List of Catholic churches in the United States
Indiana
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St. Benedict Cathedral

built 1927-1928
1989 NRHP-listed

1320 Lincoln Ave.
37°58′12″N 87°32′26.16″W﻿ / ﻿37.97000°N 87.5406000°W﻿ / 37.97000; -87.5406000﻿ (St. Benedict Cathedral (Evansville, Indiana))

Evansville, Indiana

The cathedral is a contributing property in the Lincolnshire Historic District.

Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception

built 1859-1860
1980 NRHP-listed

Jefferson and Calhoun St.
41°4′32.51″N 85°8′16.19″W﻿ / ﻿41.0756972°N 85.1378306°W﻿ / 41.0756972; -85.1378306﻿ (Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Fort Wayne, Indiana))

Fort Wayne, Indiana

Seat of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend

Cathedral of the Holy Angels

1950 built

640 Tyler Street

Gary, Indiana

Gothic Revival

St. John the Evangelist Church

built 1863-1867
1980 NRHP-listed

121 S. Capitol Ave.
39°45′52″N 86°9′41″W﻿ / ﻿39.76444°N 86.16139°W﻿ / 39.76444; -86.16139﻿ (St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church (Indianapolis, Indiana))

Indianapolis, Indiana

The first cathedral church in Indianapolis.

St. Mary's Church

built 1910
1977 NRHP-listed

317 N. New Jersey St.
39°46′20″N 86°9′0″W﻿ / ﻿39.77222°N 86.15000°W﻿ / 39.77222; -86.15000﻿ (St. Mary's Catholic Church (Indianapolis, Indiana))

Indianapolis, Indiana

Late Gothic Revival

St. Philip Neri Church

built 1910
NRHP-listed

530 and 550 N. Rural St. and 545 N. Eastern Ave.
39°46′32″N 86°07′02″W﻿ / ﻿39.77556°N 86.11722°W﻿ / 39.77556; -86.11722﻿ (St. Philip Neri Catholic Church (Indianapolis, Indiana))

Indianapolis, Indiana

The parish complex forms an historic district on the National Register.

Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral

1907 built

1347 N. Meridian Street

Indianapolis, Indiana

Classical Revival

St. Joseph's Church

built 1867
1980 NRHP-listed

1215 N. Newton St.
38°23′44″N 86°55′56″W﻿ / ﻿38.39556°N 86.93222°W﻿ / 38.39556; -86.93222﻿ (St. Joseph's Catholic Church (Jasper, Indiana))

Jasper, Indiana

Romanesque

Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception

built 1866
2001 NRHP-listed

1207 Columbia St.
40°25′5″N 86°53′2″W﻿ / ﻿40.41806°N 86.88389°W﻿ / 40.41806; -86.88389﻿ (Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception (Lafayette, Indiana))

Lafayette, Indiana

The cathedral is a contributing property in the St. Mary Historic District.

St. Patrick's Church

1873 built
1999 NRHP-listed

W. Main St.
40°50′11″N 85°43′48″W﻿ / ﻿40.83639°N 85.73000°W﻿ / 40.83639; -85.73000﻿ (St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Church (Lagro, Indiana))

Lagro, Indiana

St. Louis Church

built 1870
1995 NRHP-listed

15535 E. Lincoln Highway
41°3′3″N 84°56′20″W﻿ / ﻿41.05083°N 84.93889°W﻿ / 41.05083; -84.93889﻿ (St. Louis Catholic Church (New Haven, Indiana))

New Haven, Indiana

The parish complex forms an historic district.

St. Casimir Church

built 1898
NRHP-listed

1308 W. Dunham St.
41°40′0″N 86°16′8″W﻿ / ﻿41.66667°N 86.26889°W﻿ / 41.66667; -86.26889﻿ (St. Casimir Catholic Church (South Bend, Indiana))

South Bend, Indiana

The parish complex forms an historic district.

St. Matthew Cathedral

built 1960

1701 Miami St.
41°39′23.77″N 86°14′7.71″W﻿ / ﻿41.6566028°N 86.2354750°W﻿ / 41.6566028; -86.2354750﻿ (St. Matthew's Cathedral (South Bend, Indiana))

South Bend, Indiana

Co-seat of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend

Old Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis Xavier

built 1826
1976 NRHP-listed

205 Church St.
38°40′44″N 87°32′3″W﻿ / ﻿38.67889°N 87.53417°W﻿ / 38.67889; -87.53417﻿ (Old Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis Xavier (Vincennes, Indiana))

Vincennes, Indiana

The cathedral complex is listed on the National Register. Seat of the former Diocese of Vincennes, which became the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.

