Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
Vayne Castren(sis)-Southbenden(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
The Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend is a Latin Church diocese in northern Indiana, erected in 1857. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and is led by Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 8 January 1857
- Latin
- Vayne Castren(sis)-Southbenden(sis)
- Patron
- Immaculate Conception
- Annuario code
- 001001435
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 159,888
- Population
- 1,247,850
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 12.8%
- Priests
- 296
- Catholics per priest
- 540
- Extent
- 5,792 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 28
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Kevin C. Rhoades
- Born
- 26 November 1957
- Birthplace
- Mahanoy City
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception, Fort Wayne stands in Fort Wayne, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
Its co-cathedral is St. Matthew Cathedral, South Bend.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Indianapolis
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of IndianapolisIndianapolis
- Diocese of EvansvilleEvansville
- Diocese of GaryGary
- Diocese of Lafayette in IndianaLafayette
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
North-central and northeastern Indiana in the United States make up the territory of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend (Latin: Dioecesis Wayne Castrensis-South Bendensis). The see keeps two cathedrals: the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne is the primary, and Saint Matthew's Cathedral in South Bend the associate. The bishop is Kevin C. Rhoades.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.