Bishop Mario Dorsonville of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux has died.
In a Facebook post, Fr. Simon Peter Engurait, Vicar General of the Diocese, announced that Dorsonville had died Friday night from complications of recent health problems.
"My heart is broken as I make this news to you as this is not the kind of message any one of us would expect to receive. I am aware that you will have a lot of questions on your mind. I ask that you be patient with us as we begin to navigate through these uncertain moments. In the meantime, I ask that you keep him in your prayers," Engurait wrote.
The Diocese has said that the Bishop died at a Kenner hospital; they said he was suffering from a liver disease that was discovered late last year.
The College of Consultors will meet on Monday to discuss funeral arrangements and to select a Diocesan Administrator who will lead the diocese until the Pope appoints a new Bishop. The funeral will be later this month and will be local.
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