">{{cite news|work=[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux]]|title=First Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux|url=http://www.htdiocese.org/ClergyReligious/ClergyReligiousDirectory/tabid/55/Default.aspx}}</ref> He was later sent to Paris to study at the [[Église Saint-Sulpice, Paris|Seminary of Saint-Sulpice]].<ref name="houma" />

=== Priesthood ===
Returning to Louisiana, he was [[Holy Orders|ordained]] to the priesthood for the Diocese of Lafayette by Bishop [[Jules Jeanmard|Jules Benjamin Jeanmard]] on May 30, 1942.<ref name="hierarchy">{{cite news|work=Catholic-Hierarchy.org|title=Bishop Warren Louis Boudreaux|url=http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/bishop/bboudr.html}}</ref> 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 [[The Catholic University of America|Catholic University of America]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], earning a [[Doctor of Canon Law]] degree in 1946.<ref name="curtis" />

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Returning to Louisiana in 1946, Boudreaux was appointed vice-chancellor of the diocese and [[secretary]] to Bishop Jeanmard. In 1950, Boudreaux was named a [[Monsignor|papal chamberlain]].<ref name="curtis" /> In addition to these duties, he served as [[Defender of the Matrimonial Tie|defender of the bond]] from 1947 to 1950 and ''[[official]]is'' on the [[Ecclesiastical court|diocesan court]] from 1950 to 1954.<ref name="curtis" /> 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<ref name="curtis" /> and was raised to the rank of [[Monsignor|domestic prelate]] in 1958.<ref name="curtis" />

=== Auxiliary Bishop of Lafayette ===
On May 19, 1962, Boudreaux was appointed as an [[Auxiliary Bishop|auxiliary bishop]] of the Diocese of Lafayette and [[Titular Bishop|titular bishop]] of ''[[Calynda]]'' by [[Pope John XXIII]].<ref name="hierarchy" /> He received his [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|episcopal]] [[consecration]] on July 25, 1962, from Archbishop [[Egidio Vagnozzi]], with Archbishop [[John Cody]] and Bishop [[Maurice Schexnayder]] serving as [[Consecrator|co-consecrators]].<ref name="hierarchy" />

=== Bishop of Beaumont ===
Boudreaux was named as the second bishop of the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont|Diocese of Beaumont]] by [[Pope Paul VI]] on June 4, 1971.<ref name="hierarchy" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Episcopacy of Bishop Boudreaux 1971-1977 |url=https://dioceseofbmt.org/history-of-the-diocese |access-date=July 31, 2022 |website=Catholic Diocese of Beaumont}}</ref>


=== Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux ===
On May 19, 1962, Boudreaux was appointed [[Auxiliary Bishop]] of Lafayette and [[Titular Bishop]] of ''[[Calynda]]'' by [[Pope John XXIII]].<ref name=hierarchy/> He received his [[Bishop (Catholic Church)|episcopal]] [[consecration]] on the following July 25 from Archbishop [[Egidio Vagnozzi]], with Archbishop [[John Cody]] and Bishop [[Maurice Schexnayder]] serving as [[Consecrator|co-consecrators]].<ref name=hierarchy/> Following the transfer of Bishop [[Vincent Madeley Harris]] to the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Austin|Diocese of Austin]], Boudreaux was named the second [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Beaumont|Bishop of Beaumont]], [[Texas]], by [[Pope Paul VI]] on June 4, 1971.<ref name=hierarchy/> He remained at Beaumont for six years, when he was appointed the first [[Ordinary (Catholic Church)|Bishop]] of the newly erected [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux|Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux]] in his native Louisiana on March 2, 1977.<ref name=hierarchy/> He was well known for placing a ban on church fairs in 1985, objecting to the presence of [[alcohol (drug)|alcohol]] and overall frivolity at such events.<ref name=advocate>{{cite news|date=1997-10-07|work=[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]]|title=Retired Bishop Warren Boudreaux dies}}</ref>
Boudreaux was appointed the first [[Ordinary (Catholic Church)|bishop]] of the newly erected Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux on March 2, 1977, by Paul VI.<ref name="hierarchy" /> He was installed on June 5, 1977.<ref name="hierarchy" /> He was well known for placing a ban on church fairs in 1985, objecting to the presence of [[alcohol (drug)|alcohol]] and overall frivolity at such events.<ref name="advocate">{{cite news|date=1997-10-07|work=[[The Advocate (Louisiana)|The Advocate]]|title=Retired Bishop Warren Boudreaux dies}}</ref>


Shortly before reaching the mandatory retirement age of 75, Boudreaux resigned as bishop on December 29, 1992.<ref name=hierarchy/> He later died from heart failure at age 79.<ref name=advocate/>
Boudreaux's resignation as bishop of Houma-Thibodaux was accepted by [[Pope John Paul II]] on December 29, 1992.<ref name="hierarchy" /> 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.<ref name="advocate" />


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His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Warren Louis Boudreaux
Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux
titular bishop of Calynda
ChurchRoman Catholic Church
SeeDiocese of Houma-Thibodaux
In officeAugust 25, 1971 to
December 29, 1992
SuccessorCharles 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
EducationSeminary of Saint-Sulpice
Catholic University of America
Coat of arms's coat of arms

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

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

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Early life

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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]

References

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

Episcopal succession

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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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