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St. Mary-of-the-Knobs Parish, celebrated its 175th anniversary.  Established in 1823, it is the oldest parish in the archdiocese of Indianapolis.

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Please note:  The geographic area encompassed by the Dioceses and Parishes may vary slightly from the civil town/county boundaries.  Generally, the earlier the era being researched, the more likely the pastors and missionaries served a wider geographic area, so it may be helpful to learn more about the development of the dioceses (see History Notes), check neighboring counties, and research the civil county/state boundaries of the era in question as well.  Within the county area, I have tried to place the parishes in order by the reported year of establishment (oldest to newest) rather than by town or alphabetical order.  It is hoped this may help in identifying the still existing parishes which were most likely to have been in existence during the time period being researched.
Keep in mind some earlier churches no longer exist, others have been renamed, and new churches have been built.  Also, a church may have been in existence for many years prior to it's having a resident pastor...In such cases, it is likely that the priests who visited the church (as a mission for instance) entered the sacramental records in books at their own home parishes.  Though an effort is being made to include more information concerning such changes, this site is a work in progress.  Should you find an error, or have helpful information to add, please contact Ann.

• Archdiocese of Indianapolis (Official) [est. 1834¹], Map of Indiana Dioceses ,
•  Chancery:  1400 N. Meridian St. - P.O. Box 1410 - Indianapolis, IN  46206
       Phone: (317) 236-7325  E-mail: chancery@archindy.org
  The Archdiocese of Indianapolis encompasses the following Indiana counties: Bartholomew, Brown, Clark, Clay, Crawford, Dearborn, Decatur, Fayette, Floyd, Franklin, Hancock, Harrison, Hendricks, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Jennings, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Ohio, Orange, Owen, Parke, Perry, Putnam, Ripley, Rush, Scott, Shelby, Switzerland, Union, Vermillion, Vigo, Washington, Wayne, and the township of Harrison in Spencer County.
• Archdiocese of Indianapolis History
  
  
• Archdiocese of Indianapolis Archives - E-mail: archives@archindy.org
  
• Xavier Building, P.O. Box 1410, Indianapolis, IN 46206
     Phone: (317) 236-1429.  Archivist:  Janet Newland.
    Collection includes:  The Archdiocesan directories; archdiocesan newspaper; Bishops' papers; Priests' files and papers; Parish files; selected original sacramental records; and other related documents.
    The Archdiocesan Archives are open for research by appointment.  Genealogical research requests should be made via postal mail.  If staff research is requested, a donation (suggested $20 per hour) is requested, in addition to photocopy costs of .15 cents per page.
  Hours: Tues. and Thurs. 9-4(est) by appointment.
• Archdiocesan Newspaper
  
  
• Archdiocesan Indianapolis Parishes.
• SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral [est. 1892]
      1347 N. Meridian Street - Indianapolis, IN 46202
     Phone: (317) 634-4519   Fax: 317-634-0151   E-mail: SPP@archindy.org

• Parishes Online.
• Eastern Catholic Parish - St. Anthanasius

• Archdiocese "The Criterion" Newspaper
Online Parishes:

BARTHOLOMEW County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• St. Bartholomew Parish [est. 1841] - Bartholomew County
   
• 845 Eighth St. - Columbus, IN 47201   Phone: (812) 379-9353.
  
  
• St. Columba Church 
  • 1302 27th St. - Columbus, IN and
   
  Learn more about Bartholomew County
  
  
BROWN County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• St. Agnes Parish [Est. 1940]
    
• 1008 McLary Road - P.O. Box 577 - Nashville, IN 47448
       Phone: (812) 988-2778 or (812) 988-0932.
  
  Learn more about Brown County
  
  
CLARK County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• St. Augustine Parish [Est. 1851] - Clark County
  
• 315 E. Chestnut St. - P.O. Box 447 - Jeffersonville, IN 47131
     Phone: (812) 282-2677  E-mail: saintaug@digicove.com
  
  
• St. Joseph Parish [Est. 1853] - Clark County (near Floyd County line).
  • 2605 St. Joe Rd. West - Sellersburg, IN 47172  Phone: (812) 246-2512.
    St. Mary's Parish (Navilleton, Floyd County) was formed from St. Mary-of-the-Knobs in 1845.  Other parishes which were formed, in turn from these 2 St. Mary's parishes include: St. Mary of the Annunciation (New Albany, Floyd County); St. Joseph on the Hill (Sellersburg, Clark County), and St. John the Baptist (Starlight, Clark County).
    
    
• St. Michael Parish [Est. 1860] - Clark County
     
• 101 St. Michael Dr. - Charlestown, IN 47111  Phone: (812) 256-3200.
  
  
• St. John the Baptist Parish [Est. 1861] - Starlight, Clark County
    
• 8310 St. John Rd. - Floyds Knobs, IN 47119  Phone: (812) 923-5785.
       Postal contact address of Floyds Knobs is in Floyd County.
  St. Mary's Parish (Navilleton, Floyd County) was formed from St. Mary-of-the-Knobs in 1845.  Other parishes which were formed, in turn from these 2 St. Mary's parishes include: St. Mary of the Annunciation (New Albany, Floyd County); St. Joseph on the Hill (Sellersburg, Clark County), and St. John the Baptist (Starlight, Clark County).
  
  
• St. Francis Xavier Parish [Est. 1869] - Clark County
    
• Hwy. 31 and Hwy. 160 - P.O. Box 368 - Henryville, IN 47126
       Attended by the pastor at St. Michael Parish in Charlestown:
        101 St. Michael Dr. - Charlestown, IN 47111  Phone: (812) 256-3200.
  
  
• St. Paul Parish [Est. 1948] - Sellersburg, Clark County
  • 218 Scheller Ave. - Sellersburg, IN 47172  Phone: (812) 246-3522.
    
    
• Sacred Heart Parish [Est. 1953] - Clark County near Floyd County line.
    
• 1840 E. Eighth St. - Jeffersonville, IN 47130  Phone: (812) 282-0423
       E-mail: sacredl@venus.net
       Convent: 1846 E. Eighth St. - Phone: (812) 283-6676.
  
  
CLAY County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].  Learn more about Clay County


• Annunciation Parish [Est. 1865]
    
• 19 N. Alabama St. - Brazil, IN 47834  Phone: (812) 448-1901.
  Learn more about Clay County
  
  
CRAWFORD County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• St. Joseph Parish [Est. 1855] - Whiskey Run Township, Crawford County
    
• State Rd. 66, Marengo, IN.
       Attended from St. Bernard Parish, in Frenchtown, Harrison County, Indiana
    Contact: c/o 7600 Hwy 337 N.W. - DePauw, IN 47115  Phone: (812) 347-2326.
  Learn more about Crawford County
  
  
DEARBORN County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• St. John the Baptist Parish [Est. 1824] - Dearborn County
    
• 25743 State Road 1 - Guilford, IN 47022  Phone: (812) 576-4302.
     Residents of Dover, in Dearborn County, may attend this parish.
  
  
• St. Paul Parish [Est. 1833] - New Alsace, Dearborn County
    
• 9798 N. Dearborn Rd. - Guilford, IN 47022
       c/o 8044 Yorkridge Rd. - Guilford, IN 47022
       Phone: (812) 487-2096 or (812) 623-3408.
  
  
• St. Joseph Parish [Est. 1841] - St. Leon, Dearborn County
    
• Contact: 7536 Church Lane - West Harrison, IN 47060
       Phone: (812) 576-3593.
  
  
• St. Lawrence Parish [Est. 1842] - Dearborn County
    
• Church: 542 Walnut St. - Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 Phone: (812) 537-3992.
       Rectory: 526 Walnut St. - Lawrenceburg, IN 47025 Phone: (812) 537-1297.
  
  
• St. Martin Parish [Est. 1852] - Yorkville, Dearborn County
    
• 8044 Yorkridge Rd. - Guilford, IN 47022
       Phone: (812) 623-3408 or (812) 487-2096.
  
  
• St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception [Est. 1857] - Dearborn County
     
• 203 Fourth St. - Aurora, IN 47001  Phone: (812) 926-0060.

 

• St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross [est. 1999, New Catholic Parish will serve northeastern Dearborn County, Indiana]
  
Learn more about Dearborn County


DECATUR County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• Immaculate Conception Church - Decatur County
   
• 2081 E. County Road 820 S - Greensburg, IN  47240.
  St. Ann' Church Rectory: (Hamburg)  The pastor cares for the 3 parishes of St. John, St. Maurice and St. Ann.
  
  
• St. John the Evangelist [Est. 1844] (Enochsburg, on county line of Decatur and Franklin Counties)
   
• 9995 Base Road - Greensburg, IN 47240  Phone: (812) 934-2880.
  
  
• St. Maurice Parish [Est. 1852] - Decatur County
  • Contact: 1963 N. St. John St. - Greensburg, IN 47240  Phone: (812) 663-4754.
    
    
• St. Ann's Church - Franklin County
  
• 5267 N. Hamburg Rd. - Oldenburg, IN  47036  Phone: (812) 934-5854.
     Oldenburg is located in Franklin County; Enochsburg is located on the county line between Franklin and Decatur counties, and Greensburg is in Decatur county.
  
  
• St. Mary Catholic Church [Est. 1858] - Decatur County
    302 E. McKee - Greensburg, IN  47240  Phone: (812) 663-8427.
Learn more about Decatur County


FAYETTE County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• St. Gabriel Parish [Est. 1851] - Fayette County -  
     
•  232 W. Ninth St. - Connersville, IN 47331 Phone: (765) 825-8578.
• St. Gabriel's School
  Learn more about Fayette County
  
  
FLOYD County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• St. Mary-of-the-Knobs [Est. 1823] - Floyds Knobs, Floyd County
  • 3033 Martin Rd. - Floyds Knobs, IN  47119  Phone: (812) 923-3011.
    "...St. Mary-of-the-Knobs Parish, the oldest parish in the archdiocese, prepares to celebrate its 175th anniversary..."   St. Mary's Parish (Navilleton, Floyd County) was formed from St. Mary-of-the-Knobs in 1845.  Other parishes which were formed, in turn from these 2 St. Mary's parishes include: St. Mary of the Annunciation (New Albany, Floyd County); St. Joseph on the Hill (Sellersburg, Clark County), and St. John the Baptist (Starlight, Clark County).

  
  

• St. Mary Parish  [Est. 1845] - Navilleton, Floyd County
    
• 7500 Navilleton Rd. - Floyds Knobs, IN 47119
      Phone: (812) 923-5419
  Also called Little St. Mary's or St. Mary's Navilleton, was formed from St. Mary-of-the-Knobs parish.
• St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery, Navilleton, by Michael L. Dearing




• St. Anthony of Padua [Est. 1851] - Floyd County
    
• 316 N. Sherwood Ave. - Clarksville, IN 47129  Phone: (812) 282-2290.
     Note:  There is also a Clarksville in Hamilton County within Lafayette Diocese.
  
  
• Holy Trinity Parish [Est. 1829; closed 1977 due to fire] - New Albany, Floyd County.
         
• The sacramental records of the old Holy Trinity Parish are presently held at St. Mary's, in New Albany.
  
  
• St. Mary Parish [Est. 1858] - Floyd County
    
• 415 E. Eighth St. - New Albany, IN 47150  Phone: (812) 944-0417.
  
  
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish [Est. 1950] - Floyd County
  • 1752 Scheller Lane - New Albany, IN 47150  Phone: (812) 944-1184.
    
    
• Holy Family Parish [Est. 1954] - Floyd County
  • 129 W. Daisy Lane - New Albany, IN 47150  Phone: (812) 944-8283.
    
    Learn more about Floyd County (not specifically Catholic)
    
    
FRANKLIN County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• Sisters of St. Francis: Oldenburg, Franklin County
   
• P. O. Box 100 - Oldenburg, IN 47036-0100     Phone: (812) 934-2475.
  
  
• Holy Family Parish [Est. 1837] - Oldenburg, Franklin County
    
• Main Street - P.O. Box 98 - Oldenburg, IN 47036  Phone: (812) 934-3013.
  
  
• St. Peter Parish [Est. 1838] - Franklin County
    
• 1207 East Rd. - Brookville, IN 47012  Phone: (812) 623-3670.
  History of St. Peter's Catholic Church - Franklin County, by David J. Endres.
  
  
• St. Philomena Church [est. ca. 1842, closed after 1959]
    
• In 1959, "The Indiana Catholic and Record" reported that St. Philomena's Church was founded about 1842, the first church being built in 1844, and a second church was built in 1870.  St. Philomena's was located in Franklin County, and, in 1959, was reported to be a mission of the Catholic Church at Floyd Knobs.  However, Alerding's book, A History of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Vincennes,   (Indianapolis: Carlon and Hollenbeck. 1883), reports that St. Philomena's was attended by the pastors of St. Mary's of the Rocks from the beginning.  Since St. Mary's-of-the-Rocks is much closer, it appears likely that it was, indeed, the parish which would have been the most likely to tend to the congregation at St. Philomena's.
  See the USGS Map Server for a map of the location of St. Philomena's.
  
• St. Mary-of-the-Rock Parish [Est. 1844]
    
• 17440 St. Mary's Rd. - Batesville, IN 47006  Phone: (812) 934-4165.
     Missions: St. Cecilia of Rome, (Oak Forest) and St. Peter, Franklin County.
  
  
• St. Cecilia of Rome Parish [Est. 1844] - Oak Forest, Franklin County
    
• The pastor who cares for St. Cecilia Church is located at St. Mary-of-the-Rock parish, in  Franklin County, which has a Batesville, Ripley County,
• postal address:
       17440 St. Mary's Rd., Batesville, IN 47006 Phone: (812) 934-4165.
       Batesville is located in Ripley County near the Franklin County line.
  
  
• St. Michael Parish [Est. 1845] - Brookville, Franklin County
    
• 354 High Street - P.O. Box J - Brookville, IN 47012  Phone: (765) 647-5462.
  The History of St. Michael's Parish: Brookville, Franklin County, Indiana.
  
  
• St. John the Evangelist [Est. 1844] - Enochsburg, on county line of Decatur and Franklin Counties.
  
• 9995 Base Road - Greensburg, IN 47240  Phone: (812) 934-2880.
     Pastor is located at St. Ann's rectory in Hamburg, which has an Oldenburg postal address.
  
  
• St. Ann's Church [Est. 1869] - Hamburg, Franklin County
  • 5267 N. Hamburg Rd. - Oldenburg, IN  47036  Phone: (812) 934-5854 or
        or (812) 934-2880.
       Oldenburg is located in Franklin County; Enochsburg is located on the county line between Franklin and Decatur counties, and Greensburg is in Decatur county.  The pastor at St. Ann's cares for the three parishes of St. John the Evangelist (Enochsburg), St. Maurice (Greesburg), and St. Ann's (Hamburg/Oldenburg).
    
    
• Holy Guardian Angels Parish [Est. 1874] - Franklin County
    
• 405 U.S. Hwy 52 - Cedar Grove, IN 47016  Phone: (765) 647-6981.
  Learn more about Franklin County (not specifically Catholic)

• Saint Raphael Catholic Church [Est. ca. 1869; parish closed; records transferred to Saint Gabriel parish in Connersville, Fayette County, Indiana.

• Saint Raphael Catholic Cemetery, at Laurel Indiana, gravestone inscriptions read on 12 Oct 1987, online at Indiana Catholic History.
  
  

• St. Michael Parish [Est. 1860]
     
• 519 Jefferson Blvd. - Greenfield, IN 46140 Phone: (317) 462-4240.
  
  
• St. Thomas the Apostle Parish [Est. 1869]
  • 523 S. Merrill Street - Fortville, IN 46040  Phone: (317) 485-5102.
    
    

• St. Michael Parish [Est. 1835] - Harrison County
  
• 11400 Farmers Lane NE - P.O. Box 22 - Bradford, IN 47107
      Phone: (812) 364-6646.
  
  
• St. Mary Parish [Est. 1843] - Harrison County
   
• 2500 St. Mary's Dr. - P.O. Box 144 - Lanesville, IN 47136
     Phone: (812) 952-2853.
     Convent: P.O. Box 144 - Lanesville, IN  47136  Phone: (812) 952-2952.
  
  
• St. Bernard Parish [Est. 1849]- Harrison County
    
• State Road 337 - Frenchtown, IN
       c/o 7600 Hwy 337 NW - DePauw, IN 47115  Phone: (812) 347-2326.
  
  
• St. Peter Parish [Est. 1849] - Harrison County
  • Buena Vista Rd. - Elizabeth, IN 47117
         St. Peter Parish is served by the pastor of St. Joseph Parish in Corydon as a mission of that parish.
    St. Joseph Parish: 312 E. High St. - Corydon, IN 47112  Phone: (812) 738-2742.
    
