Philadelphia native Tristan Stovall will be ordained to the Holy Order of Deacon in the Catholic church Saturday during a service at the Cathedral of Saint Peter the Apostle in Jackson.
The Fifth Wednesday Bridge Club met at the Holland House on March 29 for an afternoon of fun playing bridge. The Holland House was charmingly decorated for spring and Easter with many attractive arrangements.
The Rev. Joseph Latino, longtime Houma-Thibodaux priest, dies at 83
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He was 83.
The diocese said Tuesday that a Mass of Christian Burial is set for 11:30 a.m. June 9 in Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle in downtown Jackson. He will lie in state at the cathedral beginning at 12: 30 p.m. June 8. A wake is scheduled for 6:30 that evening and will be streamed live on the Diocese of Jackson Facebook page.
Latino was named the 10th bishop of Jackson on Jan. 3, 2003, and was ordained as bishop and installed on March 7, 2003, the diocese said. He retired Dec. 12, 2013.
In March 2006, the Diocese of Jackson agreed to pay $5.1 million to 19 people who claimed they were molested by priests over three decades. The diocese also agreed to remove any person against whom there has been a credible allegation of abuse for any position of influence over policy and decision making regarding sexual abuse claims.
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Joseph Latino, bishop emeritus of the Catholic Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi, died Friday at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, the diocese said. He was 83. The diocese said Tuesday that a Mass of Christian Burial is set for 11:30 a.m. June 9 in Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle in [.]