LAFAYETTE, LA—Bishop Michael Jarrell announced today that he has appointed Father Curtis Mallet, JCL, to serve as Vicar General of the Diocese of Lafayette. In addition to this appointment, Father Mallet remains Pastor of St. Genevieve Parish in Lafayette.

The primary role of a Vicar General is to assist the bishop and share administrative authority in the overall governing of the diocese. Bishop Jarrell's decision to appoint Father Mallet stems from the recent health issues concerning the current Vicar General, Msgr. H. Alexandre Larroque, JCD, VG. While Father Mallet does not replace Msgr. Larroque in this capacity, his appointment does help to ensure that the duties of the Vicar General continue to be fulfilled as Msgr. Larroque recuperates from his illness.

“Father Mallet has proven his competence and dedication as a pastor in his various assignments over the past 18 years,” declared Bishop Jarrell. “I am confident that he will serve well in the Office of Vicar General.”

A native of Leonville, Father Mallet was ordained a priest of the Lafayette Diocese on June 13, 1992. Prior to his ordination, he earned a BA from St. Joseph Seminary College in St. Benedict, Louisiana, with a major in Religion and a minor in Philosophy. He also earned a Master of Divinity, as well as a Master of Arts in Moral Theology, from Mount St. Mary's Seminary in Emmitsburg, Maryland. Father Mallet later earned a Licentiate in Canon Law (JCL) from the Pontificia Università San Tommaso D'Aquino (Angelicum) in Rome, Italy.

Father Mallet is already a familiar face among the staff of the Lafayette Diocese's central offices. In the past, he has served as Director of Continuing Education for Priests; Vocation Director and Director of Seminarians; Director of Catholic Campus Ministry; Defender of the Bond for the Office of the Tribunal; and an instructor in Moral Theology for the diocese's Diaconate Formation program.

Furthermore, Father Mallet has served as Chaplain of organizations which include the Serra Club of Lafayette, Courage International, and the Catholic Daughters. He is a member of the Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus, and a founding member of the Board for Crisis Pregnancy Center of Lafayette (currently known as the Desormeaux Foundation). As Pastor of St. Genevieve Parish in Lafayette, Father Mallet serves as Chancellor of St. Genevieve School. He has also served on the Board of Pastors for St. Thomas More and Msgr. Teurlings High Schools in Lafayette.

“I am grateful for the bishop's confidence in me,” Father Mallet said in regard to his latest appointment. “The supreme law of the Church is the salvation of souls. In every assignment, I have considered this as an important guiding principle. I hope to bring this same focus into my new responsibilities.”

On a closing note, it is not unprecedented for two Vicars General to simultaneously serve the Lafayette Diocese. The role was shared once before between Msgr. Larroque and Msgr. Ronald Broussard (Pastor, St. Edward Parish, New Iberia).

Present Assignment
Pastor of: St. Genevieve Catholic Church Telephone: (337) 234-5147
417 E. Simcoe Street Fax: (337) 234-8654
Lafayette, LA 70501

Priesthood Ordination
Ordained on June 13, 1992, by Bishop Harry J. Flynn, D.D., at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Education
High School: Leonville High School, Leonville, Louisiana, May 1983, salutatorian.

Bachelor of Arts, St. Joseph Seminary College, St. Benedict, Louisiana, May 1987, cum laude; major: Religion -- minor: Philosophy.

Master of Divinity, Mount St. Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg, Maryland, May 1991, magna cum laude.

Master of Arts in Moral Theology, Mount St. Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg, Maryland, May 1992, summa cum laude.

Internal Forum Course, Apostolic Penitentiary, Rome, Italy, March 2005.

Licentiate of Canon Law (J.C.L), Pontificia Universitá San Tommaso D'Aquino (Angelicum), Rome, Italy, 2007, summa cum laude.

Present Positions
January 15, 2009, Presbyteral Council, Diocese of Lafayette.

January 12, 2009, College of Consultors, Diocese of Lafayette.

July 16, 2007, Defender of the Bond, Ecclesiastical Tribunal of the Diocese of Lafayette.

July 2, 2007, Chancellor, St. Genevieve Elementary and Middle School.

July 2, 2007, Pastor, St. Genevieve Church, Lafayette, Louisiana.

July 2, 2007, Board of Pastors, Msgr. Teurlings Catholic High School, Lafayette, Louisiana.

April 13, 1994, Theological Advisor, Catholic Physicians Guild of Acadiana, Lafayette, Louisiana.

Past Positions
October 1, 2002, to June 2004, Pastor, St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Church, Abbeville, Louisiana.

May 1, 1998, Chaplain, Courage International, Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana.

March 26, 2003, College of Consultors, Diocese of Lafayette.

2003-2004 (Fall and Spring Semesters), Instructor-Moral Theology, Permanent Deacon
Candidates, Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana.

February 20, 2003, Council of Priests (Secretary), Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana.

June 13, 2003 Pastor's Review Board, Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana.

May, 1999, Founding Member, Board of Directors, Women's Center of Lafayette.

June 1, 1997, to September 30, 2002, Pastor, Our Lady of Wisdom Church, Lafayette, Louisiana.

June 1, 1997, to September 30, 2002, Director of Campus Ministry, Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana.

June 1, 1997, to September 30, 2002, Board of Pastors, St. Thomas More High School, Lafayette, Louisiana.

February 15, 2000 to February 15, 2003, Advocate, Tribunal, Diocese of Lafayette.

May 1, 1997 to September 30, 2002, Chaplain, Serra International, Lafayette, Louisiana.

May 1, 1997 to June 1, 2002, Associate Chaplain, Lafayette Parish Correctional Center, Lafayette, Louisiana.