    
• Most Precious Blood Parish [Est. 1880] - New Middleton, Harrison County
    
• Corydon-New Middletown Rd., New Middletown, IN 47160
       The pastor at St. Joseph Parish, in Corydon, Harrison County, cares for the Most Precious Blood Parish.
     St. Joseph Parish: 312 E. High St. - Corydon, IN 47112  Phone: (812) 738-2742.
  
  
• St. Joseph Parish [Est. 1896] - Corydon, Harrison County
    
• 312 E. High St. - Corydon, IN 47112 Phone: (812) 738-2742.
    The pastor of St. Joseph Parish also cares for St. Peter, in Elizabeth, and Most Precious Blood Parish, in New Middletown.
  Learn more about Harrison County (not specifically Catholic)
  
  

• St. Malachy Parish [Est. 1869] - Brownsburg, Hendricks County
    
• 326 North Green Street - Brownsburg, IN 46112  Phone: (317) 852-3195.
  
  
• Mary Queen of Peace [Est. 1939] - Danville, Hendricks County
  • 1005 West Main Street - Danville, Indiana 46122  Phone: (317) 745-4284.
    
    
• St. Susanna Parish [Est. 1953] - Plainfield, Hendricks County
     
• 1210 E. Main St. - Plainfield, IN 46168  Phone: (317) 839-3333.
  
  

• St. Rose Parish [Est. 1872] - Knightstown, Henry County
     
• 8144 W. U.S. Hwy. 40 - Knightstown, IN 46148  Phone: (317) 345-5595.
  
  
• St. Anne Parish [Est. 1873] - New Castle, Henry County
    
• 102 N. 19th St. - New Castle, IN 47362
       Phone: (317) 529-7413 or (317) 529-0933.
  
  

• St. Ambrose Parish [Est. 1860] - Jackson County
  • 325 S. Chestnut Street - Seymour, IN  47274  Phone: (812) 522-5304.
       Mission: Our Lady of Providence in Brownstown, IN.
    
    
• Our Lady of Providence [Est. 1934]
    
• Hwy. 50, Brownstown, IN
       Mission of St. Ambrose in Seymour:
       325 S. Chestnut St., Seymour, IN 47274  Phone: (812) 522-5304.
  
  

• Prince of Peace Church [Est. 1993]
     
• 413 E. Second St. - Madison, IN 47250 Phone: (812) 265-4166.
  
  

• St. Anne Parish [Est. 1841] - Jennings County
•  Attended from St. Joseph, Jennings Co.
• 1875 S. County Rd. 700 West - North Vernon, IN 47265
       Phone:  (812) 346-4783.
  
  
• St. Joseph Parish [Est. 1850] - North Vernon, Jennings County
  
• 1875 S. County Road 700 West - North Vernon, IN 47265
     Phone: (812) 346-4783.
     Mission: St. Anne, in Jennings County.
  
  
• St. Mary (Nativity of the Virgin Mary) Parish [Est. 1861] - North Vernon, Jennings County
• 212 Washington St.- North Vernon, IN 47265  Phone: (812) 346-3604.

 

• St. Denis Parish [Est. 1894] - Jennings County
• 12155 N. County Rd. 600 E. - Westport, IN 47283
       St. Denis is attended by the pastor at Immaculate Conception Parish in Millhousen.
  Contact for St. Denis: Immaculate Conception: 2081 E. County Rd. 820 S. - Greensburg, IN 47240  Phone: (812) 591-2362.
  Westport and Millhousen are located in Decatur County.

JOHNSON County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].

• Holy Trinity Parish [Est. 1851]

• St. Rose of Lima Parish [Est. 1868] - St. Rose of Lima Parish History

     114 Lancelot Dr. - Franklin, IN 46131  Phone: (317) 738-3929.
  "...The Parish was first served by Diocesan priests and Franciscan friars from surrounding areas including Indianapolis and Columbus..."

• Our Lady of the Greenwood Parish [Est. 1948]

     335 S. Meridian St. - Greenwood, IN 46143 Phone: (317) 888-2861.

• SS. Francis and Clare of Assisi Parish [Est. 1993]

     5901 Olive Branch Rd. - Greenwood, IN 46143  Phone: (317) 859-4673.

• St. Vincent DePaul Parish [Est. 1864]
• 1711 "I" Street - Bedford, IN 47421  Phone: (812) 275-6539.

 

• St. Mary's Parish [Est. 1869] - Lawrence County
• 777 S 11th Street - Mitchell, IN  Phone: (812) 849-3570

MARION County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].

• St. John the Evangelist Parish [Est. 1837]
     
• 126 W. Georgia Street - Indianapolis, IN 46225  Phone: (317) 635-2021.
  
  
• St. Mary Parish [Est. 1858]
     
• 317 N. New Jersey Street - Indianapolis, IN 46204  Phone: (317) 637-3983.
  
  
• St. Patrick Parish [Est. 1865]
     
• 950 Prospect Street - Indianapolis, IN 46203  Phone: (317) 631-5824.
  
  
• Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish [Est. 1875]
    
• 1530 Union Street - Indianapolis, IN 46225  Phone: (317) 638-5551.
  
  
• St. Anthony Parish [Est. 1891]
    
• 379 N.Warman Ave. - Indianapolis, IN 46222  Phone: (317) 636-4828.
  
  
• SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral [Est. 1892] - Marion County
    
• 1347 N. Meridian St. - Indianapolis, IN 46202 Phone: (317) 634-4519.
  
  
• Holy Cross Parish [Est. 1895]
     
• 125 N. Oriental St. - Indianapolis, IN 46202  Phone: (317) 637-2620.
  
  
• Holy Angels Parish [Est. 1903]
     
• 740 W. 28th St. - Indianapolis, IN 46208-5099  Phone: (317) 926-3324.
  
  
• Holy Trinity Parish [Est. 1906]
  • 2618 W. Saint Clair St. - Indianapolis, IN 46222  Phone: (317) 631-2939.
    
    
• Holy Rosary Parish [Est. 1909]
  • 520 Stevens St. - Indianapolis, IN 46203  Phone: (317) 636-4478.
    
  History of the Holy Rosary Parish - "...Before 1909, Italian Catholics attended Mass at St. Mary German Church and attended the services and missions occasionally offered by visiting Italian-speaking clergy...", by the Italian Heritage Society of Indiana
  
• Our Lady of Lourdes Parish [Est. 1909]
     
• 5333 E. Washington St. - Indianapolis, IN 46219  Phone: (317) 356-7291.
• The history of Our Lady of Lourdes Parish

• St. Philip Neri Parish [Est. 1909]
     
• 550 N. Rural St. - Indianapolis, IN 46201  Phone: (317) 631-8746.
  
  
• St. Ann Parish [Est. 1917]
     
• 2862 S. Holt Rd. - Indianapolis, IN 46241  Phone: (317) 244-3750.
  
  
• St. Rita Parish [Est. 1919]
  • 1733 Dr. Andrew J. Brown Ave. - Indianapolis, IN 46202
         Phone: (317) 632-9349.
    
    
• St. Joan of Arc Parish [Est. 1921]
     
• 4217 Central Ave. - Indianapolis, IN 46205 Phone: (317) 283-5508.
  
  
• St. Roch Parish [Est. 1922]
     
• 3600 S. Pennsylvania St. - Indianapolis, IN 46227  Phone: (317) 784-1763.
  
  
• St. Therese of the Infant Jesus Parish [Est. 1925]
    
• 4720 E. 13th St. - Indianapolis, IN 46201  Phone:  (317) 357-8352.
  
  
• St. Christopher Parish [Est. 1937] (Speedway, IN)
     
• 5301 W. 16th St. - Indianapolis, IN 46224-6497  Phone: (317) 241-6314.
  
  
• Christ the King Church [Est. 1939] - Marion County
    
• 5884 N. Crittenden Ave.- Indianapolis, IN 46220 Phone: (317) 255-3666.
  
  
• St. Thomas Aquinas Parish [Est. 1939]
     
• 4625 N. Kenwood Ave. - Indianapolis, IN 46208  Phone: (317) 253-1461.
  
  
• Holy Spirit Parish [Est. 1946]
  • 7243 E. 10th St. - Indianapolis, IN 46219  Phone: (317) 353-9404.
    
    
• Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish [Est. 1946]
    
• 5692 Central Ave. - Indianapolis, IN 46220  Phone: (317) 257-2266.
  
  
• St. Andrew the Apostle Parish [Est. 1946]
  • 4052 E. 38th St.- Indianapolis, IN 46218-1444  Phone: (317) 546-1571.
    
    
• St. Mark Parish [Est. 1946]
     
• 535 E. Edgewood Ave. - Indianapolis, IN 46227  Phone: (317) 787-8246.
  
  
• Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ [Est. 1947]
  • 7225 Southeastern Ave. - Indianapolis, IN 46239  Phone: (317) 357-1200.
    
    
• St. Michael the Archangel [Est. 1948]
     
• 3354 W. 30th St. - Indianapolis, IN 46222  Phone: (317) 926-7359.
  
  
• St. Joseph Parish [Est. 1949]
  • 1375 S. Mickley Ave. - Indianapolis, IN 46241  Phone: (317) 244-9002.
    
    
• St. Lawrence Parish [Est. 1949]
  • 6944 E. 46th St. - Lawrence, IN 46226  Phone: (317) 546-4065.
    
    
• St. Bernadette Parish [Est. 1952]
  • 4838 Fletcher Ave. - Indianapolis, IN 46203  Phone: (317) 356-5867.
    
    
• St. Pius X Parish [Est. 1955]
  • 7200 Sarto Dr. - Indianapolis, IN 46240  Phone: (317) 255-4534.
    
    
• St. Monica Parish [Est. 1956]
  • 6131 N. Michigan Rd. - Indianapolis, IN 46228  Phone: (317) 253-2193.
    
    
• St. Matthew Parish [Est. 1958]
  • 4100 E. 56th St. - Indianapolis, IN 46220  Phone: (317) 257-4297.
    
    
• St. Jude Parish [Est. 1959]
     
• 5353 McFarland Rd. - Indianapolis, IN 46227 Phone: (317) 786-4371.
  
  
• St. Luke Parish [Est. 1961]
  • 7575 Holliday Dr. E. - Indianapolis, IN 46260  Phone: (317) 259-4373.
    
    
• St. Simon the Apostle Parish [Est. 1961]
  • 8155 Oaklandon Rd. - Indianapolis, In 46236-8578  Phone: (317) 826-6000.
    
    
• St. Gabriel Parish [Est. 1963]
  • 6000 West 34th Street - Indianapolis, IN 46224 Phone: (317) 291-7014.
    
    
• St. Barnabas Parish [Est. 1965]
  • 8300 Rahke Rd. - Indianapolis, IN 46217  Phone: (317) 882-0724.
    
    
• Good Shepherd Parish [Est. 1993]
  • 1109 E. Cameron St. - Indianapolis, IN 46203  Phone: (317) 783-3158.
    
    
• Sisters of St. Benedict: Our Lady of Grace Monastery [Est. 1956]
  
    1402 Southern Ave. - Beech Grove, IN 46107  Phone: (317) 787-3287.
• Web Tour and History

 

• Holy Name Parish [Est. 1908] - Marion County
  
     89 N. 17th Ave. - Beech Grove, IN 46107 Phone: (317) 784-5454.


• Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma:  Indianapolis Area Parishes

   St. Athanasius Byzantine Catholic Church (Ruthenian)
     1117 Blaine Avenue - Indianapolis, IN 46221   Phone: (317) 632-4157.


MONROE County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].
• St. Charles Borromeo [Est. 1864]
    
• 2222 E. Third St. - Bloomington, IN 47401  Phone: (812) 336-6846.
  
  
• St. Paul Catholic Newman Center [Est. 1969]
     
• 1413 E. 17th St. - Bloomington, IN 47408  Phone: (812) 339-5561.
  
  
• St. John the Apostle Parish [Est. 1970]
  
     4607 West State Road 46 - Bloomington, IN 47404  Phone: (812) 876-1974.


MORGAN County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].
• St. Thomas More Parish - [est. 1967] Morgan County
  
   1200 North Indiana Street - Mooresville, IN  Phone: (317) 831-4142.
   Fax: (317) 834-2947 + Fr. Edward Ripperger, Pastor, E-Mail: STM@SCICAN.NET


• St. Martin of Tours Parish [Est. 1848]
     
• 1709 E. Harrison St. - Martinsville, IN 46151  Phone: (765) 342-6379.
  
  
OHIO County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• There are no Catholic parishes presently within Ohio County, Indiana
• See St. Paul's Parish, Greencastle, Putnam County
• St. Mary Parish - Ohio County
   230 Fourth Street - Aurora, IN 47001 


ORANGE County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• Our Lady of the Springs Parish [Est. 1887]
     
• 8796 West State Road 56 - French Lick, IN 47432  Phone: (812) 936-4568.
  
  
• Our Lord Jesus Christ the King Parish [Est. 1948]
    
• Hwy. 150 East, Paoli, IN
       The pastor of Our Lady of the Springs, in French Lick, Orange County, attends to Our Lord Jesus Christ the King parish.
     Our Lady of the Springs: 8796 West State Road 56 - French Lick, IN 47432
     Phone: (812) 936-4568.
  
  
OWEN County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• St. Jude the Apostle [Est. 1951]
    
• 300 West Hillside Ave.- P.O. Box 317 - Spencer, IN 47460
       Phone:  (812) 829-3082.
  
  
PARKE County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• St. Joseph Parish [Est. 1867]
    
• 217 E. Ohio St. - Rockville, IN 47872  Phone: (765) 569-5406.
  Mission: Immaculate Conception, Montezuma, located in western Parke county, near the Vermillion county line (about 8 miles from Rockville, Indiana).
  
  
PERRY County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• St. Augustine Parish [Est. 1837] - Leopold, Perry County
      Leopold, IN 47551 Phone: (812) 843-5143.
     Perry County Chamber of Commerce site includes area maps and:
• History of the mission of Leopold [est. 1838 by the Reverend Julian Benoit serving at  Derby, Perry County, IN], from: A Living History of Perry County by James Mosby
• St. Augustine's Church and Leopold, Indiana -

• St. Pius Parish [Est. 1849] - Troy, Perry County
     Troy, IN
     Mail: c/o Catholic Ministry Center: 802 Ninth St. - Tell City, IN 47586
     Phone: Catholic Ministry Center: (812) 547-7994.


• St. Paul Parish [Est. 1859] - Tell City, Perry County
  
     814 Jefferson St. - Tell City, IN 47586
     Catholic Ministry Center: 802 Ninth St. - Tell City, IN 47586
     Phone: Catholic Ministry Center: (812) 547-7994  Rectory: (812) 547-9901.
   The priest at St. Paul's Parish also serves as chaplain for Perry County Memorial Hospital.


• St. Michael Church [Est. 1859] - Perry County
    
• Eighth St. - Cannelton, IN 47520
       c/o Catholic Ministry Center, 802 Ninth St.- Tell City, IN 47586
       Phone:  (812) 547-7994.
       Perry County Chamber of Commerce site includes area maps and:
  • History St. Michael's Catholic Church

• Holy Cross Parish [Est. 1860] - Perry County
     
• State Rd. 62 - St. Croix, IN 47576  Phone: (812) 843-5701.
  
  
• St. Mark Parish [Est. 1863] - Perry County
    
• Hwy. 145 - R.R. 1 - Box 324 - Tell City, IN 47586  Phone: (812) 836-2481.
     Perry County Chamber of Commerce site includes area maps and:
• History of St. Mark's Catholic Church in Cannelton, Perry County, IN.

• St. Martin of Tours Church [Est. 1869] - Siberia, Perry County
    
• HC 70 - Box 65 - Siberia, IN 47515
       St. Martin's is cared for by priests of Saint Meinrad parish in Harrison Township, Spencer County.
       Contact: Saint Meinrad:  P.O. Box 8, St. Meinrad, IN 47577
       Phone:  (812) 357-7575.
  
  
• St. Isidore the Farmer Parish [Est. 1968] - Perry County
  
     HCR 64 - Box 265 - Bristow, IN 47515-9508 Phone: (812) 843-5713.


• St. Mary of the River [Est. 1810; closed aft. 1935] - Derby, Perry County
• See History of St. Mary's at Derby and a Biography of The Very Rev. August Bessonies

PUTNAM County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• St. Paul the Apostle Parish [Est. 1853] - Putnam County
  
     202 E. Washington St. - Greencastle, IN 46135 Phone: (317) 653-5678.
   The Pastor is also Chaplain for DePauw University and Indiana State Farm in Putnamville.


