General statistics

The following information is taken from the archdiocesan Directory and Yearbook. (Unless otherwise noted, all statistics are current as of October 1, 2005.)

Clergy

  • Archbishop - 1
  • Diocesan Priests - 149
  • Section Total - 150

Priests of Religious Orders

  • Benedictine Monks (OSB) - Saint Meinrad Archabbey
    • Mitered Archabbot - 1
    • Priests - 50
  • Conventual Franciscan Friars (OFM Conv) - 20
  • Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate (FFI) - 3
  • Franciscan Friars (OFM)
    • Cincinnati Province - 6
    • St. Louis Province - 8
  • Order of Preachers - 3
  • Jesuits (SJ) - 5
  • Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) - 2
  • Society of the Precious Blood (CPPS) - 1
  • Society of the Divine Word (SVD) - 4
  • Section Total 103

Total Number of Clergy in the Archdiocese: 253

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Churches

  • Parishes 139
  • Missions 11
  • Total 150

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Parish Statistics

  • Population of Archdiocese (2000 Census) - 2,430,606
  • Catholic Population - 232,273

Receptions into the Church

  • Infant Baptisms - 4,364
  • Adult Baptisms - 680
  • Received into Full Communion - 675
  • Total - 5,719

Marriages

  • Catholic - 580
  • Interfaith - 527

Burials

  • Total - 2,080

Catholic Colleges

  • Marian College (Coeducational) - 1,685
    Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg
  • St. Mary-of-the-Woods College (Women) - 1,703
    Sisters of Providence
  • Total colleges - 2
  • Total students - 3,388

Catholic High Schools

  • Indianapolis
    • Brebeuf Preparatory - 800
    • Cathedral - 1,289
    • Bishop Chatard - 789
    • Cardinal Ritter Jr./Sr. - 457
    • Roncalli - 1,064
    • Father Thomas Scecina Memorial - 371
  • Clarksville
    • Our Lady of Providence Jr./Sr. - 519
  • Madison
    • Father Michael Shawe Jr./Sr. - 119
  • Oldenburg
    • Oldenburg Academy of the Immaculate Conception - 205
  • Richmond
    • Seton Catholic Jr./Sr. High School - 120
  • Total schools - 10
  • Total High School Students - 5,733

Catholic Elementary Schools

  • Total - 60
  • Total Grade School Students (P-8) - 17,828

Out-of-School Religious Education

  • Participants in Religious Education P-12 - 17,418
  • Participants in Adult Religious Education - 3,204
  • Total - 20,622

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Men Religious

  • Order of St. Benedict
    • Priests - 51
    • Brothers - 22
    • Section Total - 73
  • Brothers of the Congregation of Holy Cross
    • Eastern Province - 1
    • Midwest Province - 1
  • Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate
    • Priests - 3
  • Order of Friars Minor Conventual
    • Priests - 20
    • Brothers - 5
    • Section Total - 30
  • Order of Friars Minor
    • Priests - 14
    • Brothers - 0
  • Order of Preachers
    • Priests - 3
    • Section Total - 17
  • Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
    • Priests - 2
  • Society of Jesus
    • Priests - 5
    • Brothers - 1
    • Scholastic - 1
    • Section Total - 9
  • Society of the Divine Word
    • Priests - 4
  • Society of the Precious Blood
    • Priests - 1
    • Section Total - 5
  • Total of Religious Men - 134

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Women Religious

  • Sisters of St. Benedict (OSB), Beech Grove - 81
  • Sisters of St. Benedict (OSB), Ferdinand - 11
  • Congregation of Divine Providence (CDP) - 1
  • Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross (CSC) - 3
  • Congregation of the Sisters of the Third Order of
    St. Francis (OSF), Oldenburg - 207
  • Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (DC) - 7
  • Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy (DMMM) - 2
  • Discalced Carmelites (OCD), Indianapolis - 11
  • Discalced Carmelites (OCD), Terre Haute - 14
  • Dominican Sisters (OP), Sinsinawa Dominicans - 1
  • Dominican Sisters (OP), Adrian Dominicans - 3
  • Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (FIH) - 12
  • Little Sisters of the Poor (LSP) - 11
  • Missionaries of Charity (MC) - 4
  • Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa (MSOLA) - 1
  • Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ (PHJC) - 1
  • Servants of the Gospel of Life (SGL) - 1
  • Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Ohio (SC) - 2
  • Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (SCN) - 2
  • Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross (SL) - 2
  • Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (SP) - 303
  • Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration (OSF) - 5
  • Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (CSJ) - 6
  • Sisters of St. Joseph of Tipton (CSJ) - 4
  • Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Reparatrix (IHMR) - 2
  • Sisters of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes (OSF) - 1
  • Ursuline Nuns of the Congregation of Paris (OSU) - 2
  • Total of Religious Women - 700

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Charitable

  • Emergency Shelters - 2
  • Homes for the Aged - 4
  • Pregnancy and Adoption Services - 2

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