28 Gulf Pine Catholic • July 11, 2025 Father Bob Higginbotham celebrates 50 years of priestly ministry Father Bob Higginbotham celebrated the 50th Anniversary of his ordination to the priesthood on June 21 at Sacred Heart Church in D’Iberville, where he served as pastor from 2005 to 2017. He was ordained 50 years ago to the day on June 21, 1975, at St. John Church in Biloxi. Top, Father Higginbotham is pictured during the Eucharistic Prayer with brother priests and deacons Middle right, Father Higginbotham and Bishop Louis F. Kihneman III. Bottom left, Father Higginbotham and the Knights of Columbus Honor Guard. Bottom right, Father Higginbotham greets Valerie Winn, a former parishioner from St. Mary Parish in Gautier. Photos/Juliana Skelton
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