Summer 1995 to Fall 1999, Member, Committee to Draft Sex Education Policy, Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana.

1997 (Spring and Fall Semesters), Instructor-Moral Theology, Permanent Deacon Candidates, Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana.

June 1, 1994 to June 1, 1997, Director of Vocations, Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana.

July 29, 1996 to June 1, 1997, Associate Pastor, St. Genevieve Church, Lafayette, Louisiana.

July 29, 1996 to June 1, 1997, Chaplain, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court Alice Boucher #1537.
February 1, 1997 to June 1, 1997, Secretary, Louisiana Catholic Conference (LCC), Vocation Directors Committee.

August 1, 1993 to August 1, 1996, Director of Continuing Formation for the Clergy, Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana.

Fall, 1995, Member, Screening Committee for Permanent Diaconate Candidates, Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana.

June 1, 1994 to July 28, 1996, Associate Pastor, St. John's Cathedral, Lafayette, Louisiana.

June 1, 1994 to July 28, 1997, Chaplain, Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court Immaculata #503.

June 1993 to December 2009, Priest Presenter, Catholic Engaged Encounter International.

June 1992 to June 1994, Associate Pastor, Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church, Church Point, Louisiana.

September 1990 to May 1991, Pastoral Intern, Maryland Correctional Training Center, Maryland Department of Corrections, Sharpsburg, Maryland.

September 1989 to May 1990, Pastoral Intern, Gift of Peace AIDS Hospice, Missionaries of Charity, Washington, D.C.

September 1988 to May 1989, Pastoral Intern, National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception, Washington, D.C.

Articles
“Obligations, Procedures and Powers of the Pre-Trial Investigator in Delicta Graviora Accusations against Clerics,” Licentiate Thesis, February 2007.

“Respondent's Address Unknown, Citation, and the Right of Defense in Cases of Matrimonial Nullity,” Invalidating Laws Seminar, March 2006.

“Catholics and Artificial Conception: Compassion and Truth,” Acadiana Catholic, November 2000. Co-authored with the Reverend Keith LaBove.

“Carbon Copy: Cloning and the Attack on Human Dignity,” Acadiana Catholic, April 1997, volume 13, no. 4

"Priests for the Third Millennium?," Homiletic and Pastoral Review, May 1996, volume XCVI, no. 8.

"AIDS: A Gospel Response," The Mountain Echo, Spring 1992.

"Ethics and the Environment," thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of M.A. degree in moral theology, Mount St. Mary's Seminary, Emmitsburg, Maryland, Spring 1992.

Presentations
These are the most common topics presented to various groups.
Deus caritas est, encyclical of Pope Benedict XVI
The Canon Law of Marriage
The Nullity Process: Justice and Compassion for the Divorced
The Importance of Law in the Church: What is CANON LAW and why do we need it?
Canonization: The Process of Declaring Saints
Impedimentum Aetatis
Women as the Light of the Church
Elements of a Good Libellus
Identity in Catholic Schools
The Purpose Driven Classroom
St. Paul the Apostle
Fertility Technologies and Catholic Teaching
The Role of Private Revelation in Catholic Life
Catholics, Artificial Contraception and Natural Family Planning
Adultery, Fornication and Marital Chastity
Human Dignity: Vocation, Freedom and Human Acts
Veritatis Splendor and Theories of Moral Dissent
Natural Law
The Teaching Authority of the Church
Brief History of Moral Theology
The Nature of the Human Act in the Determination of Character
The Tragedies of Abortion and Euthanasia
Sexuality and God's Plan
AIDS: A Gospel Response
The Theological Virtue of Charity: Affective Love Versus Effective Love
The Moral Virtue of Obedience in the Spiritual Life
The Seven Last Words of Christ from the Cross (Parish Mission)
Our Life in the Sacraments (Parish Mission)
Capital Punishment and the Teaching of the Catholic Church
The Mass Explained (Parish Mission)
The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Christians
Intimacy with God in the Spirituality of Thérèse, Teresa and John of the Cross
The Meaning of Indulgences
The Catholic Meaning of Justification
Vocation: God's Calling in My Life
The Catholic Church and Homosexuality: Etiology and Response

Memberships
Louisiana Association of Catholic Campus Ministers

National Catholic Student Coalition

University Campus Ministers, University of Louisiana at Lafayette

Highlights
· Director of Continuing Education for Priests
· Vocation Director and Director of Seminarians
· Associate Pastor of Our Lady of the Sacred Heart Church in Church Point, St. John's Cathedral in Lafayette and St. Genevieve Church in Lafayette
· Pastor of Our Lady of Wisdom Church in Lafayette, St. Theresa of the Child Jesus Church in Abbeville, and St. Genevieve Church in Lafayette.
· Director of Catholic Campus Ministry
· Defender of the Bond, Tribunal of the Diocese of Lafayette
· Chaplain to the Serra Club of Lafayette
· Founding Member, Board for Crisis Pregnancy Center of Lafayette (Currently Desormeaux Foundation)
· Instructor in Moral Theology, Diaconate Formation Program
· Instruction in Canon Law, Aquinas Institute (Our Lady of the Holy Cross College)
· College of Consultors, Diocese of Lafayette
· Presbyteral Council for the Diocese of Lafayette, member and past secretary
· Chaplain for Courage International
· Fourth Degree Knight of Columbus
· Chaplain for Catholic Daughters
· Associate Instructor in the theology of Vatican II to Novices of the Missionaries of Charity, novitiate house in Rome
· Chancellor of St. Genevieve School and board of pastors for St. Thomas More High School and Msgr. Teurlings High School
· Knowledgeable in French, Italian and Latin. Able to celebrate Mass and passive knowledge of Spanish.
· Mission Experiences in Northern Mexico