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 share
- 9.5%
- Priests
- 194
- Catholics per priest
- 1,258
- Extent
- 35,781 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 6.8
of the people living within its bounds
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.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].