Sam Jacobs (bishop)


Sam Galip Jacobs
Bishop Emeritus of Houma–Thibodaux
Bishop Jacobs at the 2019 Steubenville Power and Purpose Conference
DioceseHouma–Thibodaux
AppointedAugust 1, 2003
InstalledOctober 10, 2003
RetiredSeptember 23, 2013
PredecessorCharles Michael Jarrell
SuccessorShelton Fabre
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationJune 6, 1964
by Warren L. Boudreaux
ConsecrationAugust 24, 1989
by Francis B. Schulte, Warren Louis Boudreaux, and Jude Speyrer
Personal details
Born (1938-03-04) March 4, 1938 (age 86)
MottoJesus is Lord
Coat of armsSam Galip Jacobs's coat of arms
Styles of
Sam Galip Jacobs
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleBishop

Sam Galip Jacobs (born March 4, 1938) is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church, serving as bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux in Louisiana from 2003 to 2013. He previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Alexandria in Louisiana from 1989 to 2003.