Monday, September 11, 2006
St. Anthony Jubilee
Photos by Mark M. Hancock / © The Beaumont Enterprise
Archbishop Emeritus Joseph A. Fiorenza of the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston (left) observes as Diocese of Beaumont Bishop Curtis J. Guillory (right) signs the Jubilee Year proclamation at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica in Beaumont on Sunday, Sept. 10, 2006. Archbishop Emeritus Fiorenza is originally from Beaumont.
Parishioners stand during mass at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica in Beaumont. The mass celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Cathedral, the 40th anniversary of the Beaumont Diocese, the elevation of the cathedral to minor basilica and commemorated the 5th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.
Diocese of Beaumont Bishop Curtis J. Guillory delivers the homily at St. Anthony Cathedral Basilica.