Stories & Reflections From Our Diocese
The Clericus June 2021
Transitions in the Diocese The Rev. Joey Clavijo will now serve as a non-parochial deacon focusing on his role as chair of the diocesan environmental commission. His last Sunday as deacon at St. George's, New Orleans, was July 4, 2021. The Very Rev. Craig Dalferes has...
The Rev. David P. Casey, O.P. Called as Priest-in-Charge of Church of the Annunciation and Mount Olivet
The Rev. David P. Casey, O.P. has been called to be the Priest-in-Charge of the Free Church of the Annunciation and of Mount Olivet Episcopal Church in New Orleans. His previous call was as Chaplain Missioner for Campus & Young Adult Ministry in Fredericksburg,...
The Rev. Holly Burris Called as Rector of St. John’s, Thibodaux
Born and raised in Baton Rouge, the youngest of four children, I was baptized and active in the Presbyterian Church until I went away to college. I began my undergraduate studies at LSU and then transferred to UT in Austin where I earned my B. A. in English with a...
Ordination of the Rev. Lindsey Ardrey, the Rev. Lynn Hooks, and the Rev. Allison Reid to the Sacred Order of Priests
July 1, 2021, Feast of Pauli Murray: Ordination of Lindsey Ardrey, Lynn Hooks, and Allison Reid to the Sacred Order of Priests at St. Paul's, New Orleans. This was a historic moment in the Diocese of Louisiana. This was the first time multiple women have been ordained...
Retirement of the Rev. Peggy Scott
The Rev. Peggy Scott retired as priest-in-charge of St. Paul's Holy Trinity, New Roads; St. Mary's, Morganza; and head of the prison ministry of the Diocese of Louisiana. She celebrated her last Sunday at St. Paul's Holy Trinity on June 27, 2021.