Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend

Fort Wayne–South Bend

Dioecesis Wayne Castrensis–South Bendensis
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryNortheastern Indiana, Michiana
Ecclesiastical provinceIndianapolis
Statistics
Area5,792 km2 (2,236 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2006)
  • 1,247,850
  • 159,888 (12.8%)
Parishes84
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJanuary 8, 1857 (168 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Immaculate Conception (Fort Wayne)
Co-cathedralSaint Matthew Cathedral (South Bend)
Patron saintImmaculate Conception
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
BishopKevin C. Rhoades
Metropolitan ArchbishopCharles C. Thompson
Map
Website
diocesefwsb.org

The Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend (Latin: Dioecesis Wayne Castrensis–South Bendensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in north-central and northeastern Indiana in the United States.

The Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne is the primary cathedral in the diocese and Saint Matthew's Cathedral in South Bend is the associate cathedral.

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades was appointed bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend by Pope Benedict XVI on November 14, 2009, and was installed on January 13, 2010.