Obituaries of FEBRUARY 1990 Thibodaux, Lafourche Parish, La.
Source: The Lafourche Daily Comet
Submitted by: Chris Tidwell
Last modified 7 September, 2014
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FEB 4 1990

Alexander Barbier
Funeral services are scheduled at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. John the
Evangelist Catholic Church in Plaquemine for Monsignor George Alexander
Barbier, 69, a native of Thibodaux and resident of Plaquemine, who died
Sunday at 2:30 a.m.Visitation is from noon until 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and from
8 a.m. until funeral time Wednesday at the church. Vespers will be said at 6
p.m. Tuesday at the church. A wake service is scheduled at 8 p.m. Tuesday at
the church.He was the brother of Lucien Barbier of Vannes, France, and
Maurice Barbier of Rennes, France.He was preceded in death by his father,
Germain A. Barbier; mother, Lea Rose Renault Barbier; and brother, Marcel
Barbier.Barbier had attended the University of Rennes, France, and Tulane
University of New Orleans. He was a graduate of Notre Dame Seminary in New
Orleans. He was ordained a priest on Dec 18, 1943 at St. Louis Cathedral in
New Orleans. He had served as associate pastor at St. John the Evangelist
Church in Plaquemine and as pastor of Our Lady of Peace Church in Vacherie,
Our Lady of Prompt Succor Church in White Castle and of St. John the
Evangelist Church in Plaquemine. During the course of his ministry, he
served as regional dean, as judge on the Diocesan Tribunal and as a member
of the College of Consulters. He was named a Domestic Prelate with the title
of Monsignor by Pope John Paul III in 1980. He retired in 1985.Donations may
be made to St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church, 300 Plaquemine St.
Plaquemine, La. 70764, or the Trust Fund of the Diocese of Baton Rouge, P.O.
Box 2028, Baton Rouge, La. 70821.

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