Archdiocese of Indianapolis
Indianapolitan(us)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
The Archdiocese of Indianapolis serves central and southern Indiana. Originally erected in 1834 as the Diocese of Vincennes and elevated to an archdiocese in 1944, it is the metropolitan see for the ecclesiastical Province of Indianapolis.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1834
- Latin
- Indianapolitan(us)
- Patron
- St. Francis Xavier and St. Theodora Guerin
- Annuario code
- 001001662
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 244,000
- Population
- 2,573,000
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 9.5%
- Priests
- 194
- Catholics per priest
- 1,258
- Extent
- 35,781 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 6.8
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
- Archbishop
- Charles C. Thompson
- Born
- 11 April 1961
- Birthplace
- Louisville
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
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral stands in Indianapolis, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Indianapolis
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of EvansvilleEvansville
- Diocese of Fort Wayne-South BendFort Wayne
- Diocese of GaryGary
- Diocese of Lafayette in IndianaLafayette
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Catholic life in Indiana is served in part by the Archdiocese of Indianapolis (Latin: Archidioecesis Indianapolitana), whose story begins in 1834 with the erection of the Diocese of Vincennes. The see took the name Diocese of Indianapolis in 1898, and in 1944 it was raised to the rank of metropolitan archdiocese. Charles Thompson serves as its archbishop.
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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.