Jude Speyrer

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Jude Speyrer

D.D.
His Excellency, The Most Reverend; 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; Leonville, Louisiana, US
Died	July 21, 2013 (aged 84); Opelousas, Louisiana, US
Denomination	Roman Catholic

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]

Biography

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]

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c Jude Speyrer profile at Catholic Hierarchy website^{[self-published source]}
^ Lake Charles Bishop Jude Speyrer dies Archived 2015-02-09 at the Wayback Machine

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by None (diocese erected)	Bishop of Lake Charles 1980–2001	Succeeded by Edward Kenneth Braxton

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[:0-1] Jude Speyrer profile at Catholic Hierarchy website^{[self-published source]}

[2] Lake Charles Bishop Jude Speyrer dies Archived 2015-02-09 at the Wayback Machine

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