- Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville
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Diocese of Evansville
Dioecesis Evansvicensis
St. Benedict's CathedralLocation Country United States Territory Southwestern Indiana &
Lower Wabash ValleyEcclesiastical province Indianapolis Metropolitan Evansville, Indiana Population
- Catholics
88,000 (across 12 counties)Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established October 21, 1944 Cathedral St. Benedict Cathedral, Evansville, Indiana Patron saint Saint Peter, Saint Paul Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Charles C. Thompson Metropolitan Archbishop Daniel Buechlein, OSB Emeritus Bishops Gerald Gettelfinger Map 
Map of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville with all of its schoolsThe Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville (Latin: Dioecesis Evansvicensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Southwestern Indiana. It was founded on October 21, 1944.
The diocese includes the entirety of the eleven southwestern Indiana counties of Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Pike, Posey, Sullivan, Vanderburgh, and Warrick, as well as eight of the nine townships in Spencer County. The remaining township, Harrison, is within the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. This is because of the St. Meinrad Archabbey.
The diocese has sixty-nine parishes and two chapels in seven deaneries.[1]
Contents
Diocesan Bishops
- Henry Joseph Grimmelsmann (1944–1965)
- Paul Francis Leibold (1966–1969)
- Francis Raymond Shea (1969–1989)
- Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger (1989–2011)
- Charles C. Thompson (2011—)
Deaneries
Evansville East
Evansville West
Jasper
Newburgh
Princeton
Vincennes
Washington
Education
High Schools
The following high schools are administered by the diocese:
- Mater Dei High School, Evansville
- Reitz Memorial High School, Evansville
- John Paul the Great High School, Jasper
- Rivet High School, Vincennes
- Washington Catholic High School, Washington
Footnotes
External links
Roman Catholic Dioceses in Indiana Categories:- Religious organizations established in 1944
- Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville
- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Indianapolis
- Roman Catholic Dioceses in Indiana
- Southwestern Indiana
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
- Indiana geography stubs
- United States Roman Catholic diocese stubs
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