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Most Reverend Charles C. Thompson Fifth Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Evansville Born April 11, 1961 Ordained a Priest: Cathedral of the Assumption, Archdiocese of Louisville, Kentucky May 30, 1987 Named Bishop of Evansville: April 26, 2011 Ordained and Installed at Evansville: June 29, 2011 Named Apostolic Administrator: June 13, 2017 Installed as the seventh Archbishop of Indianapolis: July 28, 2017 |
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Most Reverend Gerald A. Gettelfinger Fourth Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Evansville Born October 20, 1935 Ordained a Priest: St. Meinrad, Indiana May 7, 1961 Named Bishop of Evansville: March 11, 1989 Ordained and Installed at Evansville: April 11, 1989 Named Apostolic Administrator: April 26, 2011 Bishop Emeritus: June 29, 2011 |
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Most Reverend Francis R. Shea Third Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Evansville Born December 4, 1913 Ordained a Priest: March 19, 1939 Named Bishop of Evansville: December 10, 1969 Ordained and Installed at Evansville: Feb. 3, 1970 Retired: April 11, 1989 Died: August 18, 1994 Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery, Evansville, Aug. 22, 1994 |
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Most Reverend Paul F. Leibold Second Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Evansville Born December 22, 1914 Ordained a Priest: May 18, 1940 Named Auxiliary Bishop of Cincinnati: April 10, 1958 Consecrated Bishop: June 17, 1958 Apostolic Administrator of Evansville: Oct. 20, 1965 Installed as Bishop of Evansville: June 15, 1966 Installed as Archbishop of Cincinnati: Oct. 2, 1969 Died: June 1, 1972 Burial: Cincinnati, June 7, 1972 |
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Most Reverend Henry J. Grimmelsman First Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Evansville Born December 22, 1890 Ordained a Priest: August 15, 1915 Ordained and Installed as Bishop of Evansville: December 21, 1944 Retired: October 20, 1965 Died: June 26, 1972 Burial: St. Joseph Cemetery, Evansville, June 30, 1972 |
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Bishops of the Diocese of Vincennes (1834-1898)
Servant of God Simon Bruté 1834-1839
Bishop Celestine de la Hailandière 1839-1847
Bishop Stephan Bazin 1847-1848
Bishop Jacques Maurice de St. Palais 1849-1877
Bishop Francis Silas Chatard 1878-1898
In 1898 the Diocese of Vincennes became the Diocese of Indianapolis.
Bishops of the Diocese of Indianapolis (1898-1944)
Most Reverend Francis Silas Chatard (1898-1918)
Most Reverend Joseph Chartrand (1918-1933)
Most Reverend Joseph Ritter (1934-1944)
In 1944 Indianapolis became an Archdiocese and Evansville became the See City
for 12 southwestern Indiana counties.
Bishops of the Diocese of Evansville (1944-Present)
Most Reverend Henry J. Grimmelsman (1944 - 1965)
Most Reverend Paul F. Leibold (1965 - 1969)
Most Reverend Francis R. Shea (1969 - 1989)
Most Reverend Gerald A. Gettelfinger (1989 - 2011)
Most Reverend Charles C. Thompson (2011 - 2017)
Servant of God Simon Bruté 1834-1839
Bishop Celestine de la Hailandière 1839-1847
Bishop Stephan Bazin 1847-1848
Bishop Jacques Maurice de St. Palais 1849-1877
Bishop Francis Silas Chatard 1878-1898
In 1898 the Diocese of Vincennes became the Diocese of Indianapolis.
Bishops of the Diocese of Indianapolis (1898-1944)
Most Reverend Francis Silas Chatard (1898-1918)
Most Reverend Joseph Chartrand (1918-1933)
Most Reverend Joseph Ritter (1934-1944)
In 1944 Indianapolis became an Archdiocese and Evansville became the See City
for 12 southwestern Indiana counties.
Bishops of the Diocese of Evansville (1944-Present)
Most Reverend Henry J. Grimmelsman (1944 - 1965)
Most Reverend Paul F. Leibold (1965 - 1969)
Most Reverend Francis R. Shea (1969 - 1989)
Most Reverend Gerald A. Gettelfinger (1989 - 2011)
Most Reverend Charles C. Thompson (2011 - 2017)