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St. Benedict Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Evansville , Indiana , United States . It is the seat of the Diocese of Evansville . The cathedral , rectory and original school building are contributing properties in the Lincolnshire Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places .
Evansville is a city in , and the county seat of , Vanderburgh County , Indiana . The population was 117,429 at the 2010 census , making it the state 's third-most populous city after Indianapolis and Fort Wayne , the largest city in Southern Indiana , and the 232nd-most populous city in the United States . It is the commercial , medical , and cultural hub of Southwestern Indiana and the Illinois-Indiana-Kentucky tri-state area , home to over 911,000 people . The 38th parallel crosses the north side of the city and is marked on Interstate 69 . Situated on an oxbow in the Ohio River , the city is often referred to as the Crescent Valley or River City . As a testament to the Ohio 's grandeur , early French explorers named it La Belle Rivière ( The Beautiful River ) . The area has been inhabited by various indigenous cultures for millennia , dating back at least 10,000 years . Angel Mounds was a permanent settlement of the Mississippian culture from 1000 AD to around 1400 AD . The European-American city was founded in 1812 . Three NYSE companies ( Accuride , Berry Global , and OneMain Financial ) are headquartered in Evansville , along with the global operations center for NYSE company Mead Johnson . Three other companies traded on the NASDAQ ( Escalade , Old National Bank , and Shoe Carnival ) are also headquartered in Evansville . The city is home to public and private enterprise in many areas , as Evansville serves as the region 's economic hub .
The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne , Indiana , is the primary cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend , headed by Most Rev . Kevin Carl Rhoades . The parish was established in 1836 , making it the oldest in Fort Wayne . The church was erected in 1860 .
Fort Wayne is a city in the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Allen County , United States . Located in northeastern Indiana , the city is 18 miles ( 29 km ) west of the Ohio border and 50 miles ( 80 km ) south of the Michigan border . With a population of 253,691 in the 2010 census , it is the second-most populous city in Indiana after Indianapolis , and the 75th-most populous city in the United States . It is the principal city of the Fort Wayne metropolitan area , consisting of Allen , Wells , and Whitley counties , a combined population of 419,453 as of 2011 . Fort Wayne is the cultural and economic center of northeastern Indiana . The city is within a 300-mile ( 482.803 km ) radius of major population centers , including Chicago , Cincinnati , Cleveland , Columbus , Detroit , Indianapolis , Louisville , Lexington , and Milwaukee . In addition to the three core counties , the combined statistical area ( CSA ) includes Adams , DeKalb , Huntington , Noble , and Steuben counties , with an estimated population of 615,077 . Fort Wayne was built in 1794 by the United States Army under the direction of American Revolutionary War general Anthony Wayne , the last in a series of forts built near the Miami village of Kekionga . Named in Wayne 's honor , the European-American settlement developed at the confluence of the St. Joseph , St. Marys , and Maumee rivers as a trading post for pioneers . The village was platted in 1823 and underwent tremendous growth after completion of the Wabash and Erie Canal and advent of the railroad . Once a booming manufacturing town located in what became known as the Rust Belt , Fort Wayne 's economy in the 21st century is based upon distribution , transportation and logistics , healthcare , professional and business services , leisure and hospitality , and financial services . The city is a center for the defense industry which employs thousands .
The Cathedral of the Holy Angels is a Catholic cathedral located in Gary , Indiana , United States . It is the seat of the Diocese of Gary , and the home of Holy Angels Parish .
Gary is a city in Lake County , Indiana , United States , 25 miles ( 40 km ) from downtown Chicago , Illinois . Gary is adjacent to the Indiana Dunes National Park and borders southern Lake Michigan . Gary was named after lawyer Elbert Henry Gary , who was the founding chairman of the United States Steel Corporation . The city is known for its large steel mills , and as the birthplace of the Jackson 5 music group . Once the second largest city in Indiana , the population of Gary was 80,294 at the 2010 census , making it the ninth-largest city in the state of Indiana . It was a prosperous city from the 1920s through the mid-1960s due to its booming steel industry , but overseas competition and restructuring of the steel industry resulted in a decline and a severe loss of jobs . Since the late 1960s , Gary has suffered drastic population loss , falling by 55 percent from its peak of 178,320 in 1960 . The city faces the difficulties of many Rust Belt cities , including unemployment , decaying infrastructure , and low literacy and educational attainment levels . It is estimated that nearly one-third of all houses in the city are unoccupied or abandoned .
