New Orleans (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Gregory Michael Aymond, Archbishop
Alfred Clifton Hughes, Archbishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
Elevated: 19 July 1850
Metropolitan See
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Louisiana
Country: United States of America
Square Kilometers: 10,899 (4,209 Square Miles)
Conference Region: V (AL, KY, LA, MS, TN)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: NO
Official Web Site: http://www.arch-no.org/
Mailing Address: 7887 Walmsley Ave., New Orleans, LA 70125, USA
Telephone: (504)861-6262; 861-6269
Fax: 866-2906

Historical Details

Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas (Saint Louis of New Orleans)
- Erected: 25 April 1793
- State: Louisiana
- Country: United States of America
Diocese of New Orleans
- Latin Name: Novae Aureliae
- Name Changed: 18 July 1826
- State: Louisiana
- Country: United States of America

Past and Present Ordinaries

Luis Ignatius Peñalver y Cárdenas † (12 Sep 1794 Confirmed - 20 Jul 1801 Appointed, Archbishop of Guatemala)
Francisco Porró y Reinado † (20 Jul 1801 Appointed - 17 Jan 1803 Appointed, Bishop of Tarazona)
Louis-Guillaume-Valentin Dubourg, P.S.S. † (18 Sep 1815 Appointed - 14 Jan 1826 Resigned)
Leo Raymond de Neckère, C.M. † (4 Aug 1829 Appointed - 5 Sep 1833 Died)
Auguste Jeanjean † (28 Feb 1834 Appointed - Did Not Take Effect)
Anthony Blanc † (19 Jun 1835 Appointed - 20 Jun 1860 Died)
Jean Marie (John Mary) Odin, C.M. † (15 Feb 1861 Appointed - 25 May 1870 Died)
Napoleon Joseph Perché † (25 May 1870 Succeeded - 27 Dec 1883 Died)
Francis Xavier Leray † (27 Dec 1883 Succeeded - 23 Sep 1887 Died)
Francis August Anthony Joseph Janssens † (7 Aug 1888 Appointed - 10 Jun 1897 Died)
Placide Louis Chapelle † (1 Dec 1897 Appointed - 9 Aug 1905 Died)
James Hubert Blenk, S.M. † (20 Apr 1906 Appointed - 20 Apr 1917 Died)
John William Shaw † (25 Jan 1918 Appointed - 2 Nov 1934 Died)
Joseph Francis Rummel † (9 Mar 1935 Appointed - 8 Nov 1964 Died)
John Patrick Cody † (8 Nov 1964 Appointed - 14 Jun 1965 Appointed, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois)
Philip Matthew Hannan † (29 Sep 1965 Appointed - 6 Dec 1988 Retired)
Francis Bible Schulte † (6 Dec 1988 Appointed - 3 Jan 2002 Retired)
Alfred Clifton Hughes (3 Jan 2002 Succeeded - 12 Jun 2009 Retired)
Gregory Michael Aymond (12 Jun 2009 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas (Saint Louis of New Orleans)
25 April 1793	Erected	Diocese of San Cristobal de la Habana	Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas (Saint Louis of New Orleans) (erected) (Louisiana and Florida)
29 August 1825	Territory Lost	Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas (Saint Louis of New Orleans)	Vicariate Apostolic of Alabama and the Floridas (erected)
18 July 1826	Territory Lost	Diocese of Durango Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas (Saint Louis of New Orleans)	Diocese of Saint Louis (erected)
18 July 1826	Territory Lost	Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas (Saint Louis of New Orleans)	Vicariate Apostolic of Mississippi (erected)
Diocese of New Orleans
18 July 1826	Name Changed	Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas (Saint Louis of New Orleans)	Diocese of New Orleans
18 June 1834	Territory Added		Diocese of New Orleans (LA and MS)
28 July 1837	Territory Lost	Diocese of New Orleans	Diocese of Natchez (erected) (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese; State of Mississippi)
19 July 1850	Territory Lost	Diocese of New Orleans	Vicariate Apostolic of Indian Territory East of the Rocky Mountains (erected) (Area East of the Rocky Mountains except for AR, MO, and MN)
Archdiocese of New Orleans
19 July 1850	Elevated	Diocese of New Orleans	Archdiocese of New Orleans
29 July 1853	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of New Orleans	Diocese of Natchitoches (erected) (Between 32° and 33° lattitude, from the Mississippi River to the boundaries of Texas)
11 January 1918	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of New Orleans (Southwest Louisiana (between the Atchafalaya and Sabine Rivers))	Diocese of Lafayette (erected)
22 July 1961	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of New Orleans	Diocese of Baton Rouge (erected)
2 March 1977	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of New Orleans (Terrebonne and Lafourche and parts of Saint Mary and Jefferson)	Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux (erected)
22 November 1978	Territory Lost	Archdiocese of New Orleans (Stephensville, and parts of Saint Martin and Iberia)	Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

