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Archdiocese of Indianapolis

Archidioecesis Indianapolitana



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 21 October 1944
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Indiana
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 35,362 (13,658 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: VII (IL, IN, WI)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: IND
  • Official Web Site: http://www.archindy.org/
  • Mailing Address: 1400 N. Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46202-2367, USA
  • Telephone: (317)236-1538
  • Fax: 236-1406

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Vincennes
6 May 1834ErectedDiocese of Bardstown Diocese of Vincennes (erected) (Indiana and the eastern portion of Illinois)
18 June 1834Territory AddedDiocese of Vincennes (IN and eastern parts of IL)
28 November 1843Territory LostDiocese of Saint Louis
Diocese of Vincennes
Diocese of Chicago (erected) (State of Illinois)
19 July 1850Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Cleveland (from Baltimore to Cincinnati)
Diocese of Detroit (from Baltimore to Cincinnati)
Diocese of Louisville (from Baltimore to Cincinnati)
Diocese of Vincennes (from Baltimore to Cincinnati)
8 January 1857Territory LostDiocese of Vincennes Diocese of Fort Wayne (erected) (Counties of Fountain, Montgomery, Boone, Hamilton, Madison, Delaware, Randolph, and Warren)
Diocese of Indianapolis
28 March 1898Name ChangedDiocese of Vincennes Diocese of Indianapolis
21 October 1944Territory LostDiocese of Indianapolis (Sullivan, Grenne, Knox, Daviess, Martin, Gibson, Pike, Dubois, Posey, Vanderburgh, Warrick, and Spencer (except Harrison)) Diocese of Evansville (erected)
Archdiocese of Indianapolis
21 October 1944ElevatedDiocese of Indianapolis Archdiocese of Indianapolis

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Vincennes
Diocese of Indianapolis
Archdiocese of Indianapolis
1950125,0001,505,5278.3%2291693983142232,370151ap1951
1966203,4651,783,56211.4%2681904584443352,544164ap1967
1970207,9671,783,56211.7%2711844554572942,583145ap1971
1976202,9652,022,36610.0%2472478211591,620144ap1977
1980202,0872,078,0009.7%2201723925153171,913142ap1981
1990202,6952,312,2008.8%179121300675216806159ap1991
1999217,8862,201,5039.9%16711328077858784138ap2000
2000220,3022,359,1049.3%162105267825173776138ap2001
2001227,5012,422,1039.4%157191761,292170764139ap2002
2002233,1712,430,6669.6%157102259900163731139ap2003
2003229,4822,430,6669.4%163106269853158725139ap2004
2004230,9382,430,6069.5%159113272849166757139ap2005
2006236,0002,477,0009.5%1561052619041144700139ap2007
2010244,0002,573,0009.5%15491245995129658151ap2011
2013249,5002,640,0009.5%140942341,06630165578139ap2014
2016247,4332,609,2829.5%137882251,09945134516134ap2017
2019252,0702,658,0309.5%134952291,10061149452122ap2020
2021234,8822,753,4238.5%139762151,09257135426120ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Vincennes
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 173
  • Archdiocese of Indianapolis
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 37, Page 101, to Page 103
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