J. Douglas Deshotel
John Douglas Deshotel | |
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| Bishop of Lafayette | |
| Church | Catholic Church |
| Diocese | Lafayette |
| Appointed | February 17, 2016 |
| Installed | April 15, 2016 |
| Predecessor | Charles Michael Jarrell |
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| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 13, 1978 by Maurice Schexnayder |
| Consecration | April 27, 2010 by Kevin Joseph Farrell, Charles Victor Grahmann, and Michael Duca |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 6, 1952 |
| Motto | Christus caritas urget me (The love of Christ compels me) |
| Styles of John Douglas Deshotel | |
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| Reference style | |
| Spoken style | Your Excellency |
| Religious style | Bishop |
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John Douglas Deshotel (born January 6, 1952) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana since 2016. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Dallas in Texas from 2010 to 2016.