Archdiocese of New Orleans

1949 456,100 1,039,576 43.9% 186 271 457 998 367 1,658 159 ap1951

1966 603,000 1,281,700 47.0% 207 346 553 1,090 521 2,057 154 ap1967

1970 636,242 1,380,400 46.1% 230 352 582 1,093 602 1,706 153 ap1971

1976 663,012 1,370,980 48.4% 275 344 619 1,071 19 575 1,217 165 ap1977

1980 529,706 1,263,200 41.9% 241 290 531 997 40 539 1,258 134 ap1981

1990 542,849 1,380,200 39.3% 237 294 531 1,022 150 515 1,084 146 ap1991

1999 482,373 1,332,771 36.2% 229 202 431 1,119 186 129 831 146 ap2000

2000 468,798 1,333,285 35.2% 220 191 411 1,140 196 341 866 146 ap2001

2001 489,652 1,331,561 36.8% 220 186 406 1,206 193 333 824 146 ap2002

2002 488,004 1,360,436 35.9% 218 179 397 1,229 211 320 800 142 ap2003

2003 488,584 1,355,542 36.0% 218 188 406 1,203 203 316 765 142 ap2004

2004 488,004 1,359,136 35.9% 195 195 2,502 190 331 739 142 ap2005*

2009 387,101 1,075,283 36.0% 195 163 358 1,081 192 237 458 108 ap2010

2013 520,056 1,238,228 42.0% 197 155 352 1,477 211 240 424 107 ap2014

2016 510,599 1,276,497 40.0% 198 131 329 1,551 221 198 404 110 ap2017

2019 520,411 1,301,028 40.0% 209 124 333 1,562 236 183 362 111 ap2020

2021 518,251 1,295,628 40.0% 189 102 291 1,780 212 160 365 111 ap2022

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Archdiocese of New Orleans
1949	456,100	1,039,576	43.9%	186	271	457	998		367	1,658	159	ap1951
1966	603,000	1,281,700	47.0%	207	346	553	1,090		521	2,057	154	ap1967
1970	636,242	1,380,400	46.1%	230	352	582	1,093		602	1,706	153	ap1971
1976	663,012	1,370,980	48.4%	275	344	619	1,071	19	575	1,217	165	ap1977
1980	529,706	1,263,200	41.9%	241	290	531	997	40	539	1,258	134	ap1981
1990	542,849	1,380,200	39.3%	237	294	531	1,022	150	515	1,084	146	ap1991
1999	482,373	1,332,771	36.2%	229	202	431	1,119	186	129	831	146	ap2000
2000	468,798	1,333,285	35.2%	220	191	411	1,140	196	341	866	146	ap2001
2001	489,652	1,331,561	36.8%	220	186	406	1,206	193	333	824	146	ap2002
2002	488,004	1,360,436	35.9%	218	179	397	1,229	211	320	800	142	ap2003
2003	488,584	1,355,542	36.0%	218	188	406	1,203	203	316	765	142	ap2004
2004	488,004	1,359,136	35.9%		195	195	2,502	190	331	739	142	ap2005*
2009	387,101	1,075,283	36.0%	195	163	358	1,081	192	237	458	108	ap2010
2013	520,056	1,238,228	42.0%	197	155	352	1,477	211	240	424	107	ap2014
2016	510,599	1,276,497	40.0%	198	131	329	1,551	221	198	404	110	ap2017
2019	520,411	1,301,028	40.0%	209	124	333	1,562	236	183	362	111	ap2020
2021	518,251	1,295,628	40.0%	189	102	291	1,780	212	160	365	111	ap2022

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Gregory Michael Aymond (Priest: 10 May 1975; Auxiliary Bishop: 19 Nov 1996 to 2 Jun 2000; Archbishop: 12 Jun 2009 - )
Shelton Joseph Fabre (Auxiliary Bishop: 13 Dec 2006 to 23 Sep 2013)
John Clement Favalora (Priest: 20 Dec 1961 to 16 Jun 1986)
René Henry Gracida
Alfred Clifton Hughes (Coadjutor Archbishop: 16 Feb 2001; Archbishop: 3 Jan 2002 to 12 Jun 2009)
Robert William Muench (Priest: 18 May 1968; Auxiliary Bishop: 8 May 1990 to 5 Jan 1996)
John Huston Ricard, S.S.J.
Thomas John Rodi (Priest: 20 May 1978 to 15 May 2001)
James Terry Steib, S.V.D.
John-Nhàn Trần (Priest: 30 May 1992 to 25 Oct 2022)

