Providing the faithful of North Louisiana the opportunity to invest in the education and formation of our seminarians into holy and effective priests to serve the Diocese of Shreveport.

What is a seminary burse, and how do they contribute to seminarians?

A seminary burse is an endowment used to pay tuition, room and board for the seminarians of the Diocese of Shreveport. The principal amount donated is not touched, but invested, and the support for our seminarians comes from the earned interest. Each donation to a burse is truly a gift that will continue giving as more men enter priestly formation in the years to come!

Who can establish a burse?

Anyone can establish a seminary burse, and name it in honor of loved ones (e.g., family members, teachers, mentors, pastors), in honor of organizations and faith or social groups (e.g., Knights of Columbus councils, ACTS, schools, church parishes), for themselves or their families as an instrument of personal giving, or in memory of a deceased loved one.

Burses and their balances, and new contributions, are listed monthly in The Catholic Connection.

How can I establish or contribute to a burse?

You can establish and name a burse with a donation of at least $250, or you can contribute any amount to a burse simply by designating its name when the contribution is made. You can also make a contribution to a burse online.

Mail contributions to:

Office of Church Vocations
Diocese of Shreveport
3500 Fairfield Avenue
Shreveport, LA 71104
Make checks payable to the Diocese of Shreveport

Be sure to note the name of the burse in the memo line.

Who can contribute to a burse?

Anyone can contribute any amount to any established burse.

When is a burse completed?

Seminary burses are completed when the balance reaches $10,000. Once this goal has been reached, and those who established the original burse wish to continue their donations, a new burse in the same name may be opened.

For more information contact

Father Raney Johnson, Director of Vocations

rjohnson@sjbcathedral.org

Completed Burses:

(001)    Fr. Mike Bakowski Memorial Burse #1 ($10000)

(006)   Msgr. J. Carson LaCaze Memorial Burse #1 ($10000)

(010)    Memory of Rita Scott from the John Scott Family Burse ($10000)

(011)     Rev. David Richter Memorial Burse #1 ($10000)

(012)    Jack E. Caplis, Jr., Memorial Burse ($10000)

(013)     Mary Evans Caplis Burse ($10000)

(014)     Bob & Peggy Semmes Memorial Burse ($10000)

(019)     Margaret Glenn Memorial Burse ($10000)

(020)    Dr. James V. Ward Memorial Burse ($10000)

(026)    Sheryl Seal Sweeney Memorial Burse ($10000)

(027)    Rev. Richard Lombard Memorial Burse ($10000)

(027)2 Rev. Richard Lombard Memorial Burse #2 ($10000)

(031)     Pearl Heck & Leona Boudreaux Memorial Burse ($10000)

(033)    Beryl K. & Joseph D. Ozenne Memorial Burse ($10000)

(035)    Dr. James V. & Rosemary C. Ward Burse ($10000)

(035)2  Dr. James V. & Rosemary C. Ward Burse #2 ($10000)

(036)     Msgr. Earl Vincent Provenza Burse ($10000)

(036)2  Msgr. Earl Vincent Provenza Burse #2 ($10000)

(040)     Servant of God Fr. Isidore Armand Quémerais Burse ($10000)

(041)     Servant of God Fr. Jean Pierre Burse ($10000)

(042)     Servant of God Fr. Jean-Marie Biler Burse ($10000)

(043)     Servant of God Fr. Louis-Marie Gergaud Burse ($10000)

(044)     Servant of God Fr. François Le Vézouët Burse ($10000)

(051) Reverend John Revord Campion Burse ($10000)

Incomplete Burses:

(001)2   Fr. Mike Bakowski Memorial Burse #2 ($1350)

(002)     Joseph & Antoinette Bakowski Memorial Burse ($3150)

(003)     Sam R. Maranto Memorial Burse ($1650)

(004)     Kathryn Atherton Cook Memorial Burse ($350)

(005)     Cathedral of St. John Berchmans Burse ($1600)

(006)2     Msgr. J. Carson LaCaze Memorial Burse #2 ($3832.12)

(007)     Dr. Carol Christopher Memorial Burse ($1200)

(008)     St. Jude Parish Burse ($7500)

(009)     St. John Berchmans Knights of Columbus Council 10728 Burse ($1550)

(011)2     Rev. David Richter Memorial Burse #2 ($5200)

(015)     Bishop’s Seminarian Burse ($4460)

(016)     Elaine Malloy Frantz Memorial Burse ($1000)

(017)     Msgr. George Martinez Knights of Columbus Council 1337 Burse ($8021.57)

(018)     Knights of St. Peter Claver Council 144 Burse ($1180)

(021)     Rev. Edmund "Larry" Niehoff Memorial Burse ($2000)

(022)     Rev. Blane O'Neil, OFM Memorial Burse ($1578)

(023)     Msgr. Edmund J. Moore Memorial Burse ($5100)

(024)     Rev. Joseph Puthupally Memorial Burse ($2150)

(025)     Kathleen Hightower Memorial Burse ($800)

(028)     Friends-n-Faith Burse ($750)

(029)     Rev. Kenneth Williams Memorial Burse ($200)

(030)     Ottis and Anne Krupa Littlejohn Memorial Burse ($7333.34)

(032)     Madeline and Joe Tiller Memorial Burse ($6100)

(034)     Joseph B. and Lucille Provenza Cordaro Burse ($7650)

(035)3     Dr. James V. & Rosemary C. Ward Burse #3 ($1620)

(036)3     Msgr. Earl Vincent Provenza Burse #3 ($3790)

(037)     Manuel & Catherine Licciardi, and John & Beverly Miller Burse ($6000)

(038)     The Malone Family Burse ($250)

(039)     St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Knights of Columbus Council 9260 Burse ($750)

(045)     Sister Martinette Rivers Memorial Burse ($200)

(046)     Domestic Church Burse ($5000)

(047)     Troops of St. George Burse ($5000)

(048)     Rev. Joseph Kallookalam Burse ($5000)

(049)     Rev. Philip Michiels Burse ($900)

(050)     St. Joseph Shreveport Mary's Workers Burse ($6175)