Koach elected Grand Chancellor

By MIKE HORTON
For The Catholic Week
The Board of Governors 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. 26, in Natchez, Miss. 
Commander Stephen and Lady Marie are members of St. John the Evangelist Parish in Enterprise and have been married for 48 years.  Commander Koach retired from the United States Army. 
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 states region consisting of Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.
The objectives of the Order include: Supports and defends the Holy Catholic Church and its teachings; Promotes patriotism and good citizenship, encourages public morality and unselfish service to God and country; assists and publicizes the activities of other organizations which also promote the above; memorializes and popularizes 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.