Michael Duca

Michael Gerard Duca (born June 5, 1952) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church who has been serving as bishop of the Diocese of Baton Rouge in Louisiana since his installation on August 24, 2018. He previously served as the bishop of the Diocese of Shreveport in Louisiana from 2008 to 2018.

His Excellency, The Most Reverend

Michael Gerard Duca
Bishop of Baton Rouge
ChurchRoman Catholic
DioceseBaton Rouge
AppointedJune 26, 2018
InstalledAugust 24, 2018
PredecessorRobert William Muench
Orders
OrdinationApril 29, 1978
by Thomas Ambrose Tschoepe
ConsecrationMay 19, 2008
by Alfred Clifton Hughes, Michael Sheehan, and Kevin Farrell
Personal details
Born (1952-06-05) June 5, 1952
Dallas, Texas
Previous post(s)
MottoSpera in Domino
(Hope in the Lord)
Styles of
Michael Gerard Duca
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Biography

Early life

Michael Duca was born on June 5, 1952, in Dallas, Texas. He attended elementary and secondary school in Dallas and graduated from Bishop Lynch High School in 1970. He attended Holy Trinity Seminary in Irving, Texas, from 1970 to 1978, receiving a Bachelor of Psychology degree. He also obtained a Master of Divinity degree in theology from the University of Dallas.

Priesthood

Duca was ordained a priest by Bishop Thomas Tschoepe for the Diocese of Dallas on April 29, 1978, in Dallas. He attended the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas in Rome, training as a canonist. He served his diocese as a vocations director and as chaplain at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, both from 1985 to 1992. Before his appointment as bishop, Duca served as rector of Holy Trinity Seminary.

Bishop of Shreveport
Coat of Arms as Bishop of Shreveport

Duca was appointed as bishop of the Diocese of Shreveport by Pope Benedict XVI on April 1 2008.[1] He was consecrated by Archbishop Alfred Hughes on May 19, 2008, at the Shreveport Convention Center, with approximately 3,000 people in attendance. Duca was one of the regular panelists on the American Religious Townhall television program.

Bishop of Baton Rouge

Duca was appointed on June 26, 2018, by Pope Francis as the sixth bishop of the diocese of Baton Rouge, succeeding Bishop Robert Muench, who retired. Duca was installed by Archbishop Hughes on August 24, 2018.[2]

See also

References
  1. Msgr. Michael Duca appointed as bishop for Diocese of Shreveport Catholic News Agency, April 1, 2008
  2. Bishop Michael Duca appointed sixth bishop of Baton Rouge by Pope Francis The Advocate, June 26, 2018
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