Roman Catholic Diocese of Shreveport
The Diocese of Shreveport is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church covering the parishes of northern Louisiana in the United States.
St. John Berchmans Cathedral
Image: Diocese of Shreveport
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New Orleans
The Archdiocese of New Orleans is a Latin Church ecclesiastical division of the Catholic Church spanning Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines, St. Bernard, St. Charles, St. John the Baptist, St. Tammany, and Washington civil parishes of southeastern Louisiana. It is the second to the Archdiocese of Baltimore in age among the present dioceses in the United States, having been elevated to the rank of diocese on April 25, 1793, during Spanish colonial rule.
Cathedral Basilica of St. Louis
Detail of 1726 sketch that shows St. Louis Church, site of the future St. Louis Cathedral
Archbishop Hughes greets parishioners at St. Louis Cathedral after the first liturgies in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina