Bio: (Rt. Rev.) Napoleon J. Roulleaux, Brocheue, FR., then Caddo Parish, Louisiana Submitted by Mike Miller Date: 1999-2000 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Roulleaux, Rt. Rev. Napoleon Joseph, venerable and well-beloved rector of St. Vincent's church and chaplain of St. Vincent academy, Shreveport, La., was born in Braocheue, France, Oct. 10, 1848. He was educated in France, at the old St. Marvin monastery, and after the completion of an unusually thorough course of training, covering every branch of learning having possible bearing upon his sacred trust and high calling, both academic and ecclesiastical, he was ordained in the priesthood in the year 1876. The reverend father's first charge was in his native land, and after ministering to the spiritual requirements of this initial parish in France during 5 years, he crossed the waters to America, and was placed in charge of St. Vincent academy and parish in the year 1881, now 3 years ago. He has been incumbent of this station longer than any of his reverend brethren and co-workers have been in the diocese, and during all of these many years his scholarly, benevolent, and uplifting ministrations have never failed the humblest or most needy of his parishioners. Father Roulleaux is one of those rare characters in his calling who are able to combine with the ministrations of their holy office a happy sense of appreciation of the requirements of present-day helpfulness to the public and people in general, of all classes, with whom he comes in daily contact, and because of his broad-minded attitude of moral co"peration and the readily-extended hand of goodfellowship, cordiality, and optimistic encouragement, Father Roulleaux enjoys an unusually wide circle of personal acquaintance and popularity among the people with whom he lives and carries forward the work to which he has dedicated his life. Source: Louisiana: Comprising Sketches of Parishes, Towns, Events, Institutions, and Persons, Arranged in Cyclopedic Form, volume 3, pp. 735-736. Edited by Alc e Fortier, Lit. D. Published in 1914, by Century Historical Association.