Joseph Verbis Lafleur

Joseph Verbis Lafleur (24 January 1912 - 7 September 1944) was a Roman Catholic priest of the Military Ordinariate of the United States who died in the sinking of the SS Shinyo Maru and is in the preliminary stages for sainthood.[1][2][3]

Servant of God Joseph Verbis Lafleur
Priest, Chaplain
Born	(1912-01-24)January 24, 1912 Ville Platte, Louisiana, United States
Died	September 7, 1944(1944-09-07) (aged 32) SS Shinyo Maru, off Sindangan Point, Liloy, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Major shrine	Father Joseph Lafleur Shrine, St. Landry Catholic Church, Opelousas, Louisiana, United States
Patronage	Notre Dame Seminary St. Joseph Seminary, Lafayette

Beatification

On October 2014, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana, led by Bishop John Douglas Deshotel, officially opened the cause for his beatification. He is to be the second candidate for sainthood from Lafayette Diocese after the Servant of God Auguste Nonco Pelafigue (1888-1977), a layman, whose cause for sainthood was opened on April the same year.[4]

References

1. "1944". faithweb.com. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
2. "Lieutenant Father Joseph Verbis Lafleur". fatherlafleur.org. Retrieved 30 December 2014.
3. "Rev. Fr. Joseph Verbis Lafleur (1912-1944)". findagrave.com. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
4. "Army Chaplain's Cause for Canonization Ramps Up". m.ncregister.com. Retrieved 24 October 2017.