Metropolitan Archdiocese of Indianapolis, USA

Special Churches

Cathedral: Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Indianapolis, Indiana
Former Cathedral: St. John the Evangelist Church, Indianapolis, Indiana
Monastery: Archabbatial Church of Our Lady of Einsiedeln, St. Meinrad, Indiana
National Shrine: National Shrine of Our Lady of Providence, St. Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana
Shrines in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy

Churches by City (148)

Owensboro (↙), Evansville (↙), Springfield in Illinois (←), Peoria (↖), Lafayette in Indiana (↑), Cincinnati (→), Covington (↘), Louisville (↓)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2017.06.13 – ...):

Archbishop Charles Coleman Thompson (62)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Indianapolis (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Charles Coleman Thompson (62)
(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 – ...)

Archbishop Joseph William Tobin, C.SS.R. (71) (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

Born:	1952.05.03 (Detroit, MI, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1978.06.01
Consecrated Bishop:	2010.10.09
Created Cardinal:	2016.11.19

Superior General of Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists) (1997.09.09 – 2009.11.04)

Titular Archbishop of Obba (2010.08.02 – 2012.10.18)

Secretary of Congregation for Institutes of Consecrated Life and for Societies of Apostolic Life (2010.08.02 – 2012.10.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis (USA) (2012.10.18 – 2016.11.07)

Delegate ad nutum Sanctae Sedis of Sodalitium of Christian Life (2016.05.04 – 2019.04.09)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Newark (USA) (2016.11.07 – ...)

Ecclesiastical Superior of Turks and Caicos Islands (Turks and Caicos Islands) (2016.11.07 – ...)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria delle Grazie a Via Trionfale (2016.11.19 [2017.01.29] – ...)

Member of Council for the Economy (2020.08.06 – ...)

Bishop Christopher James Coyne (65) (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 († 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 (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)

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
(1918.09.25 – 1933.12.08)

Born:	1870.05.11 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1892.09.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1910.09.15
Died:	1933.12.08 († 63)

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 – 1933.12.08)

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 (1878.03.28 – 1898.03.28)

Bishop of Indianapolis (USA) (1898.03.28 – 1918.09.07)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Archbishop: Archbishop George Joseph Biskup (1967.07.20 – 1970.01.03)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Joseph Chartrand (1910.07.27 – 1918.09.25)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Christopher James Coyne (65) (later Archbishop) (2011.01.14 – 2014.12.22)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Joseph Elmer Ritter (later Cardinal) (1933.02.03 – 1934.03.24)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Denis O’Donaghue (1900.02.10 – 1910.02.07)

Tweets

Contact Info

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

Phone: +1 (317) 236-1400

Websites:

Statistics

Area: 35,362 km²

Population: 206,387 Catholics (7.4% of 2,794,392 total) (2021)

Statistics: 126 parishes, 203 priests (127 diocesan, 76 religious), 57 deacons, 562 religious (136 brothers, 426 sisters), 25 seminarians (2021)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Francis Xavier (December 3)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: December 21

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