RIPLEY County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• St. Nicholas Parish [Est. 1836] - Ripley County
  
     6461 E. St. Nicholas Dr. - Sunman, IN 47041
     Contact: c/o P.O. Box 3, Morris, IN 47033
     Phone: (812) 623-2964 or (812) 934-6218.
     The location of St. Nicholas Parish appears to have been referred to as "Pipe Creek" in early years.


• St. Magdalene Parish [Est. 1847] - New Marion, Ripley County
  
     New Marion, IN
     The pastor from St. John's parish in Osgood cares for St. Magdalene Parish in New Marion.
St. John Parish: 331 S. Buckeye - Osgood, IN 47037 Phone: (812) 689-4244.
St. Mary Magdalene Catholic Cemetery was relocated, in 1941, to Madison, Jefferson County, near St. Patrick's Church.


• St. Maurice Parish [Est. 1848] - Napoleon, Ripley County
   8874 Harrison St. - P.O. Box 17 - Napoleon, IN 47034 Phone: (812) 852-4237.


• St. Anthony of Padua Parish [Est. 1856] - Morris, Ripley County
  
     4773 E. Morris Church St. - P.O. Box 2 - Morris, IN 47033
    Phone: (812) 934-6218.
   Also the contact address for St. Charles Borromeo in Milan, Ripley County, IN.


• St. Pius Parish [Est. 1859] - Ripley County
     Presently attended as a mission from St. Charles Borromeo parish in Milan.
     Mail: c/o P.O. Box 3 - Morris, IN 47033  Phone: (812) 934-6218.


• St. John the Baptist Parish [Est. 1867] - Ripley County
  
     331 S. Buckeye St. - Osgood, IN 47037  Phone: (812) 689-4244.
   The pastor of St. John Parish also cares for St. Magdalene Parish in New Marion.
• History of St. John the Baptist Parish (archived, no longer active site)
  
  
• St. Louis Parish  [Est. 1868] - Ripley County
    
• 13 St. Louis Place - Batesville, IN 47006  Phone: (812) 934-3204
       Friary: (812) 933-0708.
  
  
• St. Charles Borromeo Parish [Est. 1908] - Milan, Ripley County
    
• 213 Ripley St. -  P.O. Box 336 - Milan, IN 47031  Phone: (812) 654-2009.
       c/o P.O. Box 3 - Morris IN 47033 Phone: (812) 934-6218.
    The pastor of St. Charles attends to the Mission parish of St. Pius in Ripley County.
  
  
RUSH County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• Immaculate Conception / St. Mary Parish [Est. 1857]
  
     512 N. Perkins St. - Rushville, IN 46173  Phone: (765) 932-2588.


SCOTT County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• American Martyrs Parish [Est. 1938]
  
     270 S. Bond St. - Scottsburg, IN 47170  Phone: (812) 752-3693.


SHELBY County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• St. Vincent de Paul Parish [Est. 1837]
     4218 E. Michigan Rd. - Shelbyville, IN 46176 Phone: (317) 398-4028.
• St. Joseph Parish [Est. 1868]
  
     125 E. Broadway - Shelbyville, IN 46176
     Phone: (317) 398-8227   E-mail: stjoe@theinnet.net


SPENCER County: only Harrison Township is within the Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• St. Boniface Parish [Est. 1847] - Harrison Township, Spencer County
     15519 North State Road 545 - P.O. Box 1 - Fulda, IN 47536-0001
     c/o Saint Meinrad: P.O. Box 8 - St. Meinrad, IN 47577  Phone: (812) 357-2483.
• St. Boniface Parish unofficial web site with photos

• Saint Meinrad Parish [Est. 1860s]- Harrison Township, Spencer County
• 19630 North 4th Street - St. Meinrad, IN 47577  Phone:  (812) 357-5533.
  
• The pastor serves 3 parishes:  St. Meinrad, St. Boniface and St. Martin of Tours Church, in Siberia (Perry County).
  

• Saint Meinrad Archabbey - Harrison Township, Spencer County
     
• Saint Meinrad Archabbey Monastic Community [Est. 1854] in St. Meinrad,IN
• St. Meinrad, IN 47577  Phone: (812) 357-6611.
• History of St. Meinrad
• Necrology: "...a listing by date and alphabetically the names and dates of death of the members of our monastic community..."
• Chapel of Monte Cassino - located near the Archabbey
• "...The history of the Monte Cassino Shrine tells how a novena to Our Lady of Monte Cassino is credited for saving the village of St. Meinrad from a smallpox epidemic in 1871..."
• The Vita or Passio of Venerable Meinrad the Hermit
• Abbey Press On Line
   1 Hill Drive - St. Meinrad, Indiana 47577 Phone: 1-800-962-4760.
• St. Meinrad School of Theology
• Campus MAP


• Spencer County Public Library
  
   210 Walnut Street - Rockport, IN  47635  Phone: (812) 649-4866
   Fax:  (812) 649-4018   E-mail:  mailto:scpl@psci.net


   Collection includes the Catholic Church records for Spencer County, Indiana.
• Spencer County Historical Society - meets at the Spencer County Public Library.

SWITZERLAND County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• Most Sorrowful Mother of God [Est. 1876] - Vevay, Switzerland County
     Ferry St. - Vevay, IN 47043
     Mail: c/o 806 W. Seminary St. - Vevay, IN 47043  Phone: (812) 265-4166.


UNION County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• St. Bridget Parish [Est. 1854]
     404 E. Vine St. - Liberty, IN 47353  Phone: (317) 458-5412.


• St. Patrick Parish [Est. 1942] - Salem, Union County
     S. Shelby Street - P.O. Box 273 - Salem, IN 47167
     Phone: (812) 752-3693 or (812) 883-3589.


VERMILLION County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• Sacred Heart Parish [Est. 1891]
  
     619 S. 5th St. - Clinton, IN 47842-2016 Phone: (317) 832-8468.


• St. Joseph Parish [Est. 1920]
     270 E. Wood Ave. - Universal, IN 47884
     St. Joseph is attended from Sacred Heart Parish in Clinton
     Contact: 656 S. Sixth St. - Clinton, IN 47842  Phone: (317) 832-8468.


VIGO County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• St. Mary-of-the-Woods [Est. 1837] - Vigo County
     North Arms Place - P.O. Box 155 - St. Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876
     Phone: (812) 535-1261.


• Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College - E-mail: PR-SMWC@smwc.edu
   Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, IN 47876-0068  Phone: (812) 535-5212.


• The Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, a Congregation of Roman Catholic women religious - The motherhouse is located at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Indiana.

History of the Sisters of Providence which were founded Oct. 22, 1840, at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, Ind., by Blessed  Mother Theodore Guerin and a group of five Sisters of Providence from Ruille-sur-Loir, France.
See also: History of St. Mary-of-the-Woods - from History of Vigo and Parke Counties, Together With Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley, by H.W. Beckwith (1880), Sugar Creek - pp. 369-376 transcribed and posted by Kim Holly.


• St. Joseph Parish [Est. 1838] - Terre Haute, Vigo County
     113 S. Fifth St. - Terre Haute, IN 47807  Phone: (812) 232-7011.


• St. Benedict Parish [Est. 1865] - Terre Haute, Vigo County
     Church address: 118 S. Ninth St. - Terre Haute, IN 47807
     Office address: 111 S. Ninth St. - Terre Haute, IN 47807
     Phone: (812) 232-8421 or (812) 235-3041.
   The priests at St. Benedict Parish are also chaplains for the hospitals in Terre Haute area.


• St. Ann Parish [Est. 1876] - Terre Haute, Vigo County
     1440 Locust St. - Terre Haute, IN 47807  Phone: (812) 232-6832.


• St. Patrick Parish [Est. 1881] - Terre Haute, Vigo County
     1807 Poplar St. - Terre Haute, IN 47803  Phone: (812) 232-8518.
• History of St. Patrick Parish - The first church was located on the southeast corner of Poplar and 13th Streets.  In 1956, a new church and rectory were built at 19th and Poplar streets, in Terre Haute.
• See also: History of Terre Haute: Excerpt from Indiana: A New Historical Guide by Robert M. Taylor, Jr., Errol Wayne Stevens, Mary Ann Ponder, and Paul Brockman. Published in 1989 by the Indiana Historical Society, 315 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202. (317) 232-1879 Placed online by the Vigo County Historical Society.

• Holy Rosary Parish [Est. 1908] - Seeleyville, Vigo County
     2585 N. Main - P.O. Box 151 - Seeleyville, IN 47878  Phone: (812) 877-1279.


• St. Leonard of Port Maurice [Est. 1912] - West Terre Haute, Vigo County
     126 N. Eighth St. - West Terre Haute, IN 47885  Phone: (812) 533-1240.


• St. Margaret Mary Parish [Est. 1920] - Terre Haute, Vigo County
  
     2405 S. Seventh St. - Terre Haute, IN 47802 Phone: (812) 232-3512.


• Sacred Heart of Jesus [Est. 1924]  - Terre Haute, Vigo County
  
     2322 N. 13 1/2 St. - Terre Haute, IN 47804 Phone: (812) 466-1231.


WASHINGTON County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].
 
WAYNE County - Archdiocese of Indianapolis [Est. 1834].


• St. Andrew (1846) #120 - Richmond, Wayne County
     235 South 5th St. - Richmond, IN
     c/o 240 South 6th St. - Richmond, IN 47374
     Phone: (765) 962-3691 or (765) 962-3902.


• St. Elizabeth Parish [Est. 1852] - Cambridge City, Wayne County
     333 W. Maple St. - Cambridge City, IN 47327  Phone: (765) 478-3242.


• St. Mary Parish [Est. 1859]
     720 North "A" St. - Richmond, IN
     c/o 240 South 6th St., Richmond, IN 47374
     Phone: (765) 962-3691 or (765) 962-3902.


• Holy Family Parish [Est. 1953] - Richmond, Wayne County
     815 W. Main St. - Richmond, IN
     c/o 240 South 6th St. - Richmond, IN 47374
     Phone: (765) 962-3691 or (765) 962-3902.

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•  Diocese of Evansville (Indiana)  ,  [est. 1944¹]
4200 N. Kentucky Avenue - Phone: (812) 424-5536.
Chancery: P.O. Box 4169 - Evansville, IN  47724  E-mail: dioevv@aol.com
"...Genealogy searches will be done as time permits for a fee of $15.00 per
   hour for those who are not members of our diocesan parishes..."
The Diocese of Evansville includes the following IN Counties: Daviess, Dubois, Gibson, Greene, Knox, Martin, Pike, Posey, Spencer,Sullivan, Vanderburgh and Warrick.
• History of the Diocese of Evansville
• St. Benedict Cathedral Parish [Est. 1912] - Evansville, Vanderburgh County

   1328 Lincoln Avenue - Evansville, IN  47714-1598  Phone: (812) 425-3369.
• The Old Cathedral Library & Museum

Old Cathedral Catholic Church - State Historic Site
   205 Church Street - Vincennes, IN  Phone: (812) 882-5638.
• Vincennes Deanery Parish Directory
• Washington Deanery Parish Directory
• Jasper Deanery Parish Directory
• Princeton Deanery Parish Directory
• Newburgh Deanery Parish Directory
• Evansville West Deanery Parish Directory

Evansville East Deanery Parish Directory
DAVIESS County - Diocese of Evansville since 1944.
The Parishes of Washington Deanery
• St. Peter Parish [Est. 1818] - Montgomery, Daviess County
   P.O. Box 10 - Montgomery, IN 47558-0038  Phone: (812) 486-3149.
• Sisters of St. Benedict  Convent: (812) 486-3148.

• Assumption of Mary Chapel [Est. 1834; designated chapel in 1997]
   - Barr Township, Daviess County
   Mail: c/o St. John Church - 408 Church Street - Loogootee, IN 47553
     Phone: (812) 295-2225.
     Loogootee is located across the county line in Martin County.


• St. Simon Parish [Est. 1837] - Washington, Daviess County.
   315 N.E. Third Street - Washington, IN  47501  Phone: (812) 254-2883.


• St. Patrick Chapel [Est. 1840; designated chapel 1997] - Corning, Daviess County
   Mail:  c/o St. Peter Church - P.O. Box 10 - Montgomery, IN 47558
   Phone: (812) 486-3149.


• Immaculate Conception Parish [Est. 1874] - Washington, Daviess County
   114 West Van Trees Street - Washington, IN  47501  Phone: (812) 254-3187.


• St. Michael the Archangel [Est. 1888; designated chapel in 1997; razed 1998] - Daviess County
   Mail:  c/o St. Peter Church - P.O. Box 10 - Montgomery, IN 47558
   Phone: (812) 486-3149.


• All Saints Parish [Est. 1891] - Cannelburg, Davies County
   100 Church Street -  Cannelburg, IN  Phone: (812) 486-3375
   Mail: c/o St. Peter Church: P.O. Box 10 - Montgomery, IN 47558
   Phone: (812) 486-3149.
   Montgomery is also located in Daviess County.


DUBOIS County Diocese of Evansville since 1944.
The Parishes of Jasper Deanery
• Monastery of the Immaculate Conception - Sisters of St. Benedict
  
   802 E. 10th Street - Ferdinand, IN 47532-9239   Phone: (812) 367-1411.
   includes the History of the Ferdinand Benedictines.


• St. Joseph Parish [Est. 1837] - Jasper, Dubois County
  
   1020 Kundek Street - Jasper, IN 47546-1917  Phone: (812) 482-1805


• St. Ferdinand Parish [Est. 1840] - Ferdinand, Dubois County
  
• P.O. Box 156 - 840 Maryland - Ferdinand, IN 47532  Phone: (812) 367-1212.
      mailto:stferd@psci.net
• St. Ferdinand Cemetery - partial inscriptions
  
  
• St. Peter Celestine Parish [Est. 1843] - Celestine, Dubois County
   6864 East State Road 164, P.O. Box 1 - Celestine, IN 47521-0001
   Phone: (812) 634-1875.


• Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary [Est. 1861] - Huntingburg, Dubois Co.
   313 N. Washington Street - Huntingburg, IN 47542  Phone: (812) 683-4903.
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• St. Henry Parish [Est. 1862] - St. Henry, Dubois County
   1311 W. 1100 S. - Ferdinand, IN  47532-9710  Phone: (812) 367-2731.


• St. Anthony Parish [Est. 1864] - St. Anthony, Dubois County
   4444 Ohio St., P.O. Box 98 - St. Anthony, IN 47575  Phone: (812) 326-2777.


• Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish [Est. 1876] - Schnellville, Dubois County
   2504 Walnut St. - Schnellville, IN 47580  Phone: (812) 389-2535.


• Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary [Est. 1891] - Ireland, Dubois Co.
   P.O. Box 67 - Ireland, IN 47545-0067  Phone: (812) 482-7041.


• St. Raphael Parish [Est. 1899] - Dubois, Dubois County
   5564 E. St. Raphael St. - Dubois, IN 47527  Phone: (812) 678-2011.


• Holy Family Parish [Est. 1948] - Jasper, Dubois County
  
   950 E. Church Avenue - Jasper, IN 47546-3797  Phone: (812) 482-3076.
• Sisters of St. Benedict Convent - Phone: (812) 482-6629.

• Precious Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ [Est. 1954] - Jasper, Dubois County
   1385 W. Sixth Street - Jasper, IN 47546-9111  Phone: (812) 482-3589.

• Sisters of St. Benedict in Ferdinand, Dubois County

GIBSON County Diocese of Evansville since 1944.
The Parishes of Princeton Deanery
 
• St. James the Greater Parish [Est. 1847] - Haubstadt, Gibson County
   R.R. 1, Box 280 - Old Princeton Road  - Haubstadt, IN 47639
   Phone: (812) 867-5175.


• St. Joseph Parish [Est. Mission 1855; Parish 1867] - Gibson County
   410 S. Race - , P.O. Box 47 - Princeton, IN  47670  Phone: (812) 385-2617.


• Sts. Peter and Paul Parish [Est. 1877] - Haubstadt, Gibson County
   201 Vine St. - , P.O. Box 188 - Haubstadt, IN 47639
   Phone: (812) 768-6457.


• St. Bernard Parish [Est. 1877] - Snake Run, Gibson County
  
  Hwy. 168, located between Mackey and Fort Branch - Fort Branch, IN.
   Mail: R.R. 2, Box 115 - Fort Branch, Indiana 47648  Phone: (812) 753-4568.


• Blessed Sacrament Parish [Mission 1923; Parish 1948] - Gibson County
  
   Hwy. 57 at Lincoln Heights Rd. - Box 72-A - Oakland City, IN 47660
   Phone: (812) 749-4474.


