His Excellency, The Most Reverend Charles Michael Jarrell |
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Bishop Emeritus of Lafayette in Louisiana | |
Archdiocese | New Orleans |
Diocese | Lafayette in Louisiana |
Appointed | November 8, 2002 |
Installed | December 18, 2002 |
Term ended | February 17, 2016 |
Predecessor | Edward Joseph O'Donnell |
Successor | J. Douglas Deshotel |
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Ordination | June 3, 1967 |
Consecration | March 4, 1993 by Francis B. Schulte, Warren Louis Boudreaux, and Gerard Louis Frey |
Personal details | |
Born |
Opelousas, Louisiana |
May 15, 1940
Previous post | Bishop of Houma–Thibodaux |
Motto | IN OMNIBUS CARITAS |
Styles of Charles Michael Jarrell |
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Reference style | |
Spoken style | Your Excellency |
Religious style | Bishop |
Charles Michael Jarrell (May 15, 1940) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the sixth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana until his resignation on February 18, 2016.
Before entering seminary, Jarrell attended The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. where he received both a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Philosophy.
Jarrell was appointed as the second bishop of Diocese of Houma–Thibodaux, Louisiana and served from 1992 to 2002.
On November 8, 2002 Bishop Jarrell was appointed to serve as bishop for the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana. On February 18, 2016, Pope Francis accepted Jarrell's resignation and appointed J. Douglas Deshotel to succeed him.