Jude Speyrer (April 14, 1929 – July 21, 2013) D.D. was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana.[1]
Jude Speyrer D.D. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Lake Charles | |
| See | Diocese of Lake Charles |
| In office | 1980–2001 |
| Successor | Edward Kenneth Braxton |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | July 25, 1953 by Maurice Schexnayder |
| Consecration | April 25, 1980 by Gerard Louis Frey |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 14, 1929 |
| Died | July 21, 2013 (aged 84) Opelousas, Louisiana, US |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
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Born on April 14, 1929, in Leonville, Louisiana, Speyrer was ordained to the priesthood by Bishop Maurice Schexnayder on July 25, 1953. He was appointed the first bishop of the Diocese of Lake Charles on January 29, 1980, by Pope John Paul II; he was consecrated by Bishop Gerard Louis Frey on April 25, 1980.[1]
On December 12, 2000, John Paul II accepted Speyer's resignation as bishop of Lake Charles. Jude Speyrer died on July 21, 2013, in Opelousas, Louisiana, aged 84.[2][1]
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