Deans
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Ten deans are appointed to serve at the leisure of the Diocesan Bishop after he consults with the priests of the deanery. Deans are appointed to a three-year term of office.
Function of the Dean
Deans exercise the functions described in canons 553-555 of the Code of Canon Law and other applicable laws of the Church. A dean may also receive other specific faculties as designated by the Diocesan Bishop. Deans assist the fraternal support of the clergy of the deanery, especially those in trouble or need. The dean is to foster gatherings of clergy for fellowship, formation, and organization and is to make regular telephone calls and emails to the priests of the deanery and to make visits to priests who are hospitalized or in ill health. He is to welcome new clergy into the deanery.
Deans assist pastors and parishes of the deanery by fostering good liturgical practice in accord with the law of the Church and diocesan regulations (e.g. assuring that vessels and vestments of church parishes are kept in good order). He is to assure that good administrative practices enable the communities of faith to practice good stewardship in all areas of parish life (e.g. convoking deanery meetings; assuring that Parish Pastoral Councils and Finance Councils are operating in accord with the law; promoting formation of clergy by encouraging participation in retreats and formation programs of the diocese, etc.). He is to assist the Bishop in coordinating the parish visitation described in canons 396-398 of the Code of Canon Law, substituting for him when necessary (e.g. assuring sacramental records are well kept).
2023-2024 Deanery Organization
Deanery I – Cathedral Deanery
Dean: Very Rev. Henry Davis, S.S.J., V.F.
Corpus Christi-Epiphany Parish
Phone: (504) 945-8931
2022 St. Bernard Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70116
Email: [email protected]
Parishes:
St. Louis Cathedral
Blessed Francis Xavier Seelos
Corpus Christi/Epiphany
Immaculate Conception
Our Lady of Guadalupe
St. Augustine
St. Joseph (Tulane Ave.)
St. Josephine Bahkita
St. Peter ClaverDeanery II – City Park-Gentilly Deanery
Dean: Very Rev. Jonathan Hemelt., V.F.Mary Queen of Vietnam
St. Pius X Parish
Phone: (504) 282-3332
6666 Spanish Fort Blvd.
New Orleans, LA 70124
Email: [email protected]
Parishes:Our Lady of LaVang
Our Lady of the Rosary
Resurrection of Our Lord
St. Anthony of Padua, New Orleans
St. Dominic
St. Maria Goretti
St. Martin de Porres
St. Paul the Apostle
St. Pius X, New Orleans
St. Raymond/St. Leo the GreatDeanery III – Uptown Deanery
Dean: Very Rev. Garrett O’Brien, J.C.L., V.F.Blessed Sacrament-St. Joan of Arc
St. Patrick
Phone: (504) 525-4413
724 Camp Street
New Orleans, LA 70130
Email: [email protected]
Parishes:Blessed Trinity
Good Shepherd
Holy Name of Jesus
Mater Dolorosa
St. Alphonsus
St. Francis of Assisi
St. Katharine Drexel
St. Patrick, New Orleans
St. Rita, New Orleans
Deanery IV – East Jefferson Deanery
Dean: Very Rev. Steven Bruno, V.F.Divine Mercy
St. Rita, Harahan
Phone: (504) 504-737-2915
7100 Jefferson Hwy.
Harahan, LA 70123
Email: [email protected]
Parishes:Our Lady of Divine Providence
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Kenner
St. Agnes
St. Angela Merici
St. Ann
St. Benilde
St. Catherine of Siena
St. Christopher the Martyr
St. Clement of Rome
St. Edward the Confessor
St. Francis Xavier
St. Jerome
St. Louis King of France
St. Mary Magdalen
St. Matthew the Apostle
St. Philip Neri
St. Rita, HarahanDeanery V – St. John-St. Charles Deanery
Dean: Very Rev. David Ducote, V.F.Parishes:
St. Joan of Arc
Phone: (985) 652-9100
529 W. 5th St.
LaPlace, LA 70068
Email: [email protected]
Ascension of Our Lord
Holy Family, Luling
Our Lady of Grace, Reserve
Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, Hahnville
Sacred Heart of Jesus, Norco
St. Anthony of Padua, Luling
St. Charles Borromeo, Destrehan
St. Joan of Arc, LaPlace
St. John the Baptist, Paradis
St. Mark, Ama
St. Michael the Archangel, Paradis
St. Peter, ReserveDeanery VI – Westbank Deanery
Dean: Very Rev. Colin Braud, V.F.Assumption of Mary, Avondale
The Visitation of Our Lady
Phone: (504) 347-2203
3500 Ames Blvd.
Marrero, LA 70072
Email: [email protected]
Parishes:Christ the King, Terrytown
Immaculate Conception, Marrero
Mary, Help of Christians, Harvey
Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Westwego
St. Agnes Le Thi Thanh, Marrero
St. Anthony, Gretna
St. Anthony, Lafitte
St. Cletus, Gretna
St. Joachim, Marrero
St. John Paul II, Waggaman
St. Joseph Church and Shrine, Gretna
St. Joseph the Worker, Marrero
St. Martha, Harvey
Mission:
Infant Jesus of Prague, Harvey
Visitation of Our Lady, MarreroDeanery VII – Algiers-Plaquemines Deanery
Dean: Very Rev. Gerard Stapleton, V.F.All Saints, Algiers
St. Patrick Parish
Phone: (504)564-6792
28698 Highway 23
Port Sulphur, LA 70083
Email: [email protected]
Parishes:Holy Name of Mary, Algiers
Holy Spirit, Algiers
Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Belle Chasse
St. Andrew the Apostle, Algiers
St. Joseph, Algiers
St. Patrick, Port Sulphur
Mission:
St. Ann, Empire
Deanery VIII – St. Bernard Deanery
Dean: Very Rev. Marlon Mangubat, V.F.Our Lady of Lourdes, Violet
Our Lady of Prompt Succor Parish
Phone: (504) 271-3441
2320 Paris Rd.
Chalmette, LA 70043
Email: [email protected]
Parishes:Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Chalmette
St. Bernard, St. Bernard
St. David, New Orleans
St. Thomas, Pointe-A-La-Hache
Mission:
Assumption of Our Lady, BraithwaiteDeanery IX – West St. Tammany-Washington Deanery
Dean: Very Rev. Charles Benoit, O.S.B., V.F.Holy Family, Franklinton
St. Benedict Parish
Phone: (985) 892-5202
20370 Smith Rd.
Covington, LA 70435
Email: [email protected]
Parishes:Mary, Queen of Peace, Mandeville
Most Holy Trinity, Covington
Our Lady of the Lake, Madisonville
St. Anselm, Madisonville
St. Benedict, St. Benedict
St. Jane de Chantal, Abita Springs
Mission:
St. Michael the Archangel, Bush
St. John the Baptist, Folsom
St. Peter, CovingtonDeanery X – East St. Tammany-Washington Deanery
Dean: Very Rev. Gerald L. Seiler, V.F.Annunciation, Bogalusa
St. Genevieve Parish
Phone: (985) 643-3832
58025 St. Genevieve Lane
Slidell, LA 70460
Email: [email protected]
Parishes:Our Lady of Lourdes, Slidell
Sacred Heart, Lacombe
St. Genevieve, Slidell
St. John of the Cross, Lacombe
St. Luke the Evangelist, Slidell
St. Margaret Mary, Slidell
St. Peter and St. Paul, Pearl River