About Saint Richard Chapel · Marksville, Louisiana
St. Richard Chapel (also called St. Richard's Chapel, Hickory Hill) is a Catholic mission chapel in the rural Hickory Hill community north of Marksville, Louisiana, within the Diocese of Alexandria. It is administered as a mission of Holy Ghost Church in Marksville, with the parish office (121 S. Preston St., Marksville) handling all records and inquiries. Sunday Mass is celebrated at the chapel at 8:30 a.m., and the chapel is served by the pastor and deacon of Holy Ghost. The simple rural chapel continues to serve the small Catholic farming community of Hickory Hill, a historic Avoyelles Parish settlement.
- Patron
- Saint Richard
- Rector
- Rev. Joseph Desimone
- Diocese
- Diocese of Alexandria, Louisiana
Why belong here
St. Richard Chapel offers the small Catholic community of Hickory Hill a peaceful rural setting for Sunday Mass, with the stability and resources of Holy Ghost Church in Marksville behind it. Families in the area benefit from a Sunday worship site close to home (8:30 a.m.), the pastoral care of Father Joseph Desimone and Deacon Ted Moulard, and easy access to Holy Ghost's parish office, religious education, music ministry, and sacramental preparation for baptism, marriage, first Communion, and confession.
Mass times at Saint Richard Chapel
Weekly Mass schedule
St. Richard Chapel at a Glance
St. Richard Chapel (Hickory Hill) is a Catholic mission chapel serving the Hickory Hill community north of Marksville, Louisiana. It is part of the Diocese of Alexandria and is administered as a mission of Holy Ghost Church, Marksville. The physical address is 265 St. Richard's Loop Rd, Marksville, LA 71351, while all parish business is handled through the Holy Ghost parish office at 121 S. Preston St., Marksville.
- Type: Mission chapel
- Parent parish: Holy Ghost Church, Marksville
- Diocese: Diocese of Alexandria
- Phone: (318) 253-7131
Clergy & Staff
Because St. Richard Chapel is a mission of Holy Ghost Church, the chapel is served by the pastor and deacon of Holy Ghost. The current pastor is Rev. Joseph Desimone, and the deacon is Deacon Ted Moulard. The rectory/office for the mission is administered through the Holy Ghost Church parish office at 121 S. Preston St., Marksville.
- Rev. Joseph Desimone — Pastor
- Deacon Ted Moulard — Deacon
- Parish office hours: Monday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. (at Holy Ghost Church)
Parent Parish: Holy Ghost Church
St. Richard Chapel operates under Holy Ghost Church, Marksville, which serves as the administrative and sacramental center for the mission. Holy Ghost Church was established in 1919 and is located at 121 S. Preston Street, Marksville, LA 71351, with the mailing address for St. Richard Chapel also directed to this location. Holy Ghost provides additional ministries including a Religious Education Director (Rose Noel) and Music Director (Bernadette Rogers) who support the wider parish family that includes St. Richard Chapel.
- Holy Ghost Church, established 1919
- Address: 121 S. Preston St., Marksville, LA 71351
- Religious Education Director: Rose Noel
- Music Director: Bernadette Rogers
- Rosary prayed before Masses
Visiting the Chapel
St. Richard Chapel is located in the rural Hickory Hill community north of Marksville in Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana. Parishioners and visitors should verify the current schedule by calling the rectory at (318) 253-7131, especially around holy days and holidays, since the chapel's Mass offerings are limited to its single Sunday liturgy.
- Physical address: 265 St. Richard's Loop Rd, Marksville, LA 71351
- Mailing address: 121 S. Preston St, Marksville, LA 71351
- Phone: (318) 253-7131
- Diocesan listing: diocesealex.org/church/st-richard-chapel-hickory-hill/
The Diocese of Alexandria
St. Richard Chapel belongs to the Diocese of Alexandria, a Roman Catholic diocese covering north-central Louisiana. The diocese was established on August 6, 1910, when Pope Pius X suppressed the former Diocese of Natchitoches and erected the new See of Alexandria, with St. Francis Xavier Church designated as the cathedral. The diocese was briefly named the Diocese of Alexandria–Shreveport from 1976 to 1986 before the Diocese of Shreveport was established separately. The patron saints of the diocese are St. Francis Xavier (December 3) and St. Francis of Assisi (October 4), and the cathedral dedication anniversary is November 30.
- Established: August 6, 1910
- Cathedral: St. Francis Xavier Cathedral, Alexandria
- Patron Saints: St. Francis Xavier (Dec 3), St. Francis of Assisi (Oct 4)