About Resurrection · Bunkie, Louisiana
Mission of the Resurrection is a small Roman Catholic mission chapel in Whiteville, Louisiana, in the rural St. Landry Parish north of Bunkie. It is served as a mission of St. Peter Church in nearby Morrow and falls under the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana, listed among the North Deanery's mission chapels. Worshippers gather for a Saturday Vigil Mass at 4:00 PM, and the mission shares its phone line and pastoral leadership with the parent parish in Morrow.
- Patron
- The Resurrection of the Lord (named in honor of Christ's Resurrection)
- Rector
- Rev. Michael Guidry (pastor of St. Peter Church, Morrow, which oversees the mission); a diocesan directory entry previously listed the parish under 'Rev. Bill Guidry'
- Diocese
- Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana
Why belong here
Mission of the Resurrection is a tight-knit Catholic community of about 88 Catholic families (roughly 150 Catholics) in the rural Whiteville area, where the Saturday evening Mass at 4:00 PM keeps the Eucharist accessible to families in this part of St. Landry Parish who otherwise would travel to Morrow. The mission's well-kept grounds, adjoining Church of Resurrection Cemetery, and direct connection to St. Peter Church make it a true country chapel where neighbors know one another, and the same pastor who serves St. Peter also shepherds this mission.
Mass times at Resurrection
Weekly Mass schedule
Mission of the Resurrection — Overview
Mission of the Resurrection is a small Catholic mission chapel serving the Whiteville community in rural St. Landry Parish, Louisiana. It is classified by the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana as a mission church (not a parish) and is listed among the ten mission chapels of the North Deanery. The mission depends on St. Peter Church in nearby Morrow for pastoral care.
- Status: Mission church under the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana
- Deanery: North Deanery (St. Landry & Evangeline civil parishes)
- Parent parish: St. Peter Church, Morrow, LA
- Mass schedule listed by diocesan directory: Saturday Vigil at 4:00 PM
Pastoral Leadership
Because Mission of the Resurrection is a mission of St. Peter Church, it does not have its own resident pastor. The priest assigned to St. Peter Church in Morrow ministers to the mission as well, sharing the same mailing address and phone line. The Diocese of Lafayette's 2018 Priests' Directory lists Rev. Michael Guidry at St. Peter Church, P.O. Box 319, Morrow, LA; an older diocesan parish listing also identified the pastor as Rev. Bill Guidry.
- Current pastor (parent parish): Rev. Michael Guidry, St. Peter Church, Morrow
- Parish office line shared with St. Peter: (318) 346-7010
- Mailing: c/o St. Peter Church, PO Box 319, Morrow, LA 71356-0319
Church of Resurrection Cemetery
The mission property includes the Church of Resurrection Cemetery, catalogued by Find a Grave as Cemetery ID 2244838. The cemetery is located directly adjacent to the chapel on Sonnier Road in Whiteville, and visitors describe the grounds as very well kept, easily accessible, and easy to walk around. The same Saturday 4:00 PM Mass that serves the living congregation also makes the cemetery a familiar gathering point for Catholic families in the area.
- Cemetery ID: 2244838 (Find a Grave)
- Location: same Sonnier Road parcel as the mission chapel
- Setting: well-kept, walkable grounds in St. Landry Parish
Diocese & Deanery
Mission of the Resurrection belongs to the Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana and is grouped administratively within the North Deanery, which includes all parishes in St. Landry and Evangeline civil parishes — a Catholic population estimated by the diocese at around 68,890. Within that deanery, Resurrection is one of ten mission chapels, the others being located in Bellevue, Rideau, Prairie Laurent, Prairie Rhonde, Vidrine, Palmetto, St. Landry, Frilot Cove, and Belaire Cove.
- Diocese: Lafayette in Louisiana
- Deanery: North Deanery (St. Landry & Evangeline parishes)
- Listed alongside 34 parishes and 9 other mission chapels in the North Deanery