Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana
Lafayetten(sis) in Indiana
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Lafayette, Indiana, United States
The Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana is a Latin Church diocese covering north-central Indiana, erected in 1944. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, with the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception as its mother church.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 21 October 1944
- Latin
- Lafayetten(sis) in Indiana
- Patron
- Immaculate Conception
- Annuario code
- 001001933
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 111,200
- Population
- 1,292,100
- Catholic share
- 8.6%
- Priests
- 88
- Catholics per priest
- 1,264
- Extent
- 25,465 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 4.4
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
- Bishop
- Timothy L. Doherty
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 Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception stands in Lafayette, 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
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of IndianapolisIndianapolis
- Diocese of EvansvilleEvansville
- Diocese of Fort Wayne-South BendFort Wayne
- Diocese of GaryGary
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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].