• Holy Cross Parish [Est. 1947] - Fort Branch, Gibson County
  
   305 East Walnut St. - Fort Branch, Indiana 47648-1497 Phone: (812) 753-3548.


GREENE County Diocese of Evansville since 1944.
The Parishes of Vincennes Deanery


• St. Peter Parish [Est. 1901] - Linton, Greene County
  
   489 E Street N.E. - Linton, IN 47441  Phone: (812) 847-7821.


• St. Joan of Arc [1902 Mission; Est. Parish 1908] - Jasonville, Greene County
   327 West McKinley Street - Jasonville, IN 47438  Phone: (812) 268-4088.


• Holy Name of Jesus Parish [Est. 1959] - Bloomfield, Greene County
   700 Lincoln Drive - Bloomfield, IN 47424  Phone: (812) 384-8415.


KNOX County Diocese of Evansville since 1944.

The Parishes of Vincennes Deanery
• St. Francis Xavier, Old Cathedral Parish [Est. 1732] - State Historic Site
   205 Church Street - Vincennes, IN 47591 Phone: (812) 882-5638.
• The Old Cathedral Library & Museum

• St. Thomas the Apostle Parish [Est. 1843] - Vincennes, Knox County
     RR 5, St. Thomas Road - Box 102 - Vincennes, IN 47591
     Phone: (812) 882-2478.


• St. John the Baptist Parish [Est. 1847] - Vincennes, Knox County
    803 Main Street - Vincennes, IN 47591  Phone: (812) 882-1762.


•  St. Vincent De Paul Parish [Est. 1847] - Vincennes, Knox County
    RR 3 Vincennes, IN 47591 Highland Phone: (812) 882-8968.


• St. Philip Neri Parish [Est. 1908] - Bicknell, Knox County
  
   605 West Fourth Street - Bicknell, Indiana 47512-1615  Phone: (812) 735-4069.


• Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish [Est. 1908] - Vincennes, Knox County
   2004 North Second Street - Vincennes, IN 47591  Phone: (812) 882-8382.


MARTIN County Diocese of Evansville since 1944.
The Parishes of Washington Deanery


• St. Joseph Parish [Est. 1853] - Bramble, Martin County
   St. Joseph's Phone: (812) 295-3955.
   Mail: c/o St. John Church: 408 Church St. - Loogootee, IN 47553
   Phone: (812) 295-2225.


• St. John Parish [Est. Mission 1857; Parish 1859] - Loogootee, Martin County
   408 Church Street - Loogootee, IN 47553  Phone: (812) 295-2225.
   The pastor also cares for Immaculate Conception Parish, in Shoals, and the Assumption of Mary Chapel in Barr Township, Daviess County.


• Immaculate Conception Parish [Est. 1869] - Shoals, Martin County
   Phone: (812) 247-3061
   Mail:  c/o St. John Church: 408 Church Street - Loogootee, IN 47553
     Phone: (812) 295-2225.


• St. Martin Parish [Est. 1875] - Whitfield, Martin County
   St. Martin's Phone: (812) 295-2830
Mail: c/o St. John Church: 408 Church Street - Loogootee, IN 47553
   Phone: (812) 295-2225.


PIKE County Diocese of Evansville since 1944.


The Parishes of Washington Deanery
• SS. Peter and Paul Parish [Est. 1847] - Petersburg, Pike County
   711 Walnut Street - Petersburg, IN  47567-1447  Phone: (812) 354-6942.


POSEY County Diocese of Evansville since 1944.


The Parishes of Evansville West Deanery


• St. Wendel Parish [Est. 1842] - St. Wendel, Vanderburgh/Posey county line.
   10542 W. Boonville-New Harmony Rd. - Evansville, IN  47720
   Phone: (812) 963-3733.
• Sisters of St. Francis - Convent:
   4725 St. Wendel-Cynthiana Road, Wadesville, 47638 Phone: (812) 963-6761.
Wadesville is a Posey County address.


• St. Philip the Apostle Parish [Est. 1847] - Posey County
   3500 South St. Philip Road - Mount Vernon, IN 47620-9697  Phone: (812) 985-2275.


• St. Matthew Parish [Est. 1857] - Mount Vernon, Posey County
   421 Mulberry Street - Mount Vernon, IN  47620-1937  Phone: (812) 838-2535.
• Sisters of St. Benedict - Convent: (812) 838-3245.

• St. Francis Xavier Parish [Est. 1886] - Poseyville, Posey County
   10 N. St. Francis Ave., P.O. Box 100 - Poseyville, IN 47633  Phone: (812) 874-2258.


• Holy Angels Parish [Est. Mission 1898; Parish 1948] - New Harmony, Posey County
   423 South Street, P.O. Box 548 - New Harmony, IN  47631  Phone: (812) 682-4224.


SPENCER County Diocese of Evansville since 1944.
       Harrison Township, in Spencer County, is encompassed within the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, with the remaining portion of the county within the Diocese of Evansville.


• The Parishes of Newburgh Deanery

• St. Bernard Parish [Est. 1850] - Rockport, Spencer County
   547 Elm Street - Rockport, IN 47635  Phone: (812) 649-4811.
    mailto:bernard@psci.net


• Mary, Help of Christians Parish [Est. 1857] - Mariah Hill, Spencer County
   Spaeth Road - Mariah Hill, Indiana 47556  Phone: (812) 937-4326.


• St. John Chrysostom Parish [Est. 1862] - New Boston, Spencer County
Mailing Address: R.R. 1, Box 156 - Evanston, IN 47531-9686
Phone: (812) 547-3614.


• St. Martin I Parish [Est. 1866] - Chrisney, Spencer County
P.O. Box 147 - Chrisney, IN  47611  Phone: (812) 362-7313.


• St. Joseph Parish [Est. 1909] - Dale, Spencer County
   R.R. 1, Box 308, #8 E. Maple St. - Dale, IN 47523  Phone: (812) 937-2200.


• St. Nicholas Parish [Mission 1967; Parish 1991] - Santa Claus, Spencer County
   P.O. Box 351 - Santa Claus, IN 47579-0351  Phone: (812) 937-2380.


• Spencer County Public Library
   210 Walnut Street - Rockport, IN  47635  Phone: (812) 649-4866
   Fax:  (812) 649-4018   E-mail:  mailto:scpl@psci.net

   Collection includes the Catholic Church records for Spencer County, Indiana.
Spencer County Historical Society - meets at the Spencer County Public Library.


SULLIVAN County Diocese of Evansville since 1944.
The Parishes of Vincennes Deanery
 
• St. Mary Parish [Est. 1867] - Sullivan, Sullivan County
    105 East Jackson, P.O. Box 506 - Sullivan, IN 47882  Phone: (812) 268-4088.


VANDERBURGH County Diocese of Evansville since 1944.
The Parishes of Evansville West Deanery
The Parishes of Evansville East Deanery
• St. Joseph Parish [Est. 1841] - Vanderburgh County
   6202 West St. Joseph Road - Evansville, IN 47720  Phone: (812) 963-3273.
• Sisters of St. Benedict - Convent:  (812) 963-5731.
• St. Wendel Parish [Est. 1842] - St. Wendel, Vanderburgh/Posey county line.
   10542 W. Boonville-New Harmony Rd. - Evansville, IN  47720
   Phone: (812) 963-3733.
• Sisters of St. Francis - Convent:
   4725 St. Wendel-Cynthiana Road, Wadesville, 47638 Phone: (812) 963-6761.
• Holy Trinity Parish [Est. 1849] - Evansville, Vanderburgh County
   219 N.W. Third Street - Evansville, IN  47708  Phone: (812) 422-5150.
• St. Mary Parish [Est. 1867] - Evansville, Vanderburgh County
   609 Cherry Street - Evansville, IN  47713  Phone: (812-425-1577.
• St. John the Evangelist Parish [Est. 1868] - Daylight, Vanderburgh County
   5301 Daylight Drive - Evansville, IN  47725-7636  Phone: (812) 867-3718.
• St. Boniface Parish [Est. 1881] - Evansville, Vanderburgh County
   418 North Wabash Avenue - Evansville, IN  47712  Phone: (812) 425-8375.
• Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish [Est. 1885] - Evansville, Vanderburgh County
   2701 West Franklin Street - Evansville, IN 47712  Phone: (812) 425-5505.
• St. Anthony of Padua Parish [Est. 1888] - Evansville, Vanderburgh County
   704 First Avenue - Evansville, IN  47710  Phone: (812-423-5209
• St. Agnes, Virgin and Martyr Parish [Est. 1892] - Evansville, Vanderburgh County
   1600 Glendale Avenue - Evansville, IN  47712  Phone: (812) 425-9140.
• St. Joseph Parish [Est. 1905] - Evansville, Vanderburgh County
   600 East Virginia Street - Evansville, IN  47711  Phone: (812) 422-5668.
• St. Benedict Cathedral Parish [Est. 1912] - Evansville, Vanderburgh County
   1328 Lincoln Avenue - Evansville, IN  47714-1598  Phone: (812) 425-3369.
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church - Evansville, Vanderburgh County
    2004 N. Second Street - Evansville, IN - Phone: (812) 882-8382.
• St. John the Apostle Parish [Est. 1941] - Evansville, Vanderburgh County
   617 Bellemeade Avenue - Evansville, IN  47713-1707  Phone: (812-424-9261
• Christ the King Parish [Est. 1942] - Evansville, Vanderburgh County
   3109 Bayard Park Drive - Evansville, IN  47714-2697  Phone: (812) 476-3061.
• St. Theresa Parish [Est. 1947] - Evansville, Vanderburgh County
   Office: 600 Herndon Dr. - Evansville, IN 47711-3897  Phone: (812) 422-8211.
• Most Holy Rosary of the Blessed Virgin Mary Parish [Est. 1950] - Evansville, Vanderburgh Co
   1301 South Green River Road - Evansville, IN 47715-5617  Phone: (812-477-8923.
• Holy Redeemer Parish [Est. 1952] - Evansville, Vanderburgh County
  
   918 West Mill Road - Evansville, IN  47710-3956  Phone: (812) 424-8344.
• Holy Spirit Parish [Est. 1952]  - Evansville, Vanderburgh County
   1800 Lodge Avenue - Evansville, IN 47714-3535  Phone: (812) 477-1738.
• Resurrection Parish [Est. 1954] - Evansville, Vanderburgh County
   5301 New Harmony Road - Evansville, IN  47720-1774  Phone: (812) 963-3121.
• Corpus Christi Parish [Est. 1955] -  Evansville, Vanderburgh County
   5528 Hogue Road - Evansville, IN  47712-3298  Phone: (812) 422-2027.
• Good Shepherd Parish [Est. 1955] - Evansville, Vanderburgh County
  
   2301 North Stockwell Road - Evansville, IN  47715-1849  Phone: (812-477-5405.
• Nativity Parish [Est. 1962]
3635 Pollack Avenue - Evansville, IN  47714  Phone: (812) 476-7186.
WARRICK County Diocese of Evansville since 1944.
The Parishes of Newburgh Deanery
 
• St. Rupert Parish [Est. 1865] - Red Brush, Warrick County.
   1244 West Red Brush Road - Newburgh, IN 47630 Phone: (812) 853-3040.
• St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish [Est. 1866] - Newburgh, Warrick County.
   625 Frame Road - Newburgh, IN 47630
         Phone: (812) 853-6181 * FAX (812)853-6182
The Way of the Cross  on the St. John the Baptist Parish site - Newburgh, Indiana.
• St. Clement Parish [Est. 1882] - Boonville, Warrick County
   216 N. Seventh Street - Boonville, IN 47601-1608 Phone: (812) 897-4653.

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• Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend (Indiana),  [est. 1857¹]
   Chancery postal address:  P.O. Box 390 - Fort Wayne, IN  46801.
   Chancery: 1103 S. Calhoun St. - Fort Wayne, IN  46854  Phone: (219) 422-4611.
Secretary:   E-mail: mraatz@fw.diocesefwsb.org
• See also:
• Today's Catholic: Diocese Newspaper

Notre Dame Archives Guide:
Indiana Catholic Parish Histories Held at the Archives of Notre Dame.
Catholic Church. Diocese of Fort Wayne (Ind.) Collection, 1849-1961, item list.
Diocese of Vincennes / Indianapolis - Archdiocese (MAVI), c.1750-1938, item list.
Catholic Church. Diocese of Vincennes (Ind.) Records, ca. 1750-1940 (bulk 1796-1897).
University of Notre Dame Archives
607 Hesburgh Library
Notre Dame, IN 46556
Phone: (219) 631-6448  E-mail: Archives.1@nd.edu  Fax: (219) 631-7980
The Diocese of Ft. Wayne-South Bend includes the counties of Adams, Allen, DeKalb, Elkart, Huntington, Kosciusko, Lagrange, Marshall, Noble, Steuben, St. Joseph, Wabash, Wells and Whitley.
• Cities, Towns and Communities in ALLEN County: Arcola, Besancon, Fort Wayne, Hessen Cassel, Monroeville, New Haven, Sheldon, Yoder.
• Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Parish Directory
• The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception [est. 1836] - Fort Wayne
   1122 S. Clinton St. - Box 10898 - Fort Wayne, IN  46854  Phone: (219) 424-1485
Select Chapter IX to read HISTORY of The Cathedral Parish, also known in early years as St. Augustine's Church, transcribed from:
The Diocese of Fort Wayne, 1857--Sepember 22--1907, A Book of Historical Reference, 1669-1907.  By the Rt. Rev. H. J. Alerding.  Fort Wayne: The Archer Printing Co.  1907.  [TABLE OF CONTENTS] [see CHAPTER IX pages 201-277]
Please note:  This is a transcription of this 1907 history, so when it reads "today..." it is referring to present day 1907 - NOT 1999.
See also:  Cityscapes: "Church of churches", by Kevin Leininger, from the archives of The News-Sentinel (Fort Wayne, IN), Jan. 16, 1982.  This article includes photographs of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.
• St. Matthew Cathedral [est. 1922] - South Bend
   1701 Miami St. - South Bend, IN  46613
   Phone: (219) 289-5539  Fax: 219-289-0227
• Today's Catholic: Diocese Newspaper
 
 

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ADAMS County  - Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese Parish Directory and Map of Adams County.  Decatur
•  St. Mary of the Assumption [est. 1846]
414 W. Madison St., P.O. Box 207 - Decatur IN 46733
Phone: (219) 724-9159  Fax: (219) 724-8948.
See: "St. Mary's Church", transcribed from:  The Diocese of Fort Wayne, 1857--Sepember 22--1907, A Book of Historical Reference, 1669-1907.  By the Rt. Rev. H. J. Alerding.  Fort Wayne: The Archer Printing Co.  1907.
   [Alerding's History: TABLE OF CONTENTS]
  Geneva
•    St. Mary of the Presentation (est. 1883)
       5790 E 1100 S. - Geneva, IN 46740-9132  Phone: (219) 997-6558.

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ALLEN County  - Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Cities, Towns and Communities:  Arcola, Besancon, Fort Wayne, Hessen Cassel, Monroeville, New Haven, Sheldon, Yoder.
Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese Parish Directory and Map for Allen County.

  Select Chapter IX to read the HISTORY of The Cathedral Parish, also known in early years as St. Augustine's Church, transcribed from:  The Diocese of Fort Wayne, 1857--Sepember 22--1907, A Book of Historical Reference, 1669-1907.  By the Rt. Rev. H. J. Alerding.  Fort Wayne: The Archer Printing Co.  1907.  [TABLE OF CONTENTS] [seeCHAPTER IX pages 201-277]  Please note:  This is a transcription of this 1907 history, so when it reads "today..." it is referring to present day 1907 - NOT 1999.

• Today's Catholic - Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese News!
• Learn more about Allen County (not specifically Catholic)
• The Catholic Cemetery:
   3500 Lake Avenue - Fort Wayne, IN  46805  Phone: (219) 426-2044.
Note:  There are also several Catholic Parishes which have cemeteries attached.


Arcola
• St. Patrick Catholic Church of Arcola,
   12305 Arcola Rd. - Fort Wayne, IN  46818 - Phone: (219) 625-4151.