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

Anthony Blanc † (Bishop: 19 Jun 1835; Archbishop: 19 Jul 1850 to 20 Jun 1860)
James Hubert Blenk, S.M. † (Archbishop: 20 Apr 1906 to 20 Apr 1917)
William Donald Borders † (Priest: 18 May 1940 to 22 Jul 1961)
Louis Abel Caillouet † (Priest: 7 Mar 1925; Auxiliary Bishop: 2 Aug 1947 to 7 Jul 1976)
Dominic Carmon, S.V.D. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 16 Dec 1992 to 13 Dec 2006)
John Carroll † (Apostolic Administrator: 1 Sep 1805 to 3 Dec 1815)
Placide Louis Chapelle † (Archbishop: 1 Dec 1897 to 9 Aug 1905)
Fernand Joseph Cheri III, O.F.M. † (Deacon: Jan 1978; Priest: 20 May 1978 to 26 Aug 1996; Auxiliary Bishop: 12 Jan 2015 to 21 Mar 2023)
John Patrick Cody † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 10 Aug 1961; Apostolic Administrator: 1 Jun 1962; Archbishop: 8 Nov 1964 to 14 Jun 1965)
Robert Dobson †
Louis-Guillaume-Valentin Dubourg, P.S.S. † (Apostolic Administrator: 18 Aug 1812; Bishop: 18 Sep 1815 to 14 Jan 1826)
Clarence James Duhart, C.SS.R. †
James Fitzpatrick † (Priest: 21 Apr 1923 to 2 Oct 1935)
Gerard Louis Frey † (Priest: 2 Apr 1938 to 31 May 1967)
Charles Pasquale Greco † (Priest: 25 Jul 1918 to 15 Jan 1946)
Philip Matthew Hannan † (Archbishop: 29 Sep 1965 to 6 Dec 1988)
Thomas Heslin † (Priest: 8 Sep 1869 to 29 Mar 1889)
Francis August Anthony Joseph Janssens † (Archbishop: 7 Aug 1888 to 10 Jun 1897)
Auguste Jeanjean † (Priest: 10 May 1818 to Apr 1841; Bishop: 28 Feb 1834 - Did Not Take Effect to 1835)
Jules Benjamin Jeanmard † (Priest: 10 Jun 1903 to 18 Jul 1918)
Joseph Nunzio Latino † (Priest: 25 May 1963 to 2 Mar 1977)
John Marius Laval † (Priest: 10 Nov 1877; Auxiliary Bishop: 7 Sep 1911 to 4 Jun 1937)
Francis Xavier Leray † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 26 Sep 1879; Archbishop: 27 Dec 1883 to 23 Sep 1887)
Dominic Mai Thanh Lương † (Priest: 1976 to 25 Apr 2003)
Roger Paul Morin † (Priest: 15 Apr 1971; Auxiliary Bishop: 11 Feb 2003 to 2 Mar 2009)
Leo Raymond de Neckère, C.M. † (Bishop: 4 Aug 1829 to 5 Sep 1833)
Jean Marie (John Mary) Odin, C.M. † (Archbishop: 15 Feb 1861 to 25 May 1870)
Stanley Joseph Ott † (Priest: 8 Dec 1951; Auxiliary Bishop: 24 May 1976 to 13 Jan 1983)
Luis Ignatius Peñalver y Cárdenas † (Bishop: 12 Sep 1794 to 20 Jul 1801)
Napoleon Joseph Perché † (Coadjutor Archbishop: 8 Feb 1870; Archbishop: 25 May 1870 to 27 Dec 1883)
Harold Robert Perry, S.V.D. † (Auxiliary Bishop: 29 Sep 1965 to 17 Jul 1991)
Francisco Porró y Reinado † (Bishop: 20 Jul 1801 to 17 Jan 1803)
Joseph Rosati, C.M. † (Coadjutor Bishop: 14 Jul 1823 to 18 Jul 1826; Apostolic Administrator: 18 Jul 1826 to 4 Aug 1829)
Gustave Augustin Rouxel † (Priest: 4 Nov 1863; Auxiliary Bishop: 10 Feb 1899 to 16 Mar 1908)
Joseph Francis Rummel † (Archbishop: 9 Mar 1935 to 8 Nov 1964)
Maurice Schexnayder † (Priest: 11 Apr 1925 to 11 Dec 1950)
Francis Bible Schulte † (Archbishop: 6 Dec 1988 to 3 Jan 2002)
John William Shaw † (Archbishop: 25 Jan 1918 to 2 Nov 1934)
Robert Emmet Tracy † (Priest: 12 Jun 1932 to 13 Mar 1959)
Cornelius Van de Ven † (Priest: 31 May 1890 to 10 Aug 1904)
Joseph Gregory Vath † (Priest: 7 Jun 1941 to 4 Mar 1966)

Source(s)

Diocese of Louisiana and the Two Floridas (Saint Louis of New Orleans)
- Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 174

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