Jude Speyrer

Jude Speyrer D.D.
Bishop of Lake Charles
In office	1980-2001
Orders
Ordination	July 25, 1953
Consecration	April 25, 1980
Personal details
Born	(1929-04-14)April 14, 1929 Leonville, Louisiana
Died	July 21, 2013(2013-07-21) (aged 84) Opelousas, Louisiana
Nationality	American
Denomination	Roman Catholic

Jude Speyrer (April 14, 1929 – July 21, 2013) D.D., was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who served as the first bishop of the Diocese of Lake Charles, Louisiana.^[1]

Biography

Born in Leonville, Louisiana, Speyrer was ordained to the priesthood on July 25, 1953.

He was appointed the first Bishop of Lake Charles on January 29, 1980 by Pope John Paul II; he was consecrated and installed on April 25, 1980.

Speyrer served as the ordinary of the diocese until February 22, 2001, when his successor Edward Braxton was installed.

Bishop Speyrer died on July 21, 2013, in Opelousas, Louisiana, aged 84.^[2]

Catholic Church titles
Preceded by None (diocese erected)	Bishop of Lake Charles 1980–2001	Succeeded by Edward Kenneth Braxton

Diocese of Lake Charles

Ordinaries	Bishops Jude Speyrer Edward Kenneth Braxton Glen Provost

Churches	Cathedral Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Lake Charles Parish churches:

Education	High schools St. Louis Catholic High School, Lake Charles

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