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Fort Wayne area Catholic Churches:

• Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception [Est. 1836]
Early name: St. Augustine's Church
   Street address: 1122 S. Clinton St. - Fort Wayne, IN  46854.
   Chancery Office:  1103 S. Calhoun St. - Fort Wayne, IN  46854.
• Most Precious Blood Catholic Church [Est. 1897]
    1515 Barthold - Fort Wayne, IN  46808 - Phone: (219) 424-5535.
   1907 History of Church of the Most Precious Blood
• Our Lady of Good Hope Parish [Est. 1969]
    7215 Saint Joe Rd. - Fort Wayne, IN  46835 - Phone: (210) 485-9615.
• Queen of Angels Catholic Church [Est. 1947]
    1500 W. State Blvd. - Fort Wayne, IN  46808 - Phone: (219) 482-9411.
• Sacred Heart Catholic Church [Est. 1947]
    1020 Capitol Ave. - Fort Wayne, IN  46806 - Phone: (219) 744-2519.
• St. Andrew's Catholic Church [Est. 1910] & St. Hyacinth's Parish [1910]
    2610 New Haven Ave. - Fort Wayne, IN 46803 Phone: (219) 422-0380.
(St. Hyacinth's Parish was on Holton Ave.; St. Hyacinth's and St. Andrew's have been combined.)
• St. Charles Borromeo [Est. 1957]
  4916 Trier Road - Fort Wayne, IN 46815  Phone: (219) 482-2186.
• St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church [Est. 1988]
  10700 Aboite Center Rd. - Fort Wayne, IN 46804 Phone: (219) 432-0268.
• St. Henry's Catholic Church [Est. 1956]
    2929 E. Paulding Rd. - Fort Wayne, IN 46816 - Phone: (219) 447-4100.
• St. John the Baptist Catholic Church [Est. 1929]
    4525 Arlington Ave. - Fort Wayne, IN 46807 - Phone: (219) 744-4393.
• St. Joseph Catholic Church [Est. 1914]
    1910 Hale Ave. - Fort Wayne, IN  46802 - Phone: (219) 432-5113.
• St. Jude's Catholic Church [Est. 1929] - Parish History
   Rectory: 2101 Pemberton Dr. - Fort Wayne, IN 46805 -
   Phone: (219) 484-6609.
• St. Mary's Catholic Church [Est. 1848]
  
• 442 E. Jefferson Blvd. - Fort Wayne, IN  46802 - Phone: (219) 424-8231.
  (St. Mary's Church was destroyed in a fire in 1993.  A new church has been  built in the same location.)
  See: "St. Mary's Church", transcribed from:  The Diocese of Fort Wayne, 1857--Sepember 22--1907, A Book of Historical Reference, 1669-1907.  By the Rt. Rev. H. J. Alerding.  Fort Wayne: The Archer Printing Co.  1907.
     [Alerding's History: TABLE OF CONTENTS]
• St. Patrick's Parish [Est. 1889]
   
• 2120 S. Harrison St. - Fort Wayne, IN 46802 -  Phone: (219) 744-1450.
• St. Paul's Catholic Church [Est. 1865]
 
• St. Paul's was located at 416 W. Washington Blvd. - Fort Wayne, IN 46802, however, the parish was recently closed and the building was razed.
      See: "St. Paul's Church", transcribed from:  The Diocese of Fort Wayne, 1857--Sepember 22--1907, A Book of Historical Reference, 1669-1907.  By the Rt. Rev. H. J. Alerding.  Fort Wayne: The Archer Printing Co.  1907.
     [Alerding's History: TABLE OF CONTENTS]
• St. Peter's Catholic Church [Est. ca. 1872]
  518 E. DeWald - Fort Wayne, IN 46803 - Phone: (219) 744-2765.
• St. Therese Catholic Church [Est. 1947]
  2304 Lower Huntington Rd. - Fort Wayne, IN  46819
   Phone: (219) 747-9139 (This area is known as "Waynedale".)
• St. Vincent Catholic Church [Est. 1846]
   8669 Auburn Rd. - Fort Wayne, IN  46825 - Phone: (219) 489-3537.
   This parish does have a cemetery.
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help Mission Byzantine Catholic (Ukrainian)
   Within the jurisdiction of St. Nicholas, in Chicago, Illinois
     Our Lady Mission is served from St. Michael's, in Mishawaka, Indiana.
     St. Michael (Byzantine - Ukrainian/St. Nicholas-Chicago)
        712 E. Lawrence Street - Mishawaka, IN 46544   Phone: (219) 259-7173.
• The Internet Prayer Booklet, with a Versión en español, by Fred Jehle and the IPFW Newman Group.



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Catholic Cemeteries in Fort Wayne
  Catholic Cemetery - 3500 Lake Ave., Fort Wayne, IN  46805 Hessen Cassel

• St. Joseph (est. 1851)
   11337 Old U.S. 27 S. - Fort Wayne, IN 46816 - Phone: (219) 639-3748.

Monroeville

• St. Rose Catholic Church [1st visited 1831; est. 1868]
   206 Summit (P.O. Box 406) Monroeville, IN 46773
   Phone: (219) 623-6437.

New Haven (and old Besancon)

• St. John the Baptist Catholic Church [Est. 1859]
  Office: 943 Powers - New Haven, IN 46774   Phone: (219) 493-4553.
  See: "St. John The Baptist's Church", transcribed from: The Diocese of Fort Wayne, 1857--Sepember 22--1907, A Book of Historical Reference, 1669-1907.  By the Rt. Rev. H. J. Alerding.  Fort Wayne: The Archer Printing Co.  1907.
   [Alerding's History: TABLE OF CONTENTS]
• St. Louis Besancon Catholic Church (Est. 1851)
 Rectory: 15535 E. Lincoln Hwy. - New Haven, IN 46774
 Phone: (219) 749-4525.
     "French immigrants made up the settlement in Jackson township of Allen County, now called Besancon, about 1840.  At that time it was known as New France.  The thrifty settlers made, of the swamp land, the best farm land in Allen county..."
Select Chapter IX to read the HISTORY of The St. Louis Parish:
See: "St. Louis' Church", transcribed from:  The Diocese of Fort Wayne, 1857--Sepember 22--1907, A Book of Historical Reference, 1669-1907.  By the Rt. Rev. H. J. Alerding.  Fort Wayne: The Archer Printing Co.  1907.
   [Alerding's History: TABLE OF CONTENTS]
Please note:  This is a transcription of this 1907 history, so when it reads "today..." it is referring to present day 1907 - NOT 2005.


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Historical Information Query

• A member of 'BESANCON HISTORICAL SOCIETY', located just out side of New Haven with our roots at St. Louis Church would like to locate a picture of the French-American Society of Allen County, IN taken in June 1915 at the picnic at Centlivre Park.  The French American Society of Allen County, IN was begun in 1902.   The Society was disbanded about 1923 but membership was about 350 members in 1911.  Contact:  Joyce Lomont Crowl  E-mail:  jjcrowl@c3net.net    5036 Abbey Lane - Shelby Twp., MI.  48316

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Sheldon (see Yoder and Rt. Rev. Alerding's History of St. Aloysius)
Yoder

• St. Aloysius (est. 1859)
   14623 Bluffton Rd. - Yoder IN 46798 - Phone: (219) 622-4491.
   This parish does have a cemetery.
Select Chapter IX to read the HISTORY of The St. Aloysius Parish from:
See: "St. Aloysius' Church", transcribed from:  The Diocese of Fort Wayne, 1857--Sepember 22--1907, A Book of Historical Reference, 1669-1907.  By the Rt. Rev. H. J. Alerding.  Fort Wayne: The Archer Printing Co.  1907.
   [Alerding's History: TABLE OF CONTENTS]
Please note:  This is a transcription of this 1907 history, so when it reads "today..." it is referring to present day 1907 - NOT 1999.

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DEKALB County  - Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend

   Auburn
• Immaculate Conception Catholic Church (est. 1871)

500 East 7th Street, Auburn, IN  46706 
Phone:  (260) 925-3930   E-mail:  icc@dklb.net

• Immaculate Conception Parish History

  Garrett
• St. Joseph (est. 1876)
     300 W. Houston St. - Garrett, IN 46738-1424 Phone:  (219) 357-3122.


  Waterloo
• St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church (est. 1880)
• 1098 County Road 39 - Waterloo, IN 46793-9779
• Phone: (260) 837-7155   Pastor's E-mail:  dc1098@locl.net
 
• Learn more about DeKalb County (not specifically Catholic)

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ELKHART County  - Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese Parish Directory and Map for Elkart County.

  Bristol

• St. Mary of the Annunciation [Est. 1941]

    P.O. Box 245 - 411 W. Vistula St. - Bristol, IN 46507  Phone: (219) 848-4305.
  Elkhart
• St. Thomas the Apostle [Est. 1949]

    1405 N. Main St. - Elkhart, IN 46514  Phone: (219) 262-1505.

• St. Vincent de Paul [Est. 1868]

    1108 S. Main St. - Elkhart, IN 46516  Phone: (219) 293-8231.
  Goshen
• St. John the Evangelist [Est. 1840] - E-mail: jhd918@aol.com

    114 W. Monroe St. - Goshen, IN 46526 - Phone: (219) 533-3385.
   See: "St. John's Church", transcribed from:  The Diocese of Fort Wayne, 1857--Sepember 22--1907, A Book of Historical Reference, 1669-1907.  By the Rt. Rev. H. J. Alerding.  Fort Wayne: The Archer Printing Co.  1907.
   [Alerding's History: TABLE OF CONTENTS]
Please note:  This is a transcription of this 1907 history, so when it reads "today..." it is referring to present day 1907 - NOT 1999.
   Milford
• Our Lady of Guadalupe
        4th & Main - Milford, IN 46542  Phone: (219) 658-9384.
 
• Learn more about Elkhart County (not specifically Catholic)




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HUNTINGTON County  - Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend

   Huntington
• St. Mary Parish  (est. 1897)

     903 N. Jefferson St. -  Huntington, IN 46750 - Phone: (219) 356-4398.
• SS Peter and Paul (est. 1843)

    860 Cherry St. - Huntington, IN  46750 - Phone: (219) 356-4798.
   Roanoke
•  St. Joseph Parish (est. 1867)

     641 N. Main St., (P.O. Box 358) Roanoke, IN 46783  Phone: (219) 672-2838.
• St. Catharine of Alexandria (est. 1850) (Nix's Settlement, Whitley County)

      Indiana Hwy. 9 & Whitley CR 1000 S - Roanoke, IN 46783-0250
     Phone: (219) 672 -2838.

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KOSCIUSKO County  - Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend     Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese Parish Directory and Map for Kosciusko County.    Milford
• Our Lady of Guadalupe [Est. 1972]

   4th and Main Sts. (P.O. Box 605) - Milford, IN 46542  Phone: (219) 658-9384.
    Pierceton
• St. Francis Xavier [Est. 1864]

   408 W. Catholic St. (P.O. Box 376) Pierceton, IN 46562
   Phone: (219) 594-5750.
    Syracuse
• St. Martin de Porres [Est. 1966]

    6941 E. Waco Dr. - Syracuse, IN 46567  Phone: (219) 457-3528.
    Warsaw
•  Sacred Heart [Est. 1877]

    125 N. Harrison -  Warsaw, IN 46580  Phone: (219) 267-5842.

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LAGRANGE County  - Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend

La Grange
• St. Joseph [Est. 1933]

   50 North - 100 East - P.O. Box 69 - La Grange, IN 46761
   Phone:  (219) 463-3472.
• St. Gaspar Catholic Church

   10871 North State Road 9 - Rome City, IN 46784  Phone:(219) 854-3100.

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MARSHALL County  - Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend

Bremen
• St. Dominic (est. 1947)

    803 W. Bike St. -  Bremen, IN 46506  Phone: (219) 546-3601.
Culver
• St. Mary of the Lake (est. 1948)

    124 College Ave. - P.O. Box 111 - Culver, IN 46511  Phone: (219) 842-2522.
Plymouth
• St. Michael the Archangel (est. 1865)

     612 N. Walnut St. - Plymouth, IN 46563 - Phone: (219) 936-4935.

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NOBLE County  - Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend

Albion
• Blessed Sacrament Parish (est. 1875)

    HWY #9 South, P.O. Box 102 - Albion, IN 46701  Phone: (219) 636-2072
   or Phone: (219) 894-4946 (at St. Patrick's, Ligonier).
Avilla
• St. Mary of the Assumption (est. 1853) - See Alerding's History of St. Mary's Parish.

    228 N. Main St. - P.O. Box 700 - Avilla, IN 46710  Phone: (219) 897-3261.
Ege
• Immaculate Conception Parish (est. 1853) - See Alerding's History of the Parish.

   Church address:  700 E and 400 S, Ege, IN
   Mail to:  216 North Main Street - Churubusco, IN  46723  Phone: (219) 693-9578.
Kendallville
• Immaculate Conception Parish (est. 1867)

    319 E. Diamond St. - Kendallville, IN 46755  Phone: (219) 347-2522.
Ligonier
• St. Patrick (est. 1860)

    300 Ravine Park Drive - Ligonier, IN 46767  Phone: (219) 894-4946.
Rome City
• St. Gaspar Del Bufalo (est. 1957)

     10871 N. St. Rd. 9 - Rome City, IN 46784  Phone: (219) 854-3100.

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STEUBEN County  - Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend

Angola
• St. Anthony of Padua (est. 1926)
    700 W. Maumee St. - Angola, IN 46703  Phone: (219) 665-2259.


Clear Lake
• St. Paul Chapel (est. 1940)
    8780 E. 700 N. - Angola, IN 46703  Phone: (219) 495-9913. (Fremont)


Hudson (Big Long Lake)
• St. Mary of the Angels (est. 1937) (Big Long Lake)
  
    5725 S. - 1025 E. - Hudson, IN 46747  Phone: (219) 665-2259.

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ST. JOSEPH County  - Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend

Granger
• St. Pius X (est. 1951)
  
    52553 Fir Road - Granger, IN 46530  Phone: (219) 272-8462.


Lakeville
• Sacred Heart of Jesus (est. 1933)
  
    63568 U.S. 31 S. - South Bend, IN 46614  Phone: (219) 291-2826.


Mishawaka
• Queen of Peace Parish (est. 1957)
    4508 Vistula Road - Mishawaka, IN 46544  Phone: (219) 255-9674.
• St. Bavo Parish (est. 1903)
    511 West Seventh St. -  Mishawaka, IN 46544  Phone: (219) 255-1437.
• St. Joseph Parish (est. 1848)
    225 S. Mill St. - Mishawaka IN 46544 - Phone: (219) 255-6134.
• St. Monica Parish (est. 1915)
  
    222 W. Mishawaka Ave. - Mishawaka, IN 46545  Phone: (219) 255-2247.
• St. Michael's Byzantine Ukrainian Catholic Church (est. 1916)
    712 E. Lawrence St. - Mishawaka, IN 46545  Phone: (219) 259-7173.
under the jurisdiction of the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Catholic Church


New Carlisle
• St. Stanislaus Kostka (est. 1884)
     55756 Tulip Road,  New Carlisle, IN 46552  Phone: (219) 654-3781.


Notre Dame
• Sacred Heart (est. 1842)

    University of Notre Dame - Notre Dame, IN 46556  Phone: (219) 631-7511.
South Bend
• St. Matthew Cathedral [Est. 1922)
   1701 Miami St. - South Bend, IN 46613  Phone: (219) 289-5539.
• Christ the King Parish [Est. 1933)
   52473 U.S. 33 N.,  South Bend, IN 46637  Phone: (219) 272-3113.
• Corpus Christi(est. 1961)
   2822 Corpus Christi Dr.,  South Bend, IN 46628  Phone: (219) 272-9982.
• Faith, Hope, Charity Chapel (est. 1975)
   114 W. Wayne St. (P.O. Box 143) South Bend, IN 46601
   Phone: (219) 289-4263.
• Holy Cross (est. 1929)
  
   1520 Vassar Ave., South Bend, IN 46628  Phone: (219) 233-2179.
• Holy Family (est. 1945)
  
   56405 Mayflower Road - South Bend, IN 46619  Phone: (219) 282-2317.
• Little Flower (est. 1937)
   54191 N. Ironwood Dr. - South Bend, IN 46635
   Phone: (219) 272-7070     E-mail: info@littleflowerchurch.org
• Our Lady of Hungary (est. 1921)
  
    829 W. Calvert St. - South Bend, IN 46613  Phone: (219) 287-1700.
• St. Adalbert (est. 1910)
  
    2420 W. Huron St. - South Bend, IN 46619- Phone: (219) 288-5708.
• St. Anthony De Padua (est. 1949)
  
    2120 E. Jefferson - South Bend, IN 46617 - Phone: (219) 282-2308.
• St. Augustine (est. 1928)
  
   1501 W. Washington St. - South Bend, IN 46619  Phone: (219) 234-0295.
• St. Casimir (est. 1899)
    1308 W. Dunham St. - South Bend, IN 46619  Phone: (219) 287-9551.
• St. Hedwig (est. 1877)
  
    331 S. Scott St. - South Bend, IN 46601  Phone: (219) 287-8932.
• St. John the Baptist (est. 1956)
  
    3526 S. John Way - South Bend, IN 46628  Phone: (219) 233-5414.
• St. Joseph (est. ca. 1853) - St. Joseph's Parish History
    226 N. Hill St. - South Bend IN 46617  Phone:  (219) 234-3134.
• St. Jude (est. 1948)
  
    19704 Johnson Rd. - South Bend, IN 46614  Phone: (219) 291-0570.
• St. Mary of the Assumption (est. 1882)
    3501 S. Locust Rd. -  South Bend, IN 46614  Phone: (219) 287-0225.
• St. Patrick (est. 1858)
    309 S. Taylor St. - South Bend, IN 46601  Phone: (219) 232-5839.
• St. Stanislaus (est. 1899)
    415 N. Brookfield St. - South Bend, IN 46628  Phone: (219) 233-1217.
• St. Stephen (est. 1900)
    1102 W. Thomas St. - South Bend, IN 46601  Phone: (219) 287-7681.
Walkerton
• St. Patrick (est. 1856) - See Alerding's (1907) History of St. Patrick's Parish, in Walkerton.
    801 Tyler St. - Walkerton, IN 46574
   Phone: (219) 586-7404   E-mail: stpat@skyenet.net

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WELLS County - Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese Parish Directory and Map for Wells County.

