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St. Eugene Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic church in Grand Chenier, Louisiana. St. Eugene Parish is one of the newer church parishes in the Diocese of Lake Charles, having been established in 1961 by the Most Reverend Maurice Schexnayder, Bishop of Lafayette. It is one of the most isolated of the 36 church parishes, in the southern most reaches of the diocese.〔Truman Stacey of the Diocese of Lake Charles for the Jubilee Year 2000.〕 == History == 1890 January〔Scrapbook of St. Eugene by Fr. Vincent 1994〕 Sacred Heart of Creole was established. The Catholic community of Grand Chenier was first a part of Sacred Heart Parish. The parish was 160 miles wide, stretching from Hackberry and Johnson Bayou to the west, Grand Lake to the north and Grand Chenier to the east. 1892 December The first pastor was Fr. John Engberink, a Dutch priest from the Netherlands. He travel by horseback, boat and by foot to reach his areas. He built the first chapel in December, 1892, now known as Immaculate Conception in Grand Chenier, on property donated by Mr. & Mrs. Alcide Miller. 1902 Fr. Hubert Cramers built St. Martin Church, on east Grand Chenier on land donated by Mr. & Mrs. George Mayne. 1936 St. Martin Church was replaced by St. Eugene in 1936 under Fr. Francis Bischof on land donated by Mr. & Mrs. Pierre Montie. 1957 June 27 Destroyed by Hurricane Audrey 1961 The Rev. Joseph Decoteau, M.S., later pastor of Our Lady of LaSalette Parish in Sulphur LA, was the founding pastor. St. Eugene Church was built in 1961 under his guidance, with the help of generous people. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. Eugene Catholic Church」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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