Services set for Father Floyd Joseph Calais

Funeral Services have been announced for Fr. Floyd Joseph Calais, who died at his home on Wednesday, December 6, 2023.
He was 97 years old and a priest of the Diocese of Lafayette for 73 years.
Ordained as a priest in 1950, Fr. Calais served at churches in Abbeville, New Iberia, Melville and Richard.
A wake service will be held at the Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist in Lafayette on Monday, Dec. 11, from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. A Liturgy of the Word Service and Rosary will be prayed at 6:30 p.m. Laura Huval will provide music. The wake service will be live-streamed on the Diocese of Lafayette Facebook page.
The Most Reverend J. Douglas Deshotel, Bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette, will preside at the Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at Holy Cross Catholic Church in Lafayette on Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 11 a.m.
Priests from the Diocese of Lafayette will gather to concelebrate. Due to the limited seating capacity at Holy Cross Catholic Church, overflow seating will be available with a live stream at the Calais Center next to the church.
Burial will take place at Saint Joseph Catholic Church cemetery in Cecilia, La.
Martin and Castille Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements