Diocese of Evansville, USA 🇺🇸 (original) (raw)
Celebrations
Patron Saint: Mary, the Holy Mother of God (January 1)
Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: November 6 (2019)
History
- 1944.10.21: Established as Diocese of Evansville / Evansvicen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Indianapolis and became suffragan of Indianapolis)
Contact Info
Address: Catholic Center, 4200 N. Kentucky Ave., P.O. Box 4169, Evansville, IN 47724-0169, USA
Phone: +1 (812) 424-5536
Present Prelates
| Bishop (2017.10.18 – ...): |  Bishop Joseph Mark Siegel (61) |
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Ordinaries
| Bishops of Evansville (Roman Rite) |
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| Bishop Joseph Mark Siegel (61) (2017.10.18 – ...)Bishop of Evansville (USA)In te Domine speraviBorn:1963.07.18 (Joliet, IL, USA)Ordained Priest:1988.06.04Consecrated Bishop:2010.01.19Priest of Joliet (USA) (1988.06.04 – 2009.10.28)Titular Bishop of Pupiana (2009.10.28 – 2017.10.18)Auxiliary Bishop of Joliet (USA) (2009.10.28 – 2017.10.18)Bishop of Evansville (USA) (2017.10.18 – ...) |
 Bishop Charles Coleman Thompson (63) (later Archbishop) (2011.04.26 – 2017.06.13)Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis (USA)Christ the cornerstoneBorn:1961.04.11 (Louisville, KY, USA)Ordained Priest:1987.05.30Consecrated Bishop:2011.06.29Priest of Louisville (USA) (1987.05.30 – 2011.04.26)Bishop of Evansville (USA) (2011.04.26 – 2017.06.13)Metropolitan Archbishop of Indianapolis (USA) (2017.06.13 – ...) |
 Bishop Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger (88) (1989.03.11 – 2011.04.26)Bishop emeritus of Evansville (USA)Dominus parsBorn:1935.10.20 (Ramsey, IN, USA)Ordained Priest:1961.05.07Consecrated Bishop:1989.04.11Priest of Indianapolis (USA) (1961.05.07 – 1989.03.11)Bishop of Evansville (USA) (1989.03.11 – 2011.04.26) |
| Bishop Francis Raymond Shea (1969.12.01 – 1989.03.11)Born:1913.12.04 (USA)Ordained Priest:1939.03.19Consecrated Bishop:1970.02.03Died:1994.08.18 († 80)Bishop of Evansville (USA) (1969.12.01 – 1989.03.11) |
| Bishop Paul Francis Leibold (later Archbishop) (1966.04.04 – 1969.07.23)Born:1914.12.22 (Dayton, OH, USA)Ordained Priest:1940.05.18Consecrated Bishop:1958.06.17Died:1972.06.01 (Cincinnati, OH, USA † 57)Priest of Cincinnati (USA) (1940.05.18 – 1958.04.10)Titular Bishop of Trebenna (1958.04.10 – 1966.04.04)Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati (USA) (1958.04.10 – 1966.04.04)Bishop of Evansville (USA) (1966.04.04 – 1969.07.23)Metropolitan Archbishop of Cincinnati (USA) (1969.07.23 – 1972.06.01) |
| Bishop Henry Joseph Grimmelsman (1944.11.11 – 1965.10.18)Born:1890.12.22 (USA)Ordained Priest:1915.08.15Consecrated Bishop:1944.12.21Died:1972.06.26 († 81)Bishop of Evansville (USA) (1944.11.11 – 1965.10.18)Titular Bishop of Tabla (1965.10.18 – 1972.06.26) |
Statistics (2022.12.31)
Area: 12,975 km²
Population: 71,025 Catholics (14.0% of 508,709 total)
Pastoral Centres: 45 parishes
Personnel: 70 priests (65 diocesan, 5 religious), 68 deacons, 191 religious (5 brothers, 186 sisters), 14 seminarians