Glen Provost

Who is Glen Provost?

Glen John Provost is the current bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lake Charles since his episcopal ordination on 23 April 2007.

The bishop was born 9 August 1949 to Cyrus and Sadie Marie Blanchet Provost in Lafayette, Louisiana. He received a B.A. in English Literature from Saint Joseph Seminary College near Covington, Louisiana, in 1971, then went to live at the North American College in Rome in 1971. In 1974 he was awarded the Sacrae Theologiae Baccalaureum from St. Thomas University and the Licentiate in 1975. In 1981 he also earned a Master of Arts degree in English Literature from the University of Louisiana-Lafayette.

Continuing education includes work at L’Institute Catholique in Paris;the University of London; Don Quichote Institute in Salmancia; Instututo Santa Maria, Rome; and Archaeological study tours to Syria, Jordan and Turkey.

Bishop Provost was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Lafayette by Pope Paul VI on 29 June 1975 in St. Peter’s Basilica in Vatican City.

He was consecrated a bishop on 23 April 2007, with Archbishop Alfred C. Hughes of New Orleans as principal celebrant. His installation brought to a close the two year 'sede vacante' the diocese experienced since Bishop Edward Kenneth Braxton was appointed Bishop of Belleville, Illinois, on 15 March 2005. In December 2010 Bishop Provost celebrated Pontifical High Mass in the Extraordinary form of the Roman Rite.