In the year 1969, Bishop Schexnayder gave new boundaries to the parish and at that time assigned all Catholics within these boundaries as members of the parish of At. The area continued to develop to the extent that within two years, the parish opened the mission church of St. Although there were a large number of Blacks living in the area, they mostly attended St. Father Roy Edwards, who had served the mission as an associate priest from the Cathedral parish, was named first pastor of the newly erected parish and remained pastor for the next thirteen years. Anthony was canonically established in 1955. Anthony chapel was built for the convenience of the people in the Northern section of the Cathedral parish during the Fall of 1947, through a donation from the Catholic Church Extension Society. Please contact the parish office for Mass schedules on Holy Days. The Church and Student Center have been blessed with the support of our parish family, and together, we feel, we will be headed in the right direction for years to come.Įucharistic Adoration is offered during the semesters only on First Fridays beginning after the 12:00 Noon Mass and ending on the First Saturday at 8:30 AM. Please take a look at all which Wisdom provides, join us for a Mass or for an event at Our Lady’s Church or student center. For over 65 years we have served as a Catholic compass for our parishioners, and we look forward to following the direction which Wisdom can take in your life. In the recent past, we have seen the parish grow, while remaining true to the mission and services provided to students and parishioners alike. We hope you will soon learn that the Our Lady of Wisdom Parish is comprised of a diverse group of University of Louisiana at Lafayette students, faculty, staff and parishioners committed to God and our community of faith. The little mission which began in a 1934 has grown into a very prosperous parish at the hands of many Divine Word Missionary priests and brothers, and the Sisters of the Holy Family. Although Decemcan certainly be considered the beginning of the parish, Februwas the official opening. Patzelt delayed the solemn dedication until February 10, 1935, four days after his 25th anniversary into priesthood. Holy Mass was celebrated in the new church for the first time on the Fourth Sunday of Advent, December 23, 1934, on which day a simple blessing of the edifice was made. Louis, Mississippi Seminary, and who had been in charge of Holy Rosary Institute in Lafayette since May, 1929.
Bishop Jeanmard's decision to accept the four African-American priests brought the Lafayette Diocese into a closer relationship with the Divine Word Missionaries who conduct the Bay St. They were Fathers Anthony Bourges, Maurice Rousseve, Vincent Smith and Francis Wade. The parish had a unique beginning in that it was proposed by the late Bishop Jeanmard to afford a place of work for African American priests - the four Divine Word Missionaries ordained at Bay St. Ambassador Jefferson Caffery, a native of Lafayette, served many years in the U. Alfred Mouton, a West Point graduate and general in the Civil War, Ambassador Jefferson Caffery's and his wife's tombs are in the cemetery, alongside each other. Along with his son, Alexandre Mouton, governor of Louisiana from l843 to l846, and his grandson, J. The tomb of Jean Mouton, who donated the property for the church, is in this cemetery.
The high-water table in South Louisiana makes aboveground burial almost a necessity. John Cemetery is the oldest in the city of Lafayette. Turrets flank the octagonal steeple above from which the bells toll. Massive brick walls contrast with graceful arches and delicate red and white brickwork. The present Dutch Romanesque landmark, completed in l916, is on the National Register of Historic Properties. It is the third church built on the site donated by Jean Mouton in l821, when Lafayette was the town of Vermilionville. The Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist in downtown Lafayette stands as a sentinel to the faith of generations of followers.
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