Diocese of Shreveport

Dioecesis Sreveportuensis in Louisiana

Bishop(s)

Francis Ignatius Malone, Bishop

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Split: 16 June 1986
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of New Orleans
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Louisiana
Country: United States of America
Square Kilometers: 28,837 (11,138 Square Miles)
Description: Bienville, Bossier, Caddo, Claiborne, DeSoto, East Carroll, Jackson, Lincoln, Morehouse, Ouachita, Red River, Richland, Sabine, Union, Webster, and West Carroll
Conference Region: V (AL, KY, LA, MS, TN)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SHP
Official Web Site: https://www.dioshpt.org
Mailing Address: Chancery Office, 3500 Fairfield Ave., Shreveport, LA 71104, USA
Telephone: (318)219-7256
Fax: 868-4469

Past and Present Ordinaries

William Benedict Friend † (16 Jun 1986 Appointed - 20 Dec 2006 Retired)
Michael Gerard Duca (1 Apr 2008 Appointed - 26 Jun 2018 Appointed, Bishop of Baton Rouge, Louisiana)
Francis Ignatius Malone (19 Nov 2019 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
16 June 1986	Split	Diocese of Alexandria-Shreveport	Diocese of Alexandria Diocese of Shreveport (Caddo, Bossier, Webster, Claiborne, Lincoln, Union, Morehouse, West Carroll, DeSoto, Bienville, Jackson, Ouachita, Richland, Red River, and Sabine)

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

1990 40,650 813,000 5.0% 42 13 55 739 7 16 95 51 ap1991

1999 37,877 770,129 4.9% 41 14 55 688 6 1 53 31 ap2000

2000 38,396 770,061 5.0% 37 15 52 738 5 17 51 32 ap2001

2001 38,929 778,633 5.0% 39 16 55 707 6 21 51 32 ap2002

2002 39,476 777,318 5.1% 39 15 54 731 6 20 53 32 ap2003

2003 39,056 782,591 5.0% 41 11 52 751 6 18 54 32 ap2004

2004 39,436 784,665 5.0% 42 17 59 668 6 27 58 32 ap2005

2010 41,693 848,000 4.9% 34 15 49 850 21 19 34 27 ap2011

2014 43,000 873,000 4.9% 34 17 51 843 17 22 24 27 ap2015

2017 41,505 814,956 5.1% 30 17 47 883 33 21 24 27 ap2018

2020 42,110 801,614 5.3% 27 12 39 1,079 34 15 21 27 ap2021

2022 42,467 808,450 5.3% 30 12 42 1,011 33 13 19 27 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1990	40,650	813,000	5.0%	42	13	55	739	7	16	95	51	ap1991
1999	37,877	770,129	4.9%	41	14	55	688	6	1	53	31	ap2000
2000	38,396	770,061	5.0%	37	15	52	738	5	17	51	32	ap2001
2001	38,929	778,633	5.0%	39	16	55	707	6	21	51	32	ap2002
2002	39,476	777,318	5.1%	39	15	54	731	6	20	53	32	ap2003
2003	39,056	782,591	5.0%	41	11	52	751	6	18	54	32	ap2004
2004	39,436	784,665	5.0%	42	17	59	668	6	27	58	32	ap2005
2010	41,693	848,000	4.9%	34	15	49	850	21	19	34	27	ap2011
2014	43,000	873,000	4.9%	34	17	51	843	17	22	24	27	ap2015
2017	41,505	814,956	5.1%	30	17	47	883	33	21	24	27	ap2018
2020	42,110	801,614	5.3%	27	12	39	1,079	34	15	21	27	ap2021
2022	42,467	808,450	5.3%	30	12	42	1,011	33	13	19	27	ap2023