Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana information
Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Indiana, USA
For the diocese of the same name in Louisiana, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana.
Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana
Dioecesis Lafayettensis in Indiana
St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Coat of arms
Location
Country
United States
Territory
Central Indiana
Ecclesiastical province
Indianapolis
Statistics
Area
9,832 sq mi (25,460 km2)
Population - Total - Catholics
(as of 2004) 1,176,736 98,003 (8.3%)
Parishes
62
Information
Denomination
Catholic
Sui iuris church
Latin Church
Rite
Roman Rite
Established
October 21, 1944 (79 years ago)
Cathedral
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saint
Immaculate Conception Théodore Guérin
Current leadership
Pope
Francis
Bishop
Timothy L. Doherty
Metropolitan Archbishop
Charles C. Thompson
Bishops emeritus
William Leo Higi
Map
Website
dol-in.org
The Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana (Latin: Dioecesis Lafayettensis in Indiana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in central Indiana in the United States. The current bishop is Timothy L. Doherty. The Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
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