Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville
The Diocese of Evansville (Latin: Dioecesis Evansvicensis ) is a located in the United States Roman Catholic diocese based in Evansville, Indiana.
History
The Diocese of Evansville was born on October 21, 1944 by Pope Pius XII. built with the Apostolic Constitution Ecclesia universalis out of territory of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and this is a suffragan.
Territory
The Diocese of Evansville includes the nearby areas in Indiana Vanderburgh County, Posey County, Warrick County, Gibson County, Knox County, Daviess County, Pike County, Sullivan County, Greene County, Martin County, Dubois County and Spencer County.
Bishops of Evansville
- Henry Joseph Grimmelsman, 1944-1965
- Paul Francis Leibold, 1966-1969, then Archbishop of Cincinnati
- Francis Raymond Shea, 1969-1989
- Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger, 1989-2011
- Charles C. Thompson, since 2011