About Holy Rosary · Chopin, Louisiana
Holy Rosary Chapel is a small Roman Catholic mission chapel in the rural community of Emmanuel (Chopin), Louisiana, in Natchitoches Parish. It is served from, and canonically dependent upon, St. John the Baptist Church in nearby Cloutierville, within the Diocese of Alexandria. The chapel provides a monthly Saturday-evening Mass and confession for Catholic families scattered across the back roads of Central Louisiana, situated west of Interstate 49 at the junction of Emmanuel Road with Valley View Drive.
- Patron
- Our Lady of the Rosary (Blessed Virgin Mary, under the title of the Holy Rosary)
- Rector
- Rev. Christian Ogbonna
- Diocese
- Diocese of Alexandria (in Louisiana)
Why belong here
For Catholics scattered across the rural stretches of central Natchitoches Parish, Holy Rosary Chapel offers something that can be hard to find outside a town: a monthly celebration of the Eucharist on home ground, with the Sacrament of Reconciliation available beforehand. Worshipping here connects a small community to the wider family of St. John the Baptist Church in Cloutierville and to the Diocese of Alexandria, while keeping the Mass accessible to families who live down theEmmanuel Road and Valley View Drive corridors west of I-49. For visitors traveling through Cane River country, it is a quiet, traditional mission chapel where the faith of older rural Louisiana parishes is still kept alive.
Mass times at Holy Rosary
Weekly Mass schedule
Confession times
- 5:30 PM before the 6:00 PM Mass on the 2nd Saturday of each month
Identity and Parish Status
Holy Rosary Chapel (Emmanuel) is a Roman Catholic mission chapel in Chopin, Louisiana, within Natchitoches Parish. It is not an independent parish: it is a mission of St. John the Baptist Church, 423 Hwy 495, Cloutierville, which is itself part of the Diocese of Alexandria. The little 'Emmanuel' community on Emmanuel Road takes its name from the rural locality of the same name, and is reached by traveling west of Interstate 49 to the junction of Emmanuel Road and Valley View Drive.
- Diocese: Alexandria
- Parent parish: St. John the Baptist Church, Cloutierville (Established 1816)
- Deanery: Natchitoches
- Rite: Roman-Latin
Clergy and Pastoral Care
Holy Rosary Chapel does not have a resident priest of its own. Sacramental ministry is provided by the pastor of St. John the Baptist Church, Cloutierville, who travels to Emmanuel for each month's Mass and confessions.
- Pastor (mission): Rev. Christian Ogbonna — Pastor of St. John the Baptist Church, Cloutierville
Parent Parish and Sister Mission
Because Holy Rosary is a mission chapel, sacramental and administrative life flows through St. John the Baptist Church in Cloutierville. That parent parish, established in 1816, also oversees a second mission chapel — Holy Family Chapel in Monet Ferry (Lena), 17398 Hwy 1, where Sunday Mass is celebrated at 10:00 AM with confession 30 minutes before. All inquiries about Holy Rosary Chapel, including Mass times, are handled through the Cloutierville parish office.
- Parent parish: St. John the Baptist Church, 423 Hwy 495, Cloutierville, LA 71416
- Parish office phone: (318) 379-2231
- Sister mission: Holy Family Chapel, Monet Ferry (Lena) — Sunday 10:00 AM
Diocesan Directory Listing
Holy Rosary Chapel appears in the Diocese of Alexandria's official 2024 Parish Directory as a mission of St. John the Baptist, Cloutierville, in the Natchitoches Deanery. The directory entry confirms the chapel's canonical status, lists Rev. Christian Ogbonna as the priest responsible, and records the second-Saturday 6:00 PM Mass with confessions at 5:30 PM as its regular sacramental schedule.
- Listed in 2024 Diocese of Alexandria Directory
- Deanery: Natchitoches
- Published schedule: Mass 2nd Saturday 6:00 PM; Confession 5:30 PM