Obituaries of SEPTEMBER 1984 Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La. NOTE: THE OBITUARIES BELOW MAY NOT BE A COMPLETE LISTING FOR THE MONTH. Submitted by: As listed with each Obit Source: Unless otherwise noted, this file was derived from publications of the Terrebonne Genealogical Society. TGS has granted permission to re-format and publish this data on Genweb Archives. The TGS file was derived from sources as noted with each record Last modified: 4 Sep 2006 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. ********************************************** The date preceding the obituary is the date of the newspaper, not the date of death. ============================================================================ Sept. 17, 1984 Daily Comet, Lafourche Parish, La. Submitted by: Chris Tidwell Bishop Caillouet dies The Most Rev. L. Abel Caillouet, 84, auxiliary bishop of the New Orleans Archdiocese for 36 years, died Sunday at Mercy Hospital, New Orleans, after a long illness. Bishop Caillouet, a native of Thibodaux served as auxiliary bishop of New Orleans from 1947 and 1975. He also served as an Administrator of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, a pastor of Souls at St. Joseph Church, Baton Rouge, and Our Lady of the Holy Rosary, New Orleans during this time. Before he was selected as auxiliary bishop, he served as a priest of the New Orleans Archdiocese. Since his retirement in August 1975, Bishop Caillouet resided at Ursuline Convent in New Orleans serving as Director of Shrine of Our Lady of Prompt Succor. Bishop Caillouet's first assignment as a young priest was a temporary replacement at St. John Baptist Church, Brusly, from August to November 1925. In November 1925, he became the assistant priest at St. Joseph Church, Baton Rouge and remained there for 10 years. He served as administrator and the pastor of Our Lady of Perpertual Help Church, Kenner, in 1935. He was also the pastor of St. Eloi's Church, Theriot, until he was named pastor of St. Joseph Church, where he served until 1951. He then became pastor of Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Church in New Orleans. Funeral arrangements for Bishop Caillouet were not available at press time, but interment will be in St. Joseph Cemetery and memorial services will take place at St. Joseph Co-Cathedral in Thibodaux. ============================================================================ Sept. 18, 1984 Daily Comet, Lafourche Parish, La. Submitted by: Chris Tidwell Louis A. Caillouet Memorial services have been scheduled for 3 p.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Co- Cathedral Thibodaux. for Bishop Louis Abel Caillouet, a native of Thibodaux, a former resident of Baton Rouge and a resident of New Orleans who died Sunday in New Orleans. Visitation has been scheduled from 1:30 p.m. until funeral tune at the church with interment in St. Joseph Cemetery. Prayer services have also been scheduled for 7:30 p.m. today at Our Lady of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, New Orleans, with visiting until 9:30 p.m. He was the son of the late Judge Louis Phillip and Marie Adele Lagarde Caillouet; and brother of the late Heloise Marie (Mother Delores Discalced Carmelite) Caillouet, Marie Evelyn, Adele Marie, Irene Marie, Monsignor Lucien Joseph, Louis Edwin, Judge Adrian Joseph, Alban Charles and Philip Joseph Caillouet. Jacob Schoen and Sons Funeral Home, New Orleans, is in charge of the arrangements.