Glen Provost

American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Glen John Provost

Bishop of Lake Charles
Archdiocese| New Orleans
Diocese| Lake Charles
Appointed| March 6, 2007
Installed| April 23, 2007
Predecessor| Edward Kenneth Braxton
Orders
Ordination| June 29, 1975
by Pope Paul VI
Consecration| April 23, 2007
by Alfred Clifton Hughes, Jude Speyrer, and Charles Michael Jarrell
Personal details
Born|  (1949-08-09) August 9, 1949 (age 75)

Lafayette, Louisiana, US

Motto| Pro venturis serit
(Sow for those to come)
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Glen John Provost

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* The Most Reverend

Spoken style| Your Excellency
Religious style| Bishop

Glen John Provost (born August 9, 1949) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has served as bishop of the Diocese of Lake Charles in Louisiana since 2007.[1]

## Biography

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### Early life

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Glen Provost was born on August 9, 1949, to Cyrus and Sadie Marie Blanchet Provost in Lafayette, Louisiana. Deciding as a young man to become a priest, Provost entered Saint Joseph Seminary College in Covington, Louisiana. He received a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature from Saint Joseph in 1971.[2]

After his graduation, Provost traveled to Rome to enter the seminary of the Pontifical North American College. Provost studied Italian in Rome at the Istituto Santa Maria. In 1972, he spent time in Paris studying French at the Institut Catholique. In 1974, Provost was awarded a Bachelor of Sacred Theology degree from the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome and a Licentiate in Sacred Theology in 1975.[2]

### Priesthood

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Provost was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Lafayette by Pope Paul VI on June 29, 1975 in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.[1]

After Provost's ordination, the diocese assigned him as associate pastor at St. Mary Magdalene in Abbeville, Louisiana. He also entered the University of Louisiana-Lafayette (ULL) in Lafayette.[2] He went to London in 1980 to study Victorian language at the University of London. Provost graduated from ULL in 1981 with a Master of Arts in English Literature.[2]

After eight years at St. Mary, Provost was named pastor of St. Leo Parish in Roberts Cove, Louisiana. Provost was moved to the St. John Cathedral Parish in 1985, where he would remain as pastor for the next 13 years. In 1987, he was appointed as a judge on the diocesan tribunal and as a member of the Catholic School Board.[2]

In 1991, Bishop Harry Flynn appointed Provost as episcopal vicar and dean of the West Lafayette Deanery.[2]

### Bishop of Lake Charles

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Provost was appointed bishop of Lake Charles by Pope Benedict XVI on March 6, 2007. He was consecrated on April 23, 2007, with Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes as principal celebrant.[1] His installation brought to a close the two-year 'sede vacante' the diocese experienced after his predecessor, Bishop Edward Braxton, was appointed Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, on March 15, 2005.[1]

In addition to English, Provost speaks French, Italian, and Spanish.[2]

## See also

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* Catholic Church hierarchy
* Catholic Church in the United States
* Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States
* List of Catholic bishops of the United States
* Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Bishop Glen John Provost [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
2. ^ a b c d e f g "Our Bishop, The Most Reverend Glen John Provost, M.A., D.D." Diocese of Lake Charles. July 14, 2008. Retrieved March 1, 2024.

## External links

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* Roman Catholic Diocese of Lake Charles Official Site

## Episcopal succession

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Catholic Church titles

Preceded by

Edward Kenneth Braxton

|  Bishop of Lake Charles
2007–Present  |  Succeeded by

Incumbent

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Lake Charles

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Jude Speyrer
Edward Kenneth Braxton
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Cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Lake Charles

Parish churches
St. Eugene Church, Grand Chenier

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High schools
St. Louis Catholic High School, Lake Charles

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Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana

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Bishops
Jules Benjamin Jeanmard
Maurice Schexnayder
Gerard Louis Frey
Harry Joseph Flynn
Edward Joseph O'Donnell
Charles Michael Jarrell
J. Douglas Deshotel

Priests who became bishops
Glen Provost

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Cathedral
St. John's Cathedral, Lafayette

Monastery
Monastery of Mary, Mother of Grace, Lafayette

Education|

High schools
Academy of the Sacred Heart, Grand Coteau
Catholic High School, New Iberia
Hanson Memorial High School, Franklin
Notre Dame High School, Crowley
Opelousas Catholic School, Opelousas
Sacred Heart High School, Ville Platte
St. Edmund High School, Eunice
Holy Rosary Institute, Lafayette
St. Thomas More Catholic High School, Lafayette
Teurlings Catholic High School, Lafayette
Vermilion Catholic High School, Abbeville

Independent school
John Paul The Great Academy

Former
Holy Ghost High School
St. Charles College, Grand Coteau

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