Lafayette Diocese of Indiana
| Lafayette Diocese of Indiana | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Indianapolis |
| Diocesan bishop | Timothy Lawrence Doherty |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | William Leo Higi |
| founding | 1944 |
| surface | 25,455 km² |
| Parishes | 62 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Residents | 1,176,736 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics | 98.003 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| proportion of | 8.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 95 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious priest | 19 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 860 |
| Permanent deacons | 6 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Friars | 21 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| Religious sisters | 83 ( 12/31/2007 / AP2009 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception |
| Website | www.dol-in.org |
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The Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana ( lat. : Dioecesis Lafayettensis in Indiana ) is a in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Lafayette , Indiana .
history
The Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana was on October 21, 1944 by Pope Pius XII. built with the Apostolic Constitution Ut sedulo from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Fort Wayne and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Indianapolis as a suffragan .
territory
The Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana includes the areas of Benton County , Blackford County , Boone County , Carroll County , Cass County , Clinton County , Delaware County , Fountain County , Fulton County , Grant County , Hamilton County , Howard County , Jasper County, in the state of Indiana , Jay County , Madison County , Miami County , Montgomery County , Newton County , Pulaski County , Randolph County , Tippecanoe County , Tipton County, and White County .
Bishops of Lafayette, Indiana
- John George Bennett , 1944–1957
- John Carberry , 1957–1965, then Bishop of Columbus
- Raymond Joseph Gallagher , 1965–1982
- George Avis Fulcher , 1983–1984
- William Leo Higi , 1984-2010
- Timothy Lawrence Doherty , since 2010
See also
Web links
- Homepage of the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana (English)
- Entry for Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana on catholic-hierarchy.org