Diocese of Evansville
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Indianapolis |
| Diocesan bishop | Joseph Siegel |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger |
| founding | October 21, 1944 |
| surface | 12,971 km² |
| Parishes | 69 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Residents | 510,752 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics | 90,100 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| proportion of | 17.6% |
| Diocesan priest | 64 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious priest | 5 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1.306 |
| Permanent deacons | 48 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Friars | 5 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| Religious sisters | 238 (December 31, 2013 / AP2014 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of St. Benedict |
| Website | www.evansville-diocese.org |
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The Diocese of Evansville ( Latin Dioecesis Evansvicensis ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Evansville , Indiana .
history
The Diocese of Evansville was on October 21, 1944 by Pope Pius XII. established with the Apostolic Constitution Ecclesiae universalis from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and subordinated to this as a suffragan .
territory
The Diocese of Evansville includes the areas of Vanderburgh County , Posey County , Warrick County , Gibson County , Knox County , Daviess County , Pike County , Sullivan County , Greene County , Martin County , Dubois County, and Spencer County in the state of Indiana .
Bishops of Evansville
- Henry Joseph Grimmelsman , 1944-1965
- Paul Francis Leibold , 1966–1969, then Archbishop of Cincinnati
- Francis Raymond Shea , 1969-1989
- Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger , 1989–2011
- Charles Coleman Thompson , 2011–2017, then Archbishop of Indianapolis
- Joseph Siegel , since 2017
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Evansville (English)
- Entry for Diocese of Evansville on catholic-hierarchy.org ; accessed on October 18, 2017.