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Archdiocese of Indianapolis, USA πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ

Celebrations

History

  • 1898.03.28: Established as Diocese of Indianapolis / Indianapolitan(us) (Latin) (from the suppressed Diocese of Vincennes and became suffragan of Cincinnati)
  • 1944.10.21: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Indianapolis / Indianapolitan(us) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Evansville, Fort Wayne and Lafayette in Indiana and lost territory to establish Diocese of Evansville)
  • 1956.12.10: Gained suffragan see Gary

Contact Info

Address: 1400 North Meridian St., Indianapolis, IN 46206, USA

Phone: +1 (317) 236-1400

Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Indianapolis (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Charles Coleman Thompson (63)Archbishop Charles Coleman Thompson (63)
(2017.06.13 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis (USA)

Christ the cornerstone

Born:1961.04.11 (Louisville, KY, USA)
Ordained Priest:1987.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:2011.06.29

Priest of Louisville (USA) (1987.05.30 – 2011.04.26)

Bishop of Evansville (USA) (2011.04.26 – 2017.06.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis (USA) (2017.06.13 – ...)

Cardinal Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R. (72)Archbishop Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R. (72) (later Cardinal)
(2012.10.18 – 2016.11.07)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria delle Grazie a Via Trionfale
Metropolitan Archbishop of Newark (USA)
Ecclesiastical Superior of Turks and Caicos Islands (Turks and Caicos Islands)
Member of Council for the Economy

Gaudete in Domino

Archbishop Christopher James Coyne (66)Bishop Christopher James Coyne (66) (later Archbishop)
(Apostolic Administrator 2011.09.21 – 2012.10.18)

Archbishop Daniel Mark Buechlein, O.S.B.
(1992.07.14 – 2011.09.21)

Seek the Face of the Lord

Born:1938.04.20 (Jasper, IN, USA)
Ordained Priest:1964.05.03
Consecrated Bishop:1987.03.02
Died:2018.01.25 (St. Meinrad, IN, USA † 79)

Bishop of Memphis (USA) (1987.01.20 – 1992.07.14)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis (USA) (1992.07.14 – 2011.09.21)

Archbishop Edward Thomas O’Meara
(1979.11.21 – 1992.01.10)

Born:1921.08.03 (St. Louis, MO, USA)
Ordained Priest:1946.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:1972.02.13
Died:1992.01.10 († 70)

Titular Bishop of Thisiduo (1972.01.28 – 1979.11.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1972.01.28 – 1979.11.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis (USA) (1979.11.21 – 1992.01.10)

Archbishop George Joseph Biskup
(1970.01.03 – 1979.03.20)

Born:1911.08.23 (Cedar Rapids, IA, USA)
Ordained Priest:1937.03.19
Consecrated Bishop:1957.04.24
Died:1979.10.17 († 68)

Titular Bishop of Hemeria (1957.03.09 – 1965.01.30)

Auxiliary Bishop of Dubuque (USA) (1957.03.09 – 1965.01.30)

Bishop of Des Moines (USA) (1965.01.30 – 1967.07.20)

Titular Archbishop of Tamalluma (1967.07.20 – 1970.01.03)

Coadjutor Archbishop of Indianapolis (USA) (1967.07.20 – 1970.01.03)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis (USA) (1970.01.03 – 1979.03.20)

Archbishop Paul Clarence Schulte
(1946.07.20 – 1970.01.03)

Born:1890.03.18 (Fredericktown, MO, USA)
Ordained Priest:1915.06.11
Consecrated Bishop:1937.09.21
Died:1984.02.17 († 93)

Bishop of Leavenworth (USA) (1937.05.29 – 1946.07.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis (USA) (1946.07.20 – 1970.01.03)

Titular Archbishop of Elicroca (1970.01.03 – 1984.02.17)

Archbishop Joseph Elmer Ritter (later Cardinal)
(1944.10.21 – 1946.07.20)

Ipsa duce non fatigaris / Miles Christi sum

Born:1892.07.20 (New Albany, IN, USA)
Ordained Priest:1917.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:1933.03.28
Created Cardinal:1961.01.16
Died:1967.06.10 (Saint Louis, MO, USA † 74)

Priest of Indianapolis (USA) (1917.05.30 – 1933.02.03)

Titular Bishop of Hippos (1933.02.03 – 1934.03.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of Indianapolis (USA) (1933.02.03 – 1934.03.24)

Bishop of Indianapolis (USA) (1934.03.24 – 1944.10.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis (USA) (1944.10.21 – 1946.07.20)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Saint Louis (USA) (1946.07.20 – 1967.06.10)

Cardinal-Priest of SS. Redentore e S. Alfonso in Via Merulana (1961.01.19 – 1967.06.10)

Bishops of Indianapolis (Roman Rite)

Bishop Joseph Elmer Ritter (later Cardinal)
(1934.03.24 – 1944.10.21)

(see above)

Bishop Joseph Chartrand
(1925.07.03 – 1933.12.08)

Born:1870.05.11 (Saint Louis, MO, USA)
Ordained Priest:1892.09.24
Consecrated Bishop:1910.09.15
Died:1933.12.08 (Indianapolis, IN, USA † 63)

Priest of Vincennes (USA) (1892.09.24 – 1910.07.27)

Titular Bishop of Flavias (1910.07.27 – 1918.09.25)

Coadjutor Bishop of Indianapolis (USA) (1910.07.27 – 1918.09.25)

Bishop of Indianapolis (USA) (1918.09.25 – 1925.05.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA) (1925.05.18 – 1925.07.03 not possessed)

Bishop of Indianapolis (USA) (1925.07.03 – 1933.12.08)

Bishop Joseph Chartrand
(1918.09.25 – 1925.05.18)

(see above)

Bishop Francis Silas Marean Chatard
(1898.03.28 – 1918.09.07)

Born:1834.12.13 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1862.06.14
Consecrated Bishop:1878.05.12
Died:1918.09.07 († 83)

Rector of Pontifical North American College (1868 – 1878.03.28)

Bishop of Vincennes (USA) (1878.03.28 – 1898.03.28)

Bishop of Indianapolis (USA) (1898.03.28 – 1918.09.07)

Former Prelates

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 35,362 kmΒ²

Population: 203,817 Catholics (7.3% of 2,794,392 total)

Pastoral Centres: 126 parishes

Personnel: 194 priests (118 diocesan, 76 religious), 67 deacons, 561 religious (135 brothers, 426 sisters), 28 seminarians