Saint John the Evangelist Catholic Church is a Roman Catholic parish of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis in Indianapolis , Indiana , United States . The parish 's origins date to 1837 , when it was first named Holy Cross parish . In 1850 it was renamed Saint John the Evangelist parish , and is the oldest Catholic parish in the city and in Marion County , Indiana . Considered the mother of the Catholic parishes in Indianapolis , it played an important role in development of the Catholic Church in the city . Saint John 's Church served as the pro-cathedral of the diocese from 1878 until 1906 ; its rectory served as the bishop 's residence and chancery from 1878 until 1892 . In 1900 the church served as the site of first episcopal consecration held in Indianapolis . Although many considered Saint John 's a diocesan cathedral , it was never officially named as such . Saint Francis Xavier Cathedral remained the official cathedral and Vincennes , Indiana , as the see city for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Vincennes , Indiana , until March 28 , 1898 , when the episcopal see was transferred to Indianapolis and became the Diocese of Indianapolis . Diocesan functions continued to be held at Saint John 's until Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral was built in 1906 . Saint John 's rectory continued to house the diocesan chancery until 1968 , and served as the metropolitan tribunal for the diocese until 1982 . Saint John 's Church and rectory were placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 . The present-day Saint John 's Church , the parish 's third and the second one built on the Georgia Street property , is the main structure in a group of parish buildings on the southwest corner of Georgia Street and Capitol Avenue .
Indianapolis ( /ˌɪndiəˈnæpəlɪs/ ) , often shortened to Indy , is the state capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County . According to 2018 estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau , the consolidated population of Indianapolis and Marion County was 876,862 . The balance population , which excludes semi-autonomous municipalities in Marion County , was 867,125 . It is the 17th most populous city in the U.S . The Indianapolis metropolitan area is the 34th most populous metropolitan statistical area in the U.S. , with 2,048,703 residents . Its combined statistical area ranks 28th , with a population of 2,431,361 . Indianapolis covers 368 square miles ( 950 km2 ) , making it the 16th largest city by land area in the U.S. Indigenous peoples inhabited the area dating to approximately 2000 BC . In 1818 , the Delaware relinquished their tribal lands in the Treaty of St. Mary 's . In 1821 , Indianapolis was founded as a planned city for the new seat of Indiana 's state government . The city was platted by Alexander Ralston and Elias Pym Fordham on a 1-square-mile ( 2.6 km2 ) grid next to the White River . Completion of the National and Michigan roads and arrival of rail later solidified the city 's position as a manufacturing and transportation hub . Two of the city 's nicknames reflect its historical ties to transportation - the Crossroads of America and Railroad City .
St. Mary Catholic Church ( St. Marienkirche ) is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Indianapolis , Indiana , in the Archdiocese of Indianapolis . Originally founded in 1858 to serve the city 's growing German population , it is noted for its historic parish church at the corner of New Jersey and Vermont streets , which was completed in 1912 . Designed by architect Hermann J. Gaul in the late Gothic Revival style , it follows a cruciform plan modeled after the Cologne Cathedral in Germany . The church is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral is a Roman Catholic cathedral located at Fourteenth and Meridian Streets in Indianapolis , Indiana , United States . It is the seat of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis , and of the Archbishop of Indianapolis , most recently Archbishop Charles C. Thompson . Silas Chatard , the first Bishop of Indianapolis , established the cathedral parish in 1892 , and named it after Saint Peter and Saint Paul , two apostles of Christ . The cathedral parish became known for its liturgical celebrations and sacred music performances . The architectural firm of Renwick , Aspinwall and Russell , W. L. Coulter of New York designed the Classical Revival-style cathedral , adjacent chapel , and bishop 's residence ( rectory ) . The cathedral complex was built in stages . The rectory and chapel were completed in 1892 . The cathedral and a temporary facade were built between 1905 and 1907 ; the permanent facade was erected in 1936 . The high altar of the unfinished cathedral was consecrated on December 21 , 1906 . William Whetten Renwick , nephew of American architect James Renwick Jr. , was responsible for the cathedral project and designed its original interior decoration . The Indianapolis architectural firm of D. A. Bohlen and Son was local supervisor for construction of the chapel , rectory , and cathedral , and also designed some of the interior furnishings . August Bohlen supervised construction of the permanent facade .
