Diocese of Alexandria

Historical Details

• Diocese of Natchitoches
  • Latin Name: Natchitochensis
  • Erected: 29 July 1853
  • State: Louisiana
  • Country: United States of America

• Diocese of Alexandria
  • Latin Name: Alexandrinus
  • Name Changed: 6 August 1910
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of New Orleans
  • State: Louisiana
  • Country: United States of America

• Diocese of Alexandria-Shreveport
  • Latin Name: Alexandrinus-Sreveportuensis
  • Name Changed: 18 October 1976
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of New Orleans
  • State: Louisiana
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 57,507 (22,212 Square Miles)

Past and Present Ordinaries

• Augustus Marie Martin † (29 Jul 1853 Appointed - 29 Sep 1875 Died)
• Francis Xavier Leray † (27 Nov 1876 Appointed - 30 Sep 1879 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of New Orleans, Louisiana)
• Anthony Durier † (19 Dec 1884 Appointed - 28 Feb 1904 Died)
• Cornelius Van de Ven † (24 Oct 1904 Appointed - 8 May 1932 Died)
• Daniel Francis Desmond † (16 Dec 1932 Appointed - 11 Sep 1945 Died)
• Charles Pasquale Greco † (15 Jan 1946 Appointed - 10 May 1973 Retired)
• Lawrence Preston Joseph Graves † (10 May 1973 Appointed - 20 Jul 1982 Resigned)
• William Benedict Friend (17 Nov 1982 Appointed - 16 Jun 1986 Appointed, Bishop of Shreveport, Louisiana)
• John Clement Favalora (16 Jun 1986 Appointed - 14 Mar 1989 Appointed, Bishop of Saint Petersburg, Florida)
• Sam Gallip Jacobs (1 Jul 1989 Appointed - 1 Aug 2003 Appointed, Bishop of Houma-Thibodaux, Louisiana)
• Ronald Paul Herzog (4 Nov 2004 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Alexandria
1950	52,481	900,000	5.8%	65	60	125	419		52	305	95	ap1951
1959	76,920	906,736	8.5%	121	57	178	432		57	413	78	ap1960
1966	91,859	1,009,860	9.1%	130	56	186	493		27	352	87	ap1967
1970	43,451	1,015,891	4.3%	112	53	165	263		71	279	84	ap1971
Diocese of Alexandria-Shreveport
1976	73,500	1,083,132	6.8%	98	42	140	525		53	221	85	ap1977
1980	83,432	1,130,000	7.4%	101	42	143	583	1	55	226	82	ap1981
Diocese of Alexandria
1990	48,050	423,400	11.3%	54	15	69	696	10	19	67	48	ap1991
1999	48,050	401,211	12.0%	66	16	82	585	6	3	64	48	ap2000
2000	48,050	401,211	12.0%	59	15	74	649		18	56	49	ap2001
2001	49,050	401,211	12.2%	57	14	71	690	5	17	49	47	ap2002
2002	47,321	392,639	12.1%	61	12	73	648	5	16	49	48	ap2003
2003	48,050	389,970	12.3%	57	12	69	696	5	16	48	48	ap2004
2004	48,050	392,639	12.2%	60	14	74	649	5	18	39	48	ap2005
2006	48,050	388,903	12.4%	58	14	72	667	6	18	39	48	ap2007

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• John Clement Favalora (Bishop: 16 Jun 1986 to 14 Mar 1989)
• William Benedict Friend (Auxiliary Bishop: 31 Aug 1979; Bishop: 17 Nov 1982 to 16 Jun 1986)
• Ronald Paul Herzog (Bishop: 4 Nov 2004 - )
• Sam Gallip Jacobs (Bishop: 1 Jul 1989 to 1 Aug 2003)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Daniel Francis Desmond † (Bishop: 16 Dec 1932 to 11 Sep 1945)
• Anthony Durier † (Bishop: 19 Dec 1884 to 28 Feb 1904)
• Lawrence Preston Joseph Graves † (Bishop: 10 May 1973 to 20 Jul 1982)
• Charles Pasquale Greco † (Bishop: 15 Jan 1946 to 10 May 1973)
• Francis Xavier Leray † (Priest: 19 Mar 1852; Bishop: 27 Nov 1876 to 30 Sep 1879)
• Augustus Marie Martin † (Bishop: 29 Jul 1853 to 29 Sep 1875)
• Cornelius Van de Ven † (Bishop: 24 Oct 1904 to 8 May 1932)