2025 Golden Wedding Anniversary Celebration

Each year, Archbishop Gregory Aymond celebrates a special prayer service to honor couples who have been married 50 years or more living in the Archdiocese of New Orleans. This year's Golden Wedding Anniversary Prayer               Service took place on Sunday, June 22 at 3 p.m. at St. Philip Neri Church in Metairie and more than 100 couples were honored.

           Celebrating 75 years:
        Victor and Antoinette, Costa, St. Dominic, New Orleans
 
           Celebrating 70 years:                                                                                    
        A.L. and Martha Abila, St. Christopher the Martyr, Metairie
        Richard and Joan Bernard, Our Lady of the Lake, Mandeville
        Elwood and Laura LeBlanc, St. Margaret Mary, Slidell
 
           Celebrating 69 years:                                                                                    
        Roland and Shirley Fuxan, St. Philip Neri, Metairie
                                                                                                                   
           Celebrating 67 years:                                                                                    
        B.J. and Beverly North, St. Louis King of France, Metairie
                                                                                                                   
          Celebrating 65 years:                                                                                    
        Dominick and Judy Bonura, St. Ann Church, Metairie
        William and Mary Hebert, St. Andrew the Apostle, New Orleans
        Anthony and Beverly Viloria, St. Louis King of France, Metairie
                                                                                                                   
           Celebrating 61 years:                                                                                    
        Jack and Jacqueline Pregeant, St. Philip Neri, Metairie
        Jesse and Veronica Vedros, St. Jane de Chantal, Abita Springs
                                                                                                                   
          Celebrating 60 years:                                                                                    
        Allen and Linda Bernard, Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Chalmette
        Joseph and Mary Deffner, St. Peter, Covington
        Richard and Marvel Desroche, St. Philip Neri, Metairie
        Conrad and Isabell Frey, St. Christopher the Martyr, Metairie
        Joseph and Linda B. Giaise, St. John of the Cross, Lacombe
        John and Cynthia Logreco, St. Ann, Metairie
        Joseph and Shirlyn Rotolo, Our Lady of Lourdes, Slidell
        David and Fay Schroeder, Mary Queen of Peace, Mandeville
        Patrick and Mary Strickland, St. Matthew the Apostle, River Ridge
        Lewis and Mary Landry, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Kenner
        William and Rosalba Velasquez, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Kenner
        Robert C. and Irene Zeller, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Kenner
                                                                                                                   
          Celebrating 58 years:                                                                                    
        Alton and Cynthia Coleman, St. Peter Claver, New Orleans
                                                                                                                   
          Celebrating 55 years:                                                                                    
        Bobby and Irene Adams, Holy Savior, Lockport
        Gerald “Joe" and Nancy Dicharry, St. Mary Magdalen, Metairie
        Damian and Mary Alice Peters, Most Holy Trinity, Covington
        Clyde and Diann Smith, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Kenner
        Terry and Debbie Ursin, St. Angela Merici, Metairie
        Gary and Sandra Woods, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Kenner
                                                                                                                   
          Celebrating 54 years:                                                                                    
        Ralph and Patricia Schaefer, Most Holy Trinity, Covington
                                                                                                                   
          Celebrating 53 years:                                                                                    
        Peter and Jill DeBroeck, St. Joseph, Gretna
       Clyde and Sandra Wixom, Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Chalmette
                                                                                                                   
          Celebrating 51 years:                                                                                    
        Dale and Rosie Kennedy, St Anthony of Padua, New Orleans
                                                                                                                   