St. Joseph Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic church located at 1215 N. Newton Street in Jasper , Dubois County , Indiana . It was built between 1867 and 1880 , and is a large , Romanesque Revival style , solid sandstone block building . It features a large stone bell tower and steeple measuring 235 feet high . :2 It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 .
Jasper is a city in , and the county seat of Dubois County , Indiana , United States , located along the Patoka River . The population was 15,038 at the 2010 census making it the 48th largest city in Indiana . On November 4 , 2007 , Dubois County returned to the Eastern Time Zone , after having moved to the Central Time Zone the previous year . Land use in the area is primarily agricultural . Jasper is a regional center in Southwestern Indiana , noted for its heavily German Catholic ancestral roots . Jasper has often been called the Wood Capital of the World , boasting many furniture companies , including Kimball International and Masterbrand Cabinets . Jasper is also home to the Southern Indiana Education Center ( SIEC ) , Jasper Engines & Transmissions ( largest re-manufacturer in the market ) , and to a satellite campus of Vincennes University . The Indiana Baseball Hall of Fame , which honors players and others associated with the national pastime who were born or lived in Indiana , is located in Jasper . Jasper also boasts the only municipally supported Arts Council in the state of Indiana ; it is part of city government and is supported by the city for its citizens in the same vein as its park board or its street department . The city of Jasper and the Jasper Community Arts Commission have won the Governor 's Arts Award twice , once in 1987 and again in 2007 , and it is the only group to have garnered this award twice .
The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana . It is located at 1207 Columbia Street in Lafayette , Indiana . It is also a contributing property in the St. Mary Historic District .
When European explorers arrived at the area around what is now Tippecanoe County , it was inhabited by a tribe of Miami Indians known as the Ouiatenon or Weas . In 1717 , the French government established Fort Ouiatenon across the Wabash River and three miles ( 5 km ) south of present-day Lafayette . The fort became the center of trade for fur trappers , merchants and Indians . An annual reenactment and festival known as Feast of the Hunters ' Moon takes place there each autumn . The town of Lafayette was platted in May 1825 by William Digby , a trader . It was designated as the county seat of the newly formed Tippecanoe County the following year . Like many frontier towns , Lafayette was named for General Lafayette , a French officer who significantly aided George Washington 's Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War . Lafayette toured the United States in 1824 and 1825 . In its earliest days , Lafayette was a shipping center on the Wabash River . In 1838 , Henry Leavitt Ellsworth , the first United States Patent Commissioner , published a booklet titled Valley of the Upper Wabash , Indiana , with Hints on Its Agricultural Advantages , to promote settlement of the region . By 1845 , Ellsworth had purchased 93,000 acres ( 380 km2 ) of farmland in and around Lafayette and moved there from Connecticut to supervise land sales . By 1847 Ellsworth was distributing broadsides looking for farmers to purchase his farmland .
The Oratory of St. Patrick , also known as St. Patrick 's Roman Catholic Church is a historic Roman Catholic church located at Lagro , Wabash County , Indiana . It was built between 1870 and 1873 , and is a rectangular , Victorian Gothic style brick church . It has a gable roof and features a square bell tower , five tall pointed arched windows , and a half-octagonal apse flanked by lower , half-hipped sacristies . :5 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 .
Lagro is a town in Lagro Township , Wabash County , in the U.S. state of Indiana . The population was 415 at the 2010 census .
St. Louis , Besancon , Historic District is a historic Roman Catholic church complex and national historic district located near New Haven in Jefferson Township , Allen County , Indiana . The district encompasses five contributing buildings and one contributing site consisting of the Saint Louis Besancon Roman Catholic Church and its cemetery and rectory . The Gothic Revival style church was built in 1870-71 of brick , fired in a nearby kiln , then covered with cement to give an appearance of stone . It features a steep gable roof and five part projecting square steeple . The rectory was built in 1893 , and is a 2 1/2-story , Queen Anne style brick dwelling . The other contributing resources are the St. Louis Academy ( 1915 ) , St. Louis Convent House ( 1915 ) , garage ( 1940 ) , and Old St. Louis Cemetery . The church was refurbished and painted in 1998 . The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995 .
