Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana
Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana Dioecesis Lafayettensis in Indiana | |
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St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Central Indiana |
| Ecclesiastical province | Indianapolis |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 9,832 sq mi (25,460 km2) |
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| Parishes | 62 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | October 21, 1944 (80 years ago) |
| Cathedral | The Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception Théodore Guérin |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Timothy L. Doherty |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Charles C. Thompson |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| dol-in.org | |
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The Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana (Latin: Dioecesis Lafayettensis in Indiana) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church in central Indiana in the United States. The current bishop is Timothy L. Doherty. The Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Indianapolis.