          Celebrating 50 years:                                                                                    
        Michael and Catherine Abbate, Ascension of Our Lord, LaPlace
        Wayne and Amy Guerra, Divine Mercy, Kenner
        Charles (Chip) and Janice Safford, Divine Mercy, Kenner
        Randy and Debbie Caire, Holy Family, Luling
        Marlin and Eileen Rogers, Holy Family, Luling
        Michael and Xuan Hang Hoang Ha, Mary Help of Christians, Harvey
        Nelson and Stephanie Breve, Most Holy Trinity, Covington
        Richard and Linette Granen, Most Holy Trinity, Covington
        Joe and Brenda Ogden, Most Holy Trinity, Covington  
        Michael and Dale Pritchett, Our Lady of Divine Providence, Metairie
        John and Linda Walker, Our Lady of Divine Providence, Metairie
        Michael and Sheila Zeringue, Our Lady of Divine Providence, Metairie
        Steven and Kathleen Moris, Our Lady of Divine Providence, Metairie
        Gerald and Ruth Binder, Our Lady of Lourdes, Slidell
        Robert and Julienne Collignon, Our Lady of Lourdes, Slidell
        Peter and Jill Miranda, Our Lady of Lourdes, Slidell
        A. J. and Josie Lejune, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Kenner
        Albert and Kathy Van Vrancken, Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Kenner
        Warren and Donna Chambon, Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Chalmette
        Richard and Charmaine Clements, Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Chalmette
        Gerald and Debra Scheuermann, Our Lady of Prompt Succor, Chalmette
        Lennie and Jo Ellen Crawford, Our Lady of the Lake, Mandeville
        Lambert and Virginia Ann Laperouse, Our Lady of the Lake, Mandeville
        Steven and Pamela Rouse, St Anselm, Madisonville
        James and Susan Wimberly, St. Agnes, Jefferson
        Dennis and Wanda Hurley, St. Andrew the Apostle, New Orleans
        Paul and Carol de Kernion, St. Angela Merici, Metairie
        Joseph and Dee Vern  Elliot, St. Angela Merici, Metairie
        John and Kay Norwood, St. Ann, Metairie
        David and Debbie Caraway, St. Charles Borromeo, Destrehan
        Thorrill and Karen Betz, St. Christopher the Martyr, Metairie
        Michael and Donna Cardella, St. Christopher the Martyr, Metairie
        Richard and Mary Shoemaker, St. Christopher the Martyr, Metairie
        Richard and Susan Baucum, St. Clement of Rome, Metairie
        Walter and Susan Deister, St. Clement of Rome, Metairie
        Charles (Chip) and Karla Donewar, St. Clement of Rome, Metairie
        James and Wanda LaPorte, St. Clement of Rome, Metairie
        Roy and Rhonda Millbern, St. Clement of Rome, Metairie
        Joseph and Deborah Lobrano, St. Dominic, New Orleans
        Bob and Sheila Butler, St. Edward the Confessor, Metairie
        James and Glenda Folse, St. Francis Xavier, Metairie
        Salvador and Mary Kathleen Faia, St. Jerome, Kenner
        Timothy and Lisa Murphy, St. Jerome, Kenner
        Brad and Etta Luminais, St. Joan of Arc, LaPlace
        Deacon Ricky and Lynn Suprean, St. John of the Cross, Lacombe
        David and Cindy Tardo, St. John of the Cross, Lacombe
        Jay and Ginny Dufrene, St. Joseph, Gretna
        Harold and Judy Zeisloft, St. Joseph, Gretna
        Leo, Jr. and Dehon Caillier, St. Joseph the Worker, Marrero
        Robert and Monica Field, St. Louis King of France, Metairie
        Anthony and Lynne Hanson, St. Luke the Evangelist, Slidell
        Raymond and Susan Donovan, St. Luke the Evangelist, Slidell
        William and Marilyn Brown, St. Martin de Porres, New Orleans
        Gary and Sabrina Thomas, St. Martin de Porres, New Orleans
        Keith and Carolyn Lawson, St. Mary Magdalen, Metairie
        Joey and Robin Dykes, St. Mary Magdalen, Metairie
        Gerard and Jill Donegan, St. Matthew the Apostle, River Ridge
        Paul and Elaine Abadie, St. Peter, Covington
        Michael and Sharlene LoProto, St. Peter, Covington
        Kenneth and Patricia Nieto, St. Peter, Covington
        Thomas and Louise Voelkel, St. Peter, Covington
        Keith and Lydia Hitchens, St. Peter Claver, New Orleans
        Kevin and Sheila Rousseve, St. Peter Claver, New Orleans
        Deacon Allen and Edith Stevens, St. Peter Claver, New Orleans
        Gregory and Elizabeth Averill, St. Philip Neri, Metairie
        Miles and Cheryl D'Antonio, St. Philip Neri, Metairie
        David and June Delacroix, St. Philip Neri, Metairie
        Robert and Anne Gaffney, St. Philip Neri, Metairie
        Richard and Jean Gauthier, St. Philip Neri, Metairie
        Randolph and Angela Green, St. Philip Neri, Metairie
        Thomas and Doris Lowe, St. Philip Neri, Metairie
        Robert and Katherine Emery, St. Philip Neri, Metairie
        Lawrence Jr. and Barbara Hedrick, St Philip Neri, Metairie
        Michael and Germaine Kelly, St Philip Neri, Metairie
        Leonard and Ann Rizzo, St Philip Neri, Metairie
        Patrick and Darlene Jorns, Sts. Peter and Paul, Pearl River
        Davis and Marilyn Rodriguez, Visitation of Our Lady, Marrero
        Lucien and Amalia Quatrevingt, Visitation of Our Lady, Marrero