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Diocese of

Fort Wayne–South Bend

USA USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Fort Wayne–South Bend / Vayne Castren(sis)–Southbenden(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Indianapolis

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

Churches by City (87)

Lafayette in Indiana (↙), Gary (←), Kalamazoo (↑), Lansing (↗), Toledo (→), Cincinnati (↘)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2009.11.14 – ...):Bishop Kevin Carl Rhoades (65)Bishop Kevin Carl Rhoades (65)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Fort Wayne–South Bend (Roman Rite)

Bishop Kevin Carl Rhoades (65)Bishop Kevin Carl Rhoades (65)
(2009.11.14 – ...)

Bishop of Fort Wayne–South Bend (USA)

Veritatem in caritate

Born:1957.11.26 (Mahanoy City, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:1983.07.09
Consecrated Bishop:2004.12.09

Bishop of Harrisburg (USA) (2004.10.14 – 2009.11.14)

Bishop of Fort Wayne–South Bend (USA) (2009.11.14 – ...)

Bishop John Michael D’Arcy
(1985.02.18 – 2009.11.14)

In æternum misericordia ejus / His steadfast love endures forever

Born:1932.08.18 (Brighton, MA, USA)
Ordained Priest:1957.02.02
Consecrated Bishop:1975.02.11
Died:2013.02.03 († 80)

Titular Bishop of Mediana (1974.12.30 – 1985.02.18)

Auxiliary Bishop of Boston (USA) (1974.12.30 – 1985.02.18)

Bishop of Fort Wayne–South Bend (USA) (1985.02.18 – 2009.11.14)

Bishop William Edward McManus
(1976.08.24 – 1985.02.18)

Born:1914.01.27 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1939.04.15
Consecrated Bishop:1967.08.24
Died:1997.03.03 († 83)

Titular Bishop of Mesarfelta (1967.06.11 – 1976.08.24)

Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA) (1967.06.11 – 1976.08.24)

Bishop of Fort Wayne–South Bend (USA) (1976.08.24 – 1985.02.18)

Bishop Leo Aloysius Pursley
(1960.05.28 – 1976.08.24)

Born:1902.03.12 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1927.06.11
Consecrated Bishop:1950.09.19
Died:1998.11.15 († 96)

Titular Bishop of Hadrianopolis in Pisidia (1950.07.22 – 1956.12.29)

Auxiliary Bishop of Fort Wayne (USA) (1950.07.22 – 1956.12.29)

Bishop of Fort Wayne (USA) (1956.12.29 – 1960.05.28)

Bishop of Fort Wayne–South Bend (USA) (1960.05.28 – 1976.08.24)

Bishops of Fort Wayne (Roman Rite)

Bishop Leo Aloysius Pursley
(1956.12.29 – 1960.05.28)

(see above)

Archbishop John Francis Noll
(1924.05.12 – 1956.07.31)

Born:1875.01.25 (Fort Wayne, IN, USA)
Ordained Priest:1898.06.04
Consecrated Bishop:1924.06.30
Died:1956.07.31 († 81)

Bishop of Fort Wayne (USA) (1924.05.12 – 1956.07.31)

Archbishop ad personam (1953.09.02 – 1956.07.31)

Bishop Herman Joseph Alerding
(1900.08.30 – 1924.12.06)

Born:1845.04.13 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1868.09.22
Consecrated Bishop:1900.11.30
Died:1924.12.06 († 79)

Bishop of Fort Wayne (USA) (1900.08.30 – 1924.12.06)

Bishop Joseph Rademacher
(1893.07.15 – 1900.06.12)

Born:1840.12.03 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1863.08.02
Consecrated Bishop:1883.06.24
Died:1900.06.12 († 59)

Bishop of Nashville (USA) (1883.04.03 – 1893.07.15)

Bishop of Fort Wayne (USA) (1893.07.15 – 1900.06.12)

Bishop Joseph Gregory Dwenger, C.PP.S.
(1872.02.10 – 1893.01.22)

Born:1837.04.07 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1859.09.04
Consecrated Bishop:1872.04.14
Died:1893.01.22 († 55)

Bishop of Fort Wayne (USA) (1872.02.10 – 1893.01.22)

Bishop John Henry Luers
(1857.09.22 – 1871.06.29)

Born:1819.09.29 (Germany)
Ordained Priest:1846.11.11
Consecrated Bishop:1858.01.10
Died:1871.06.29 († 51)

Bishop of Fort Wayne (USA) (1857.09.22 – 1871.06.29)

Former Prelates

Contact Info

Address: Chancery Office, 1103 S. Calhoun St., P.O. Box 390, Fort Wayne, IN 46801, USA

Phone: +1 (260) 422-4611

Websites:

Statistics

Area: 15,200 km²

Population: 162,200 Catholics (12.4% of 1,311,570 total) (2020)

Statistics: 81 parishes, 4 missions, 249 priests (93 diocesan, 156 religious), 30 deacons, 585 lay religious (263 brothers, 322 sisters), 31 seminarians (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Immaculate Conception (December 8)

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History

Last updated on 2023.03.17

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