Submitted by Mike Horten For The Catholic Week The Knight Commanders of the Order of the Fleur De Lis elected Knight Commander Stephen F. Koach of Enterprise as the 11th Grand Chancellor during its annual meeting Aug. 28 in Memphis, Tenn.
Commander Stephen and Lady Marie are members of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Enterprise and have been married for 46 years.
Commander Koach succeeds Gerard Thomas of Covington, La. as Grand Chancellor.
The Order of the Fleur de Lis is an organization of Catholic men incorporated under the laws of the state of Louisiana as a not-for-profit organization. The Order’s domain is a five-state region consisting of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.
The objectives of the Order include: Support and defend the Holy Catholic Church and its teachings; promote patriotism and good citizenship, encourage public morality and unselfish service to God and country; assist and publicize the activities of other organizations; Memorialize and popularize the memories and achievements of Catholic leaders in religion, the arts and sciences, philanthropy education, exploration and archeology, government and international relations, medicine and jurisprudence and other established professions.
Other Knight Commanders in the Archdiocese of Mobile include Archbishop Thomas J. Rodi, Rev. Msgr. G. Warren Wall and H. Jerry Brecher.
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