New Haven is a city in Adams , Jefferson , and St. Joseph townships , Allen County , Indiana , United States . It sits to the east of the city of Fort Wayne , the second largest city in Indiana , and is situated mostly along the southern banks of the Maumee River . The population was 14,794 as of the 2010 census .
St. Casimir Parish is a Catholic parish in South Bend , Indiana , United States . Founded in 1898 . It is one of the Roman Catholic parishes in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend . It is a central contributing property in the St. Casimir Parish Historic District . Weekend masses are at Saturday 5:00 p.m. ( English , 2nd and 4th Saturdays of the month only ) , Sunday 9:30 a.m. ( English ) and 11:15 a.m. ( Spanish )
South Bend is a city in , and the county seat of , St. Joseph County , Indiana , on the St. Joseph River near its southernmost bend , from which it derives its name . As of the 2010 census , the city had a total of 101,168 residents ; its metropolitan statistical area had a population of 318,586 and its combined statistical area , 721,296 . It is the fourth-largest city in Indiana , serving as the economic and cultural hub of northern Indiana . The University of Notre Dame is located just to the north in unincorporated Notre Dame . The area was originally settled in the early 19th century by fur traders and was established as a city in 1865 . The St. Joseph River shaped South Bend 's economy through the mid-20th century . River access assisted heavy industrial development such as that of the Studebaker Corporation , the Oliver Chilled Plow Company , and other large corporations . The population of South Bend declined after 1960 , when it had a peak population of 132,445 . This was chiefly due to migration to suburban areas as well as the demise of Studebaker and other heavy industry . Today , the largest industries in South Bend are health care , education , small business , and tourism . Remaining large corporations include Crowe , Honeywell , and AM General . Recently , the city population has begun to grow for the first time in nearly fifty years .
St. Matthew Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral in South Bend , Indiana , United States . Along with Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne , it is the seat of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend .
The St. Francis Xavier Cathedral ( also known as the Basilica of St. Francis Xavier , or simply The Old Cathedral ) is a parish of the Roman Catholic Church in Vincennes , Indiana , under the Diocese of Evansville . Named for Francis Xavier , a 16th-century Jesuit apostle , it is located opposite George Rogers Clark National Historical Park at 205 Church Street , within the Vincennes Historic District . Jesuit missionaries established St. Francis Xavier parish around 1734 , making it the oldest Catholic parish in Indiana ; its earliest parish records date from 1749 . The present Greek Revival-style basilica church , built on or near the site of two earlier Catholic churches , dates from 1826 . In 1834 , when Pope Gregory XVI erected the Diocese of Vincennes , St. Francis Xavier was elevated to a cathedral and served as the seat of the episcopal see from 1834 to 1898 . On 14 March 1970 Pope Paul VI elevated St. Francis Xavier Cathedral to the status of basilica ( minor basilica ) , an honor reserved for only the most historic churches . Between 1834 and 1898 two of St. Francis Xavier 's priests became bishops ( Benedict Joseph Flaget , Bishop of Bardstown , and Célestine de la Hailandière , Bishop of Vincennes ) , and several served as vicars general or seminary rectors . Between 1837 and 1882 seventy-five priests were ordained at St. Francis Xavier , including Michael E. Shawe , the first priest ordained in Indiana . Bishop John Stephen Bazin 's episcopal consecration at St. Francis Xavier in 1847 was the first to be conducted in the state . The remains of the first four Bishops of Vincennes ( Simon Bruté de Rémur , Célestine Guynemer de la Hailandière , John Stephen Bazin , and Jacques Maurice de St. Palais ) are buried in St. Francis Xavier 's crypt . The basilica was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1976 .
Vincennes is a city in and the county seat of Knox County , Indiana , United States . It is located on the lower Wabash River in the southwestern part of the state , nearly halfway between Evansville and Terre Haute . Founded in 1732 by French fur traders , notably François-Marie Bissot , Sieur de Vincennes , for whom the Fort was named , Vincennes is the oldest continually inhabited European settlement in Indiana and one of the oldest settlements west of the Appalachians . According to the 2010 census , its population was 18,423 , a decrease of 1.5% from 18,701 in 2000 . Vincennes is the principal city of the Vincennes , IN Micropolitan Statistical Area , which comprises all of Knox County and had an estimated 2017 population of 38,440 .