Bishop Douglas Deshotel of the Diocese of Lafayette has appointed the Rev. Nathan Comeaux to serve as the parochial vicar of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church in Lafayette.
Comeaux is serving as pastor of Our Lady of the Lake and St. Martin De Porres Catholic Churches in Delcambre. He will assist the Rev. Michael Russo, pastor of Our Lady of Fatima, in serving the people of Fatima Parish and Our Lady of Fatima School.
Comeaux was born in New Iberia and raised in Rynella where he was an active member of St. Marcellus Catholic Church. He first received the call to the priesthood during Lent of 1997 while he was serving in the U.S. Navy, stationed at the Naval Amphibious Base in Coronado, California. He is a graduate of Notre Dame Seminary in New Orleans, and was ordained a priest on June 11, 2011, at the Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Lafayette. He served as associate pastor of St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Eunice and Annunciation of Our Lady Catholic Church in Duralde before becoming pastor of Our Lady of the Lake and St. Martin De Porres in 2013.
Comeaux’s appointment as parochial vicar of Our Lady of Fatima is effective April 23, Divine Mercy Sunday.