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Diocese of

Evansville

USA USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Evansville / Evansvicen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Indianapolis

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

Churches by City (71)

Belleville (←), Springfield in Illinois (↖), Indianapolis (↗), Owensboro (↓)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2017.10.18 – ...):Bishop Joseph Mark Siegel (59)Bishop Joseph Mark Siegel (59)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Evansville (Roman Rite)

Bishop Joseph Mark Siegel (59)Bishop Joseph Mark Siegel (59)
(2017.10.18 – ...)

Bishop of Evansville (USA)

In te Domine speravi

Born:1963.07.18 (Joliet, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:1988.06.04
Consecrated Bishop:2010.01.19

Titular Bishop of Pupiana (2009.10.28 – 2017.10.18)

Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet (USA) (2009.10.28 – 2017.10.18)

Bishop of Evansville (USA) (2017.10.18 – ...)

Archbishop Charles Coleman Thompson (61)Bishop Charles Coleman Thompson (61) (later Archbishop)
(2011.04.26 – 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

Bishop of Evansville (USA) (2011.04.26 – 2017.06.13)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis (USA) (2017.06.13 – ...)

Bishop Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger (87)Bishop Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger (87)
(1989.03.11 – 2011.04.26)

Bishop emeritus of Evansville (USA)

Dominus pars

Born:1935.10.20 (Ramsey, IN, USA)
Ordained Priest:1961.05.07
Consecrated Bishop:1989.04.11

Bishop of Evansville (USA) (1989.03.11 – 2011.04.26)

Bishop Francis Raymond Shea
(1969.12.01 – 1989.03.11)

Born:1913.12.04 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1939.03.19
Consecrated Bishop:1970.02.03
Died:1994.08.18 († 80)

Bishop of Evansville (USA) (1969.12.01 – 1989.03.11)

Bishop Paul Francis Leibold (later Archbishop)
(1966.04.04 – 1969.07.23)

Born:1914.12.22 (Dayton, OH, USA)
Ordained Priest:1940.05.18
Consecrated Bishop:1958.06.17
Died:1972.06.01 († 57)

Titular Bishop of Trebenna (1958.04.10 – 1966.04.04)

Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati (USA) (1958.04.10 – 1966.04.04)

Bishop of Evansville (USA) (1966.04.04 – 1969.07.23)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA) (1969.07.23 – 1972.06.01)

Bishop Henry Joseph Grimmelsman
(1944.11.11 – 1965.10.18)

Born:1890.12.22 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1915.08.15
Consecrated Bishop:1944.12.21
Died:1972.06.26 († 81)

Bishop of Evansville (USA) (1944.11.11 – 1965.10.18)

Titular Bishop of Tabla (1965.10.18 – 1972.06.26)

Contact Info

Address: Catholic Center, 4200 N. Kentucky Ave., P.O. Box 4169, Evansville, IN 47724-0169, USA

Phone: +1 (812) 424-5536

Website:

Statistics

Area: 12,975 km²

Population: 72,206 Catholics (14.1% of 511,728 total) (2020)

Statistics: 45 parishes, 7 missions, 71 priests (66 diocesan, 5 religious), 59 deacons, 212 lay religious (5 brothers, 207 sisters), 12 seminarians (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Mary, the Holy Mother of God (January 1)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: November 6 (2019)

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

Last updated on 2023.02.25

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