Lafayette Ordains a New Priest: Rev. John K. Dugas

The Diocese of Lafayette joyfully celebrates the Ordination to the Holy Priesthood of Reverend Mr. John Karol Dugas. Father Dugas was ordained by Bishop Douglas Deshotel on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at 10:00 AM at St. Mary Magdalen Catholic Church in Abbeville, LA. Congratulations, Father Dugas!

To watch Fr. Dugas’ Ordination Mass in its entirety, check out the Diocese of Lafayette YouTube Channel.

Father Dugas, a Loreauville native born in 1995, is an alumnus of Loreauville High School and holds a degree in philosophy from St. Joseph Seminary College in St. Benedict. Sponsored by St. Joseph Parish in Loreauville, he successfully completed his fourth year of theology at Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans. John, son of Joel and Fran Dugas, celebrated his First Mass at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Loreauville on Saturday, June 9th, 2024, at 10:30 AM.

View the Ordination highlights here.

View the Ordination photos here.

Watch the full Ordination Mass here.

View the Ordination Rehearsal photos here.

Pictured: Director of Vocations & Seminarians Father Blake Dubroc, Father John Dugas, Bishop Douglas Deshotel, Fr. Louie Richard

Courtesy of the Diocese of Lafayette