Glen John Provost
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His Excellency, The Most Reverend Glen John Provost |
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| Bishop of Lake Charles | |
| Archdiocese | New Orleans |
| Diocese | Lake Charles |
| Appointed | March 6, 2007 |
| Installed | April 23, 2007 |
| Predecessor | Edward Kenneth Braxton |
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| 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 |
August 9, 1949 Lafayette, Louisiana |
| Motto | PRO VENTURIS SERIT |
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Styles of Glen John Provost |
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| 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 the bishop of the Diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana since his episcopal consecration on April 23, 2007.
Provost was born to Cyrus and Sadie Marie Blanchet Provost in Lafayette, Louisiana. He received a B.A. in English Literature from Saint Joseph Seminary College near Covington, Louisiana, in 1971, and continued his studies in Rome while living at the North American College. In 1974 he was awarded the Sacrae Theologiae Baccalaureum (Bachelor of Sacred Theology) from St. Thomas University and the Licentiate in 1975. In 1981 he also earned a Master of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.
Further studies include work at Institut Catholique in Paris (1972: French language); the University of London (1980: Victorian language); Don Quixote Institute in Salamanca (1997: Spanish); Istituto Santa Maria, Rome (1971: Italian); and archaeological study tours to Syria, Jordan and Turkey.
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