     Bluffton
• St. Joseph (est. 1875)
  
    1700 N. Main St. - Bluffton, IN 46714  Phone: (219) 824-1380.
(see also Yoder, ALLEN County and Rt. Rev. Alerding's History of St. Aloysius)


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WHITLEY County - Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend
Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese Parish Directory and Map for Whitley County.

     Churubusco
• St. John Bosco Catholic Church
  
    220 N. Main St. - Churubusco, IN  46723  Phone: (219) 693-9578.
     Columbia City
•  St. Paul of the Cross (est. 1860)
     315 S. Line St. - Columbia City, IN 46725 - PH: (219) 244-5723
     Nix Settlement
• St. Catharine of Alexandria (est. 1850) (Nix's Settlement, Whitley County)
      Indiana Hwy. 9 & Whitley CR 1000 S - Roanoke, IN 46783-0250
     Phone: (219) 672 -2838.
(see also Roanoke, HUNTINGTON County and Rt. Rev. Alerding's History.

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•  Diocese of Gary (Indiana),  [est. 1956¹],

      Chancery:  9292 Broadway - Merrillville, IN  46410.
The Diocese of Gary encompases the northwestern Indiana Counties of Lake, Laporte, Porter and Stark.
(Web weaver for Gary Diocese: E-mail: lreleford@dcgary.org)
The Church of the Immaculate Conception at Woodville, was being visited from St. Vincent's Church on the last Sunday of each month (ca. 1907).  The members of this mission were pew-holders at St. Vincent de Paul's Congregation [est. ca. 1838] of Logansport.  Select here to read the History of St. Vincent's from:
The Diocese of Fort Wayne, 1857--Sepember 22--1907, A Book of Historical Reference, 1669-1907.  By the Rt. Rev. H. J. Alerding.  Fort Wayne: The Archer Printing Co.  1907.  [page 211-213]
Please note:  This is an exact transcription of this 1907 history, so when it reads "today..." it is referring to present day 1907 - NOT 1999
• Gary Diocese Parish Directory
• Cathedral of the Holy Angels:

   640 Tyler St. - Gary, IN 46402  Phone: (219)  882-6079.
LAKE County - Diocese of Gary since 1956.
This county has been encompassed by the Diocese of Gary since it was established in 1956.  From 1857 to 1956, this county was included in the Fort Wayne Diocese.
• Saint John the Evangelist- (est. 1847) - St. John, IN - "The Oldest Parish in NW Indiana" - Includes a brief History 1839-1998.

   Office: 11301 W. 93rd Avenue - St. John, IN  Phone: (219) 365-5678.
   Mail to: P.O. Box 360 - St. John, IN 46373.
See also: Alerding's History of St. John's Parish.


Crown Point, Lake County
• St. Mary Church [Est. 1868] - See Alerding's History of St. Mary's Parish.
    321 E. Joliet Street - Crown Point, IN 46307-4095     Phone: (219) 663-0044.
• St. Matthias Parish [Est. after ca. 1941]
     2449 W. 125th Avenue - Crown Point, IN 46307   Phone: (219) 663-2201.


Dyer, Lake County:
• St. Joseph Parish: [est. 1867] See Alerding's History of St. Joseph's Parish.
    440 Joliet Street - Dyer, (Lake County), Indiana 46311   Phone: (219) 865-2271.
• St. Maria Goretti Parish:
    500 Northgate Drrive - Dyer (Lake County), Indiana  46311  Phone: (219) 865-8956.
East Chicago, Lake County:
• St. Patrick Church  [est. 1903]
      3810 Grand Blvd., East Chicago, IN 46312.
      Phone: (219) 398-1036    Internet: info@st-patrick-ec-in.org
• St. Mary Parish [est. 1890] - ca. 1907 History of St. Mary's Parish

     822 W. 144th Street - East Chicago, IN 46312   Phone: (219) 398-2409
• Holy Trinity Parish (Croation) [est. 1916]

   4754 Carey Street - East Chicago, IN 46312   Phone: (219) 398-3061
• Holy Trinity Parish (Hungarian) [est. 1907]

   4759 McCook Avenue - East Chicago, IN 46312   Phone: (219) 397-1907
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish [est. 1927]
   3510 Deodar Street - P.O. Box 3400 - East Chicago, IN 46312
   Phone: (219) 398-0253
• Sacred Heart Parish [est. 1926]
   4423 Olcott Avenue - East Chicago, IN 46312   Phone: (219) 397-5857
• St. John Cantius Parish [est. 1906]
   3903 Main Street - East Chicago, IN 46312   Phone: (219) 398-1370
• St. Stanislaus Parish [est. 1896] - ca. 1907 History of St. Stanislaus' Church
     808 W. 150th Street - East Chicago, IN 46312   Phone: (219) 398-2341


Gary, Lake County:
     In Bishop Noll's, The Diocese of Fort Wayne:  Fragments of History (1941), Rt. Rev. Thomas F. Jansen, writes the following, of Gary, which at that time was within the Diocese of Fort Wayne:  "...When the city was laid out property was procured by Bishop Alerding for the English people resident there, and a little later for people of five large foreign groups.  We call them "foreign" groups because they were brought directly from Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Lithuania and Croatia, the United States Steel Corporation having advertised in the newspapers of those countries for laborers..."
 
• The Cathedral of the Holy Angels Parish (est. 1907)
   640 Tyler Street - Gary, IN 46402  Phone:  (219) 882-6079.
• St. Hedwig Parish (est. 1909) - Primarily established for the Polish community (as noted above), St. Hedwig's was the 2nd Catholic parish in Gary.
   1746 Pennsylvania St. - Gary, IN 46407  Phone: (219) 882-2584.
• Holy Trinity Parish: (est. 1912) -
   410 W. 13th Ave. - Gary, IN 46407  Phone: (219) 885-2282.
• St. Casimir Parish (est. 1916) - Primarily established for the Lithuanian community (as noted above)
  
   1390 W. 15th Ave. - Gary, IN 46407   Phone: (219) 882-1171.
• St. Mark Parish (est. 1921)
   501 W. Ridge Rd. - Gary, IN 46408-2746  Phone: (219) 887-0514.
• Holy Family Parish (est. 1926)
   416 E. Ridge Rd. - Gary, IN 46409  Phone: (219) 884-1733.  (no longer listed in diocesan directory in 2005)
• St. Joseph the Worker Parish:
   330 E. 45th Ave. - Gary, IN 46409  Phone: (219) 980-1846.
• SS. Monica and Luke Parish (est. 1928)
   645 Rhode Island St. - Gary, IN 46402-2616  Phone: (219) 883-1861.
• St. Mary of the Lake:
   6060 Miller Ave. - Gary, IN 46403  Phone: (219) 938-1373.
• Holy Rosary: 
    719 Clark Rd. - Gary, IN 46406   Phone: (219) 944-1080.
• St. Ann Parish:
   6025 W. 25th Ave. - Gary, IN 46406.
• Blessed Sacrament Parish:
   1775 W. 41st Ave. - Gary, IN 46408   Phone: (219) 980-3081.
• St. Ann of the Dunes -
   P.O. Box 727 - Beverly Shores, IN 46301.
• Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma:  Gary Area Parishes
• St. Michael Parish
    557 West 57th Avenue - Merrillville, IN 46410-2540  Phone: (219)-980-0600.
• St. Nicholas Parish
  
    8103 Columbia Avenue - Munster, IN 46321-1802     Phone: (219)-838-9380.
• St. Mary Parish
  
    2011 Clark Street - Whiting, IN 46394-2023    Phone: (219)-659-0277.


Griffith, Lake County:
• St. Mary Church - information
  
   525 N. Broad Street - Griffith, IN  46319   Phone: (219) 924-4163.


Hammond, Lake County:
• All Saints Parish [est. 1896]
   570 Sibley Street - Hammond, IN 46320   Phone: (219) 932-0204.
• Our Lady of Perpetual Help
   7132 Arizona Avenue - Hammond, IN 46323   Phone: (219) 844-3438.
• St. Casimir  Parish
    4340 Johnson Avenue - Hammond, IN 46327   Phone: (219) 931-2589.
• St. Catherine of Siena Parish
    3428 165th Street - Hammond, IN 46323  Phone: (219) 845-5341.
• St. John Bosco Parish
  
    7113 Columbia Avenue - Hammond, IN 46324  Phone: (219) 844-9027.
• St. John the Baptist Parish (Slovakian) [est. 1897, closed?] - Hammond, IN
   See 1907 History of St. John the Baptist Parish, in Hammond.
• St. Joseph Parish
   5304 Hohman Avenue - Hammond, IN 46320   Phone: (219) 932-0702.
• St. Margaret Mary Parish
    1445 Hoffman Street - Hammond, IN 46327  Phone: (219) 931-5229.
• St. Mary Parish
  
   931 Merrill Street - Hammond, IN 46320   Phone: (219) 933-9772.
• St. Michael the Archangel Parish (Melkite) within the Eparchy of Newton
    619 Sibley Street - Hammond, IN 46320


Highland, Lake County:
• Our Lady Of Grace Church (Rectory)
     3005 Condit Street - Highland, IN 46322-1702  Phone: (219) 838-0395.
• St. James-the-Less - Highland-Griffith, IN
  
   9640 Kennedy Avenue - Highland, IN  46322
   Phone: (219) 924-4220   E-mail: sjl@netnitco.net
• Saint Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church
        8624 White Oak Ave, Munster, IN 46321-2736   Phone: (219) 923-0984.


Hobart, Lake County:
• St. Bridget Parish [est. 1873] - See: 1907 History of  St. Bridget's Church.
    568 East 2nd Street - Hobart, IN 46342  Phone: (219) 942-6441.


Klaasville, Lake County:
• History of St. Anthony's Church in Klaasville, Indiana., from Rt. Rev. Alerding's 1907 History of the Diocese of Fort Wayne.

Lowell, Lake County:
• St. Edward Parish
  
   216 S. Nichols -  Lowell, IN  46356  Phone: (219) 696-7307.
   Fr. Peter Muha.
   St. Theresa's Catholic Church, in Shelby, Indiana, is a mission of St. Edward's, in Lowell.


Merrillville, Lake County:
• St. Andrew the Apostle Parish
    801 West 73rd Ave. - Merrillville, IN 46410.
   Phone:  (219) 769-8534   E-MAIL to: standrew@cyberz.net
• Our Lady of Consolation Parish
   8303 Taft Street - Merrillville, IN 46410-6119
   Phone: (219) 769-1755   E-mail:  jev@crown.icongrp.com
• SS. Peter and Paul Parish
   5885 Harrison - Merrillville, IN 46410     Phone: (219) 980-2693.
• St. Joan of Arc Parish
   200 E. 78th Avenur - Merrillville, IN 46410  Phone: (219) 769-1973.
• St. Stephen, Martyr Parish
   5920 Waite Street - Merrillville, IN 46410
   Phone: (219) 980-9348  E-mail: dnowak@cyberz.net


Schererville, Lake County:
• St. Michael Parish
    1 W Wilhelm Street - Schererville, IN 46375   Phone: (219) 322-4505.


St. John, Lake County:
• Saint John the Evangelist- (est. 1847) - St. John, IN - "The Oldest Parish in NW Indiana" - Includes a brief History 1839-1998.
   Office: 11301 W. 93rd Avenue - St. John, IN  Phone: (219) 365-5678.
   Mail to: P.O. Box 360 - St. John, IN 46373.
• See also: Alerding's History of St. John's Parish.

Shelby, Lake County:
• St. Theresa Parish - A mission church
   23315 Shelby Road - Shelby, IN 46377
   Phone: (219) 552-9604 or St. Edward's: (219) 696-7307.
   St. Theresa's Catholic Church, in Shelby, Indiana, is a mission of St. Edward's, in Lowell, Indiana.  For information concerning St. Theresa contact the pastor of St. Edward Parish:
St. Edward Parish - 216 S. Nichols -  Lowell, IN  46356  Pastor: Fr. Peter Muha.
   See also St. Augusta's Church, in Lake Village, JASPER County, Indiana, which is presently within the Diocese of Lafayette.  During early years, the congregations of both St. Augusta and St. Theresa were reportedly tended by the same pastor.
St. Augusta Church  [Est. 1947]  
   3228 West State Road 10 - Lake Village, IN 46349  Phone: (219) 992-3220.


Whiting, Lake County:
• Immaculate Conception Parish
   2006 Schrage Avenue - Whiting, IN 46394     Phone: (219) 659-0724
• St. Adalbert Parish
  
   1340 121st Street - Whiting, IN 46394   Phone: (219) 659-3848
• St. John the Baptist Parish
   1849 Lincoln Avenue - P.O. Box 711 - Whiting, IN 46394
   Phone: (219) 659-0023   E-mail:  egk@aol.com
• Ss. Peter and Paul Parish
   1709 Center Street - Whiting, IN 46394   Phone: (219) 659-1291 (not listed in 2005 directory)


LAPORTE County - Diocese of Gary since 1956.
This county has been encompassed by the Diocese of Gary since it was established in 1956.  From 1857 to 1956, this county was included in the Fort Wayne Diocese.

Otis, LaPorte County:
• Saint Marys Catholic Church - (1907) History of St. Mary's Parish, in Otis.
       903 N Jefferson Street - Otis, IN 46391   Phone: (219) 785-2212.
LaCrosse, Laporte County:
• St. Martin of Tours Parish [est. 1860] (LaCrosse, LaPorte County, Indiana)
    Mailing address:  P.O. Box 386 - Wanatah, IN 46390  Phone: (219) 733-2955.
+Schimmels, earlier known as Schimmelsville, was historically located about 2 miles north of LaCrosse, in La Porte County, Indiana.  It appears that St. Martin's parish was originally located at "Schimmels, Indiana".  This earlier church, however, was destroyed by fire, and, in 1932, a new St. Martin's Church was built in nearby LaCrosse, Indiana.


Laporte, LaPorte County:
• St. Peter Parish [est. 1853]
    1104 Monroe Street - La Porte, IN 46350  Phone: (219) 362-6186.
  St. Peter's was reportedly called Curch of the Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary, prior to 1870.
• St. Joseph Parish [est. 1859]
      109 C Street -  La Porte, IN 46350  Phone: (219) 362-9595.
•  Sacred Heart Parish
  
     130 Bach Street - La Porte, IN 46350  Phone: (219) 362-2815.


Michigan City, LaPorte County:
• Queen of All Saints Roman Catholic Church
   1818 E Barker Ave # D - Michigan City, IN 46360  Phone: (219) 872-5401.
• St. John Kanty Parish [est. 1891] - information
   6988 North 600 East - Rolling Prairie, IN  46371  Phone: (219) 369-1210.
   c/o 7732 E. State Road 4 - Walkerton, Indiana  46574
   Also see Sacred Heart: Michigan City, IN
Bishop Alerding's, "The Diocese of Fort Wayne, 1857--September 22, 1907: A Book
of Historical Reference, 1669-1907", reports the following of the St. John's
congregation.:
     ROLLING PRAIRIE.  ST. JOHN CANTIUS' CHURCH.  1891.
     " The present church was built in 1891, by Rev. W. Zborowski, the resident
pastor of Terre Coupee.  Rolling Prairie is a mission, visited regularly by the
pastor of Terre Coupee.  The intention is to build a new church in the near
future, the present structure having been intended for a school, when it was
built.  The congregation has sixty families, or 278 souls.  There is no debt on
the church."
• Sacred Heart Parish
   Eighth and Kennedy Sts. - 411 W. 11th St. -  Michigan City, IN 46360
   Phone: (219) 874-7231.
• St. Mary, the Immaculate Conception Parish (Sacred Heart Parish)
   411 W. 11th Street - Michigan City, IN 46360
   Phone: (219) 874-7231    E-mail:  stmarys@adsnet.com
• St. Mary Parish
    315 W 10th Street - Michigan City, IN  Phone: (219) 872-7494.
• Notre Dame Parish
   1010 Moore Road - Michigan City, IN 46360   Phone: (219) 872-4844
• St. Stanislaus Kostka Parish
   109 Ann Street - Michigan City, IN 46360
   Phone: (219) 879-9281     E-mail:  sssboss@yahoo.com


Wanatah, Laporte County:
• Sacred Heart Church [est. 1887]
   This parish was called The Most Precious Blood Church until 1911.
    108 N. Ohio Street - P.O. Box 386- Wanatah, IN 46390
   Phone:  (219) 733-2955  E-mail:  sachrt@netnitco.net.
 See Alerding's, History of the Most Precious Blood Church, at Wanatah.
History of St. Patrick's Parish, in Walkerton (St. Joseph County), an early mission of Sacred Heart.


