In consultation with the Clergy Personnel Board and the Office of Vocations & Seminarians, Bishop Michael Duca makes the following appointments effective 02 January 2025.

After consultation with our pastors, catechists, and other evangelizers, I have decided to begin a transition plan in our Confirmation programs that will eventually lower the age of Confirmation to the seventh grade.

Check out this month's Collect to read what has been going on in the Diocese this month, such as the celebration of Vocations Awareness Week and National Black Catholic History Month, Hispanic marriage preparation courses and more!

Three new Mercedarian Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament are experiencing new things and using their skills in creative ways since accepting God’s call to religious life. As the nation celebrates National Vocation Awareness Week Nov. 3 – 9, they invite young people who think they may have a call to religious life to enter the adventure of exploring God’s plan for their lives.

In response to the growing Hispanic population within the Diocese of Baton Rouge, the Office of Marriage & Family Life, in cooperation with the Hispanic Apostolate, recently offered a training session in Spanish for sponsor couples who are dedicated to preparing engaged couples for marriage the Hispanic community.

The first edition of The Collect is here, and we are so excited to share some of our favorite news articles from the past month including stories about the Redemptorists celebrating 80 years in Baton Rouge, the Hispanic Apostolate at Immaculate Conception in Denham Springs and more!

Bishop Duca announces that The Diocese of Baton Rouge will join with other dioceses throughout the nation to offer assistance to the victims of Hurricane Helene.

Bishop Duca announces the upcoming Priest Continuing Formation Days from October 7-10, 2024. These days represent an important occasion for priests to find renewal intellectually, spiritually, emotionally and physically.

For the second time in the school’s history, St. Aloysius School has been named a National Blue Ribbon School by the U.S. Department of Education.

Check this link often to learn more about closures and other impacts from Francine and to witness our diocesan response.

Approximately 300 Catechists in the Diocese of Baton Rouge spent a day being refreshed and learning how to spread the “holy fire” of knowledge and love of Christ to the people they serve in their parishes, schools, and homes at the Convocation of Catechists.

A large crowd of people from across the state flocked to Baton Rouge on August 14 to celebrate the beginning of a 2-day Eucharistic celebration of faith, life, and culture along the Mississippi River during Fête-Dieu du Mississippi.

Bishop Michael G. Duca found his experiences of coming together with people from across the nation, other countries, and his own flock of the Diocese of Baton Rouge at the National Eucharistic Congress July 17–21 in Indianapolis to be one of the joys of being a bishop, priest, and faithful Catholic.

Michael Acaldo, the CEO of the Diocesan Council of Baton Rouge, is the new CEO of the National Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul.

Attendees from the Diocese of Baton Rouge who attended the National Eucharistic Congress July 17–21 in Indianapolis described the event as “unforgettable …” “incredible” … “life changing,” and a reason to have hope for the future of our nation.

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge takes home three awards at the Capitol Area United Way Annual Meeting.

Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Baton Rouge’s (CCDBR’s) new executive director Stephanie Sterling is committed to maintaining Catholic Charities’ reputation as a reliable agency and community resource in times of crisis, effectively providing innovative solutions for urgently arising needs of the underserved in the area. 

In consultation with the Clergy Personnel Board, Bishop Michael Duca makes the following appointments effective 01 July 2024. Congratulations to all these men and women on their new appointments!

Approximately 1,100 pilgrims on the St. Juan Diego Pilgrimage Route to the National Eucharistic Congress in Cincinnati proceeded through downtown Baton Rouge on June 7,

Mr. Ryan Empson will serve as President of St. Michael the Archangel High School beginning on July 1, 2024.