Westville, Laporte County:
• St. Mary's Parish
    101 N. Church Street - Westville, IN 45391  Phone: (219) 785-2212.


PORTER County - Diocese of Gary since 1956.
This county has been encompassed by the Diocese of Gary since it was established in 1956.  From 1857 to 1956, this county was included in the Fort Wayne Diocese.
Chesterton, Porter County:  Chesterton was once known as "Coffee Creek" and "Calumet".
• St. Patrick Parish [est. 1858]
  
    638 N Calumet Road - Chesterton, IN 46304  Phone: (219) 926-1282.
     Priests appear to have visited Chesterton from as early as 1824.  The church, however, was not built until 1858, and, it was served, as a mission, from Laporte until 1869, when it received it's first resident pastor.  Just 2 years later, Father Flynn died, and Chesterton was to be attended by visiting priests from LaPorte, Notre Dame and Valparaiso until 1875, when Rev. Lang became the pastor of St. Patrick's.


Valparaiso, Porter County:
• Our of Lady of Sorrows Parish
   356 West 700 North - Valparaiso, IN 46385
   Phone: (219) 759-2400   E-mail:  olsorrows@juno.com
• St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish
   509 W. Division Road - Valparaiso, IN 46385  Phone: (219) 464-1624.
• St. Paul Parish
   1855 Harrison Blvd. - P.O. Box 1475 - Valparaiso, IN 46385
   Phone: (219) 464-4831.
• St. Ann Parish (Porter County)
    433 E. Golfwood Road - P.O. Box 727 - Beverly Shores, IN 46301
   Phone: (219) 879-7565.


STARKE County - Diocese of Gary since 1956.
This county has been encompassed by the Diocese of Gary since it was established in 1956.  From 1857 to 1956, this county was included in the Fort Wayne Diocese.
• All Saints Catholic Church [est. 1858]
      201 W. Eliza - P.O. Box 56 - San Pierre, IN 46374   Phone: (219) 828-4281
See: Rt. Rev. Alerding's history of All Saints' Church.
• St. Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church [est. 1881]
      303 Keller Avenue - North Judson, IN   Phone: (219) 896-2195
See: Rt. Rev. Alerding's history of the Catholic Church at North Judson.
• Holy Cross Parish  [est. 1890]
     P.O. Box 230 - Hamlet, IN 46532   Phone: (219) 867-2461
See: Rt. Rev. Alerding's history of the Holy Cross Church.


Knox, Starke County:
• Saint Thomas Aquinas Parish [est. 1923] - History from late 1800s
   406 E. Washington Street - Knox, IN 46534   Phone: (219) 772-4134.
   See: Rt. Rev. Alerding's brief history from the time it was considered A Station.

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•  Diocese of Lafayette, Indiana (official), [est. 1944¹]

   Chancery:  610 Lingle Avenue - Lafayette, IN  47901
                      Mailing Address:  P.O. Box 260 - Lafayette, IN  47902
                      Phone: (765) 742-0275 / (800) 942-2397.
The Diocese of Lafayette encompasses the following central Indiana Counties:  Newton, Jasper, Pulaski, Fulton, Miami, Benton, White, Cass, Carroll, Howard, Grant, Blackford, Jay, Randolph, Delaware, Madison, Tipton, Hamilton, Boone, Clinton, Tippecanoe, Montgomery, Fountain and Warren.
• Lafayette-in-Indiana Diocese
• Parish Directory
  
• The Catholic Moment - Weekly News and Past Edition Archives
• Notre Dame Archives Guide:  Indiana Catholic Parish Histories Held at the Archives of Notre Dame.
include the following Lafayette parishes: St Boniface, 1865-1965 German - PPHC024; St John, 1887-1937 - PPHC111; St Mary,  M5207; St Mary - 94 p. CAPH - BX1418.L131 W699s; St Mary - c1843-1893 - PPHC025...


• St. Mary Cathedral [Est. 1843], Parish History to 1907  Tippecanoe County
   Mail: Parish Office - 1212 South Street - Lafayette, IN 47901  Phone: (765) 742-4440
   Street address: 1207 Columbia Street - Lafayette, IN 47901.
   Note:  The earliest records for St. Mary's Cathedral Parish held at the parish begin in 1857.
BENTON County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.
       
• St. Patrick Parish [Est. 1863] - History
    502 South Michigan Street - Oxford, IN 47971-8562  Phone:  (765) 385-2587.
   E-mail:  spchurch@localline.com
  +  Rev. Donald J. Eder, E-mail: mailto:patrick@localline.com


• St. Anthony Parish [Est. 1870; closed ca. April 1921] -
   St. Anthony's was located in Richland Township.  See History of St. Anthony's (1907).


• St. Bridget's Parish, Barrydale [Est. 1873; closed? ca. 1986].  History of St. Bridget's (1907).
   Barrydale, formerly known as the "Ditch", appears to have been located in Pine Township, Benton County, near the intersection of Hwys. 231 and 18, north of Otterbein.


• Sacred Heart Parish [Est. 1872]
     107 E. Main Street - Fowler, IN 47944  Phone: (765) 884-1818.
    The pastor of Sacred Heart also tends to St. Mary's Church, in Ambia.


• St. Charles Parish [Est. 1902] - Rev. David L. Rasner, J.C.L.
   Mail: P.O. Box 661 - Otterbein, IN 47970-0661  Phone: (765) 583-4641.
   Street adddress: 108 North Meadow Street - Otterbein, IN 47970-8571


• St. John the Baptist Parish [Est. 1880]
    205 South Chestnut Street - Earl Park, IN 47942-8692  Phone: (219) 474-5514.
   St. John's parish is cared for by the pastor of St. Joseph's, in Kentland, Newton County.
   Father Robert, the pastor of St. Joseph's, in Kentland, Newton county, also attends to SS. Peter and Paul's, Goodland, Newton County, and St. John the Baptist Church, in Earl Park, Benton County.  Since caring for 3 parishes is so time-consuming, Father Robert requests that those who desire records from these 3 parishes must come, in person, to St. Joseph's, where all records for the 3 parishes, and the no longer existing parish of St. Anthony's, in Richland Township, Benton County, are located, to search the records.  The time is not available to answer mail requests.


• St. Mary Parish [Est. 1876]  Rev. Donald B. Vernon
   2961 South State Road 71 - Ambia, IN 47917-8516  Phone: (765) 884-0508.
   St. Mary's is served by the pastor of Sacred Heart parish, in Fowler, Benton County.


BLACKFORD County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.
• St. Margaret of Scotland Church [1864] 
   P.O. Box 247 - Montpelier, IN 47359-0247  Phone: (765) 728-5757.
   Street address: 207 West Huntington Street - Montpelier, IN


• St. John the Evangelist Church [1865]
    209 South Spring Street - Hartford City, IN 47348  Phone: (765) 348-3123.

BOONE County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.
• St. Joseph Catholic Church [1862]
  
   Box 309 - 319 E. South Lebanon, IN 46052  Phone: (765) 482-5558
   Email: st_joe@in-motion.net


• St. Alphonsus Church [1945]
  
   1870 West Oak Street -Zionsville, IN  46077  Phone: (317) 873-2885.


CARROLL County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.
   This county has been encompassed by the Diocese of Lafayette since it was established in 1944.  Prior to 1944, this county was included in the Fort Wayne Diocese.
• St. Joseph Parish [1860] - History to 1907
   207 North Washington Street - Delphi, IN 46923  Phone: (765) 564-2407.


CASS County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.
• St. Elizabeth Church [Est. 1953]
  
   P.O. Box 86 - Lucerne, IN 46950-0086  Phone: (219) 889-4223.


• All Saints Church [Est. 1985]
  
   111 East Market Street - Logansport, IN 46947-3427  Phone: (219) 722-4080.
   Includes history: "...All Saints Parish, Logansport, Indiana, was formed in June, 1985, by consolidating the former St. Vincent de Paul, St. Joseph, and St. Bridget parishes into an administrative unit.  It became one combined parish with the former St. Joseph Church as the worship site..."

 

CLINTON County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.
• St. Mary Church [Est. 1875]
    600 St. Marys Avenue - Frankfort, IN 46041-2735  Phone: (765) 654-5796
   E-mail: stmarysfkt@accs.net


• Apostolate of SS. Cyril and Methodius (Ukrainian Catholic)
   Contact:  Father Gerald Borawski, Pastor of Saint Mary,  Frankfort, IN
                  Phone: (765) 654-5796.
    The Apostolate of SS. Cyril and Methodius and is under the jurisdiction of
the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Nicholas (Chicago).  Originally started as a service to Eastern-rite Catholic students at Purdue, the Apostolate welcomes Catholics of all Rites.  It has been in existence for two years (since ca. 1999).  This year the Apostolate will celebrate the Divine Liturgy at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception (Roman Catholic) Cathedral on the first Sunday of the months of Sept thru Dec and Feb thru Apr at 5:30 p.m.  The celebrant is Rev. Gerald Borawski, pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church in Frankfort.  Thank you to Mike Perigo, of Indianapolis, for this information.


DELAWARE County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.
• St. Lawrence Parish - [Est. 1869]
   820 East Charles Street - Muncie, IN 47305-2699  Phone: (765) 288-9223.


• St. Lawrence Catholic School
   2801 E. 16th Street, Muncie, IN 47302.


• St. Mary Parish - [Est. 1930]
  
  2300 West Jackson Street - Muncie, IN 47303-4797 Phone: (765) 288-5308.


• St. Francis of Assisi Church [Est. 1972]
  
   1200 West Riverside Avenue - Muncie, IN 47303  Phone: (765) 288-6180


FOUNTAIN County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.
   Prior to ca. 1862, the Fountain county area appears to have been served by the pastors in Lafayette, Fort Wayne, Terre Haute, Attica, and possibly other nearby parishes.
   See Parish History to 1907 for St. Mary's Cathedral in Lafayette, TIPPECANOE County.
• St. Francis Xavier Parish [est. 1862]
    Mail: P.O. Box 55 - Attica, IN 47918  Phone: (765) 762-3330.
   Street address: 407 South Perry Street - Attica, IN 47918-1443.


• St. Joseph Parish [est. 1865]
    308 Pearl Street - Covington, IN 47932  Phone: (765) 793-3289.
  Note:  The earliest Baptism record held at St. Joseph's is dated 19 February 1950, and the earliest marriage record is dated June 1951.


FULTON County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.
   This county has been encompassed by the Diocese of Lafayette since it was established in 1944.  Prior to 1944, this county was included in the Fort Wayne Diocese.
• St. Ann Church [Est. 1857]
    Mail: P.O. Box 235 - Kewanna, IN 46939-0235  Phone: (219) 653-2520
   Street address:  415 South Logan Street - Kewanna, IN 46939.


• St. Joseph Church [Est. 1900]
    1310 Main Street - Rochester, IN 46975-2108  Phone: (219) 223-2808.


GRANT County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.
• St. Paul Church [Est. 1868]
    1009 West Kem Road - Marion, IN 46952-2048  Phone: (765) 664-6345.


• Holy Family Church [Est. 1893]
    325 East North A Street - Gas City, IN 46933-1431  Phone: (765) 674-2605.
• History of St. Genevieve's Church in Gas City (Holy Family Church), from Rt. Rev. Alerding's 1907 History of the Diocese of Fort Wayne.
• History of St. Cecilia's Church in Fairmount, from Rt. Rev. Alerding's 1907 History of the Diocese of Fort Wayne.
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HAMILTON County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.
• Sacred Heart of Jesus Church [Est. 1898]
  
   Mail: 429 Main Street - Cicero, IN 46034-9658  Phone: (317) 984-2115.
   Street address: 430 Pearl Street - Cicero, IN 46034.


• Our Lady of Grace Church [Est. 1944]
  
   9900 East 191st Street - Noblesville, IN 46060-1520 Phone: (317) 773-4275.
   Rev. James R. Bates  E-mail: jbates4519@aol.com


• Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church [Est. 1955]
  
   1045 West 146th Street - Carmel, IN 46032-1199  Phone: (317) 846-3475.


• St. Louis de Montfort Church [Est. 1978]
  
   11441 Hague Road - Fishers, IN 46038  Phone: (317) 842-6778


• St. Elizabeth Seton Church [Est. 1981]
  
   10655 Haverstick Road - Carmel, IN 46033  Phone: (317) 846-3850.


• Holy Spirit Church [Est. 1991]
  
   10350 Glaser Way - Fishers, IN 46038-9016 Phone: (317) 849-9245.


• St. Maria Goretti Mission [Est. 1995]
   17104 Springmill Road - Westfield, IN 46074  Phone: (317) 896-5582.


HOWARD County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.
   This county has been encompassed by the Diocese of Lafayette since it was established in 1944.  Prior to 1944, this county was included in the Fort Wayne Diocese.
• St. Patrick Church [Est. 1859]
  
   320 W. Broadway - Kokomo, IN  Phone: (765) 452-6021.


• St. Joan of Arc Church [Est. 1927]
  
   900 S. Purdum - Kokomo, IN Phone: (765) 457-9371.

JASPER County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.
   This county has been encompassed by the Diocese of Lafayette since it was established in 1944.  Prior to 1944, this county was included in the Fort Wayne Diocese.

• Sacred Heart Church [Est. 1875]
    Mail: P.O. Box 159 - Remington, IN 47977-0159  Phone: (219) 261-2302.
   Street address: 124 North New York Street - Remington, IN 47977-8782.


• St. Augustine Parish [Est. 1883]
    318 North McKinley Avenue - Rensselaer, IN 47978  Phone: (219) 866-5351.


• Sorrowful Mother Church [Est. 1887]
    Mail: PO Box 248 - Wheatfield, IN 46392-0248  Phone: (219) 956-3343.
   Street address: 165 Grace Street - Wheatfield, IN 46392


• St. Cecilia Church  [Est. 1952]
    334 15th Street SW - DeMotte, IN 46310-9269  Phone: (219) 987-3511.


• Saint Joseph's College
  U.S. Highway 231 - P.O. Box 870 - Rensselaer, IN 47978
History of the American Province of the Congregation of Precious Blood (C. PP. S.)
• Knights of Columbus - Rensselaer, Jasper County
• Newsletter: Carol J Wood, Editor (E-mail: jlane@netnitco.net)- Rensselaer


JAY County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.
   This county has been encompassed by the Diocese of Lafayette since it was established in 1944.  Prior to 1944, this county was included in the Fort Wayne Diocese.

• Holy Trinity Church [Est. 1860]
  
   7321 East State Road 67 - Bryant, IN 47326-9636  Phone: (219) 997-6450.


• Immaculate Conception Church [Est. 1876]
  
   506 East Walnut Street - Portland, IN 47371-1599  Phone: (219) 726-7341.


• St. Mary Church [Est. 1896]
  
   346 South Broad Street - Dunkirk, IN 47336-1310  Phone: (765) 768-6157.

MADISON County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.

• St. Mary Church  [Est. 1858]
  
   1115 Pearl Street - Anderson, IN 46016-1789  Phone: (765) 644-8467.


• St. Ambrose Church  [Est. 1947]
    2801 Lincoln Street - Anderson, IN 46016-5067  Phone: (765) 644-5956.


• St. Joseph Church  [Est. 1889]
    1306 South A Street - Elwood, IN 46036-1941  Phone: (765) 552-6753.


• St. Mary Church  [Est. 1896] - Parish History to 1907
  
   820 West Madison Street - Alexandria, IN 46001-1520  Phone: (765) 724-4459.


MIAMI County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.
     This county has been encompassed by the Diocese of Lafayette since it was established in 1944.  Prior to 1944, this county was included in the Fort Wayne Diocese.
• St. Charles Parish [Est. 1838] - Parish History to 1907
  
   58 West 5th Street - Peru, IN 46970-2100  Phone: (765) 473-5543.


MONTGOMERY County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.
    This county has been encompassed by the Diocese of Lafayette since it was established in 1944.  Prior to 1944, this county was included in the Fort Wayne Diocese.
• St. Bernard's Parish - [Est. 1859] - Parish History to 1907
  
   Mail to: P.O. Box 719 - Crawfordsville, IN 47933 Phone: (765) 362-6121.
   Street address: 1306 East Main Street - Crawfordsville, IN 47933.


NEWTON County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.
• St. Joseph Church  [Est. 1864] - History of St. Joseph's (1907).
   Mail: P.O. Box 131 - Kentland, IN 47951-0131  Phone: (219) 474-5514
   Street address: 409 East Allen Street - Kentland, IN 47951-1322.
   The pastor of St. Joseph's, in Kentland, Newton county, also attends to SS. Peter and Paul's, Goodland, Newton County, and St. John the Baptist Church, in Earl Park, Benton County.  Since caring for 3 parishes is very time-consuming, Father Robert requests that those who desire records from these 3 parishes must come, in person, to St. Joseph's, where all records for the 3 parishes, and the no longer existing parish of St. Anthony's, in Richland Township, Benton County, are located, to search the records.  The time is not available to answer mail requests.


• SS. Peter and Paul Church  [Est. 1880]
    421 South Newton Street - Goodland, IN 47948  Phone: (219) 297-3224.
   SS. Peter and Paul parish is presently being served by the pastor of St. Joseph's Church, in Kentland.
   The pastor of St. Joseph's, in Kentland, Newton county, also attends to SS. Peter and Paul's, Goodland, Newton County, and St. John the Baptist Church, in Earl Park, Benton County.  Since caring for 3 parishes is so time-consuming, Father Robert requests that those who desire records from these 3 parishes must come, in person, to St. Joseph's, where all records for the 3 parishes, and the no longer existing parish of St. Anthony's, in Richland Township, Benton County, are located, to search the records.  The time is not available to answer mail requests.


• St. Augusta Church  [Est. 1947]
    3228 West State Road 10 - Lake Village, IN 46349  Phone: (219) 992-3220.
   See also St. Theresa's Church, in Shelby, LAKE County, Indiana, which is presently within the Diocese of Gary.  During early years, the congregations of both St. Augusta and St. Theresa were reportedly tended by the same pastor.

PULASKI County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.
   This county has been encompassed by the Diocese of Lafayette since it was established in 1944.  Prior to 1944, this county was included in the Fort Wayne Diocese.

• St. Joseph Parish [Est. 1852] - History of St. Joseph to 1907
   
• Mail: 5895 South State Road 119 - Star City, IN 46985 Phone: (219) 595-7198.
  
  
• St. Ann Parish [Est. 1855] - History of St. Ann's to 1907
    
• Mail: P.O. Box 96 - Monterey, IN 46960-0096  Phone: (219) 542-4711.
      Steet address: 6894 North Walnut - Monterey, IN 46960
  
  
• St. Peter Parish [Est. 1859]  - History of St. Peter's to 1907
•     401 North Monticello Street - Winamac, IN 46996 Phone: (219) 946-4906.
  
  
• St. Francis Solano Parish [Est. 1867] -in Francesville;
    
• Mail: C/O St. Joseph's College - P.O. Box 852 - Rensselaer, IN 47978
      Phone: (219) 866-6271.
  
  
• St. Henry Church [Est. 1868] - in Medaryville;
   
• Mail: C/O St. Joseph's College - P.O. Box 852 - Rensselaer, IN 47978
     Phone: (219) 866-6271.
  
  
RANDOLPH County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.
   This county has been encompassed by the Diocese of Lafayette since it was established in 1944.  Prior to 1944, this county was included in the Fort Wayne Diocese.
• St. Mary Church [Est. 1865]
     
• 425 West Hickory Street - Union City, IN 47390  Phone: (765) 964-4202.
  
  
• St. Joseph Church  [Est. 1952]
    
• 425 West North Street - Winchester, IN 47394  Phone: (765) 584-4391.
  
  
TIPPECANOE County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.
   This county has been encompassed by the Diocese of Lafayette since it was established in 1944.  Prior to 1944, this county was included in the Fort Wayne Diocese.
• St. Mary Cathedral  [Est. 1843] - Parish History to 1907
    Mail: Parish Office - 1212 South Street - Lafayette, IN 47901
   Street address: 1207 Columbia Street - Lafayette, IN 47901
   Phone: (765) 742-4440.


• St. Boniface Church  [Est. 1853]
  
   318 North 9th Street - Lafayette, IN 47904-2597  Phone: (765) 742-5063.


• St. Ann Church  [Est. 1884]
    612 Wabash Avenue - Lafayette, IN 47905-1096  Phone: (765) 742-7031.


• St. Lawrence Church  [Est. 1895]
    1916 Meharry Street - Lafayette, IN 47904-1497  Phone: (765) 742-2107.


• St. Thomas Aquinas Church [Est. 1951] - The Catholic Center at Purdue U.
  
   535 West State Street - West Lafayette, IN 47906  Phone: (765) 743-4652.


• Church of the Blessed Sacrament [Est. 1953]
    2224 Sacramento Drive - West Lafayette, IN 47906  Phone: (765) 463-5733.


TIPTON County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.
• St. John the Baptist Church [Est. 1866]
    340 Mill Street - Tipton, IN 46072-1403  Phone: (765) 675-2422.


WARREN County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.
     There are presently no parishes in Warren County.  Members of the Catholic Church, in this area, would attend one of the Churches in the neighboring counties of Benton, Fountain or Tippecanoe.

WHITE County - Diocese of Lafayette from 1944.

• Our Lady of the Lakes Parish [Est. 1948]
 543 South Main Street - Monticello, IN 47960-2473  Phone: (219) 583-5724.


• St. Joseph Church [Est. 1866]
 601 South Kenton Street - Reynolds, IN 47980-8098  Phone: (219) 984-5401.

Byzantine Catholic
• The Unofficial Directory of Eastern Catholic Churches in Indiana (IN)
• Archeparchy of Philadelphia, PA (jurisdiction Ukrainian Catholics in the U.S.)

   Chancery:  827 N. Franklin St. - Philadelphia, PA  19123
• The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
• Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma, OH (Ukrainian Catholic)

   Chancery:  P.O. Box 347180 - Parma, OH  44134
• Eparchy of St. Nicholas of the Ukrainians (Ukrainian Catholic)

   2245 W. Rice Street - Chicago, IL 60622
• Apostolate of SS. Cyril and Methodius (Ukrainian Catholic)

   Contact:  Father Gerald Borawski, Pastor of Saint Mary,  Frankfort, IN
                  Phone: (765) 654-5796.
    The Apostolate of SS. Cyril and Methodius and is under the jurisdiction of the Ukrainian Catholic Eparchy of St. Nicholas (Chicago).  Originally started as a service to Eastern-rite Catholic students at Purdue, the Apostolate welcomes Catholics of all Rites.  It has been in existence for two years (since ca. 1999).  This year the Apostolate will celebrate the Divine Liturgy at St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception (Roman Catholic) Cathedral on the first Sunday of the months of Sept thru Dec and Feb thru Apr at 5:30 p.m.  The celebrant is Rev. Gerald Borawski, pastor of St. Mary Catholic Church in Frankfort.  Thank you to Mike Perigo, of Indianapolis, for this information.
The Eparchy of Newton (Melkite) - [Est. 1966]
Diocesan Offices: 19 Dartmouth Street, West Newton, MA 02165
Parishes and Geographic Locations
The Role of Eastern Catholics
Who are The Melkites?
Historic Overview of the Melkite Catholic Church
Educational and Reference materials to learn about the Melkite-Greek rite
Primer for Melkite Worship and Ritual
Introduction to the Eastern Rites of the Catholic Church.
"Recovering Our Heritage - We've Only Just Begun"
• St. Michael the Archangel - 7113 Columbia Ave., Hammond, IN 40324.
• St. John of Damascus - 918 Simon Court, South Bend, IN 46615.

 

• Archeparchy of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Ruthenian, Hungarian, Croatian)
   Address: 66 Riverview Ave. - Pittsburgh, PA  15214. Unofficial Site with parish directory (AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OH, OK, west PA, TX, WV)
For an introduction & brief history of the Ruthenian Catholic Church visit: "What is the Byzantine Ruthenian Catholic Church" by Father Glenn Michael Davidovich "...In the 1870’s, the first wave of Carpatho-Rusyn immigration brought significant numbers of Greek Catholics to the United States of America. The first parish they founded on these shores was Saint Mary’s Parish in Minneapolis, Minnesota, pastored by Father Alexis Toth..."
• An Unofficial U.S.A. Parish directory
Other Sites of Interest
• Eparchy of Parma, OH  Parish Map
   Address:  1900 Carlton Rd. - Parma, OH  44134.
 The Eparchy of Parma encompasses most of Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, Minnesota and Kansas as well.
( IL, IN, OH, MI, MN, MO) for OH check both Parma & Pittsburgh as parishes in are located in both.
• History of the Eparchy of Parma (Official)  Parish Directory and Map
• St. Athanasius the Great Byzantine (Ruthenian Rite) Catholic Parish
     1117 South Blaine Avenue, Indianapolis, IN 46221-1110
     Phone: (317) 632-4157      E-mail: revfrjohn@att.net
• A Guide to Worship in the Byzantine Catholic Church: Worship that engages all the senses...
• Parish History of St. Athanasius the Great!!!
• Information from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis web site: "...The Byzantine-Ruthenian Catholic Eparchy of Parma, Ohio, has one parish within the territory of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis. This is St. Athanasius the Great..."
• The Byzantine Catholic Church in America (unofficial)

The Eparchy of St. Nicholas of the Ukrainians [established at Chicago in 1961]
• Byzantine Eparchy of Parma (official) includes most of Ohio and all states West of Ohio including Hawaii and Alaska.
• See History of the Eparchy of Parma (Official)  Parish Directory and Map
• Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma:  Gary Area Parishes
• Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma:  Indianapolis Area Parishes
• The Apostolic Exarchate Armenian-Rite for the U.S. & Canada  in New York  (Venerable Exarch.: Hovhannes Terzakian, 1995)
   Address: 110 East, 12th Street - New York, NY 10003  Phone: (212) 477-2030.
 
• Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark of the Syrians: Syriac Catholic Diocese for Syrians in the U. S. and Canada (Chorbishop Joseph Younan appointed as the first Bishop of this diocese in 1995)
   P.O. Box 8366 - Union City, NJ 07087-8262.
 
• Eparchy of Saint Thomas the Apostle  Chaldean Diocese - U.S.A.
 Address: 25603 Berg Road -  Southfield, MI 48034
 Phone: (248) 351-0440 or (248) 351-0441.
 
• The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in L'viv, Ukraine (in English)
      Chancery:  Ukraine
                      79000 m. Lviv
                      Ploscha sv. Yura, 5
                      UGCC - Zvernenya
• History of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
• Structure and Territory
• Religious Information Service of Ukraine
• The Greek Catholic Church in the Ukraine
• The Roman Catholic Church in the Ukraine
• The Greek Catholic and Roman Catholic Churches of Ukraine
Greek Catholics, Latin Catholics and Orthodox in Ukraine: Who’s who?
• For more information on the Byzantine Catholic Churches in the United States Click here to return to Main Local Catholic Byzantine Links

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General Indiana History & Genealogy Links
(These sites are not specifically Catholic)
• Locate Catholic Churches and Mass Times in the United States - for Indiana.
• The History of the Catholic Church in Indiana, by Michael Widner, former archivist for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, includes:  A brief biography and picture of American Catholic Church, and an online INDEX to "A History of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Vincennes",  by Rev. Herman J. Alerding, Indianapolis: Carlon and Hollenbeck, 1884.
  
• Indiana Local History <-> Genealogy  hosted by Ann Mensch
• Reminiscences of a Pioneer Priest in the Diocese of Vincennes [Indiana, U.S.A.], by The Very Rev. August Bessonies, V. G. (born in France in 1815).
• Readings in Quebec History: by Claude Bélanger, see Index page !!!
• 1774 MAP of the Territory of Quebec: by Claude Belanger of Marianopolis College - Note location of Indiana
• Readings in Quebec History: by Claude Belanger
• The Quebec Act of 1774
• Quebec History - Marianopolis College
• The Roman Catholic Church and Quebec
• Evolution of the Territory of Quebec: 1763-1927 by Claude Bélanger, with
• ca. 1763 MAP of Quebec Territory
• 1774 MAP of the Territory of Quebec
• Orange County Historical Society.
• New Book Outlines History of Orange County Churches by Nancy Wright (Many Catholic Churches appear to be included.)
• Cincinnati Province of the Missionaries of the Precious Blood, C. PP. S.! - Congregatio Missionariorum Pretiosissimi Sanguinis Domini Nostri Jesu Christi, which is shortened and abbreviated as C.PP.S.  In English, today we are known as the Missionaries of the Precious Blood.  Prior to 1995, and in legal documents we are known as the Society of the Precious Blood.
• History of the Cincinnati Province - most of our members in the U.S. serve in Ohio, Indiana and Florida.
•  The Italian Heritage Society of Indiana

• ¹1990 Catholic Almanac.  Felician A. Foy, O.F. M. (Editor), Rose M. Avato (Associate Editor).  Huntington: Our Sunday Visitory Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.
• 1998 Catholic Almanac.  Felician A. Foy, O.F. M. and Rose M. Avato (Editors and Compilers).  Huntington: Our Sunday Visitory Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.
• ²New Advent, Inc.  From the Catholic Encyclopedia, copyright © 1913 by the Encyclopedia Press, Inc. Electronic version copyright © 1997 by New Advent, Inc.  (A Catholic Web Site transcribing The Catholic Encyclopedia: an International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline and History of the Catholic Church.  Herbermann, Pace, et al. (Editors). Imprint:  Appleton (New York) 1907-1912.)
• Information learned from the web sites for the Archdioceses, Dioceses, and Catholic Church.
• ³Rt. Rev. H. J. Alerding.  The Diocese of Fort Wayne, 1857-September 22-1907, A book of Historical Reference 1669-1907.  Fort Wayne:  The Archer Printing Co., 1907.

The paragraph is quoted in full below:
"The History of the Church is a record of the mercies of God on the human family.  Considered in this light, the view that history is self-glorification is narrow in the extreme, and lacks the Christian instinct referring all things to God.  The same holds good, be it the history of the Church in general, or of any portion of it.  The purpose always is the glory of God and the salvation of souls.  Such is the issue, and not the individual, not the missionary, not the priest; and therefore the Church records should be kept accurately and not withheld from publication.  Gratitude prompts us to thank and glorify the Giver on High." -Rt. Rev. H. J. Alerding (1907)
• ⁵ The Notre Dame Archives Guide 74. Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Baltimore (Md.).  URL : http://classic.archives.nd.edu/findaids/html/guide/74.htm
• Notre Dame Archives.  Collections in the Archives.

   URL :   http://classic.archives.nd.edu/findaids/html/guidecol.htm
• ⁶ Thank you to John J. Vernoski, of Byzantine Catholic Church in America - http://www.byzcath.org/, who has kindly given guidance, and helped me grow in my understanding of the Byzantine Catholic Church. <jvernoski@compuserve.com>
• ⁷Noll, John F.  The Diocese of Fort Wayne:  Fragments of History.  1941.
• Alerding, H. J.  A History of the Catholic Church in the Diocese of Vincennes.   Indianapolis: Carlon and Hollenbeck. 1883.
• Blanchard, Col. Charles.  History of the Catholic Church in Indiana.  Vols. 1-2.  Logansport, Ind. : A. W. Bowen & Co., 1898.
• Information learned from the many online sites for the Archdioceses, Dioceses, and Catholic Church.
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Select Diocese to research from the list below
• Archdiocese of Indianapolis [est. 1834 Vincennes, 1898: transferred to Indianapolis¹]

   Diocese of Evansville  [est. 1944¹]
   Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend  [est. 1857¹]
   Diocese of Gary  [est. 1956¹]
   Diocese of Lafayette  [est. 1944¹]

    For Byzantine Catholic refer to The Byzantine Catholic Metropolitan Archparchy of Pittsburgh
Byzantine Eparchy of Parma (official)
Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma (unofficial)

• Local Indiana History <-> Genealogy
• Local Allen County, Indiana History



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