Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary

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Diocese of Gary

Dioecesis Gariensis
Cathedral of the Holy Angels
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryThe counties of Lake, LaPorte, Porter and Starke in Northwest Indiana
Ecclesiastical provinceIndianapolis
Statistics
Area1,807 sq mi (4,680 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2021)
795,178
164,293 (20.7%)
Parishes64
Churches72
Schools22
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedDecember 17, 1956 (67 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Holy Angels
Patron saintGuardian Angels
Secular priests83
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopRobert John McClory
Metropolitan ArchbishopCharles C. Thompson
Map
Territory of the Diocese of Gary
Territory of the Diocese of Gary
Website
dcgary.org

The Diocese of Gary (Latin: Dioecesis Gariensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in northwest Indiana in the United States. It was founded on December 17, 1956, by Pope Pius XII.[1][2] Its ecclesiastic territory includes Lake, Porter, LaPorte, and Starke counties. The mother church of the diocese is the Cathedral of the Holy Angels in Gary, Indiana. The Diocese of Gary is one of four suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Indianapolis.

History

During the first half of the 20th century, many Catholic immigrants came from Eastern Europe and Mexico to work in the region's growing steel industry.[3] A number of parishes were founded near the steel mills so that the newly arrived immigrants could celebrate Mass in their native languages. In 1956 the four counties of Lake, Porter, LaPorte, and Starke belonged to the 18 county diocesan territory of the then named Diocese of Fort Wayne. On December 17, 1956, the region was stunned to learn of the announcement that came from they Holy See that a new diocese was to be erected from those four counties in Northwest Indiana and the newly created Diocese of Gary came into existence. On December 29, 1956, Pope Pius XII announced that he had named then Reverend Andrew Gregory Grutka, pastor of Holy Trinity parish, to be the first bishop of the new Gary diocese. The parish of the Holy Angels was selected to become the new cathedral for the diocese, and became the Cathedral of the Holy Angels. The new diocese, at its establishment, found itself with 129 active diocesan priests, 77 parishes, 60 parish schools and 135,485 Catholics, which was roughly 25 percent of the population of the four counties.

As of 2012, four parishes in the diocese still offered Mass in Polish, two parishes in Croatian, one in Hungarian, and one in Lithuanian. Fourteen parishes also offered Mass in Spanish. One location offered the 1962 form of the Roman-Rite Mass.[4]

Diocese today

Serving the diocese are 105 priests, 67 permanent deacons, 10 religious brothers, and 85 religious sisters who are members of various religious institutes.[5] These priests, deacons and persons religious serve a Catholic population in northwest Indiana of 186,420[2] in 73 parishes and missions.[4][6]

The diocese also operates several educational, medical, and social service organizations. Educational institutions include 17 elementary schools, 3 high schools, 1 college, and a Catholic student center at Valparaiso University.[7] The diocese also supervises six hospitals or medical centers, three homes for the aged, three protective homes, three cemeteries, and Catholic Charities, Diocese of Gary.[6]

On April 25, 2019, Pope Francis appointed Gary Bishop Donald J. Hying Bishop of Madison and on November 26, 2019, Pope Francis appointed Detroit, Michigan priest Robert John McClory to succeed him.[8][9][10] He was both consecrated and installed as Bishop on February 11, 2020.[11]

Bishops

Other diocesan priest who became bishop

Education

The Superintendent of Catholic Schools is Dr. Joseph Majchrowicz, Ed.D.

Elementary schools

Parishes run the following elementary and middle schools within the diocese:

(Note: No school is in the city of Gary)

  • St. Patrick, Chesterton[12]
  • St. Mary Catholic Community School, Crown Point[13]
  • St. Stanislaus, East Chicago
  • St. Mary, Griffith[14]
  • St. Casimir, Hammond
  • St. John Bosco, Hammond[15]
  • Our Lady of Grace, Highland[16]
  • Aquinas School at St. Andrew's, Merrillville
  • Notre Dame, Michigan City[17]
  • Queen of All Saints, Michigan City[18]
  • St. Stanislaus Kostka, Michigan City
  • St. Thomas More, Munster[19]
  • Nativity of Our Savior, Portage[20]
  • St. John the Evangelist, St. John[21]
  • St. Michael, Schererville[22]
  • St. Paul Catholic, Valparaiso[23]
  • St. John the Baptist, Whiting[24]

St. Catherine of Siena, a Catholic elementary school in Hammond, opened prior to 1949. Prior to 2009 its enrollment had declined, with 130 students that year, and its financial state had deteriorated. The school closed in 2009.[25]

Secondary schools

Operated by Diocese

Independent

Colleges

Extraordinary Form

As of August 2017, the only Mass in the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite in the diocese is offered at the Carmelite Shrine in Munster on Saturday evenings. It was established on Saturday, August 25, 1990, at the recommendation of Bishop Norbert Gaughan. The Mass was featured in newspapers across the country when Summorum Pontificum was promulgated by Pope Benedict XVI.[30]

Previously, a Traditional Latin Mass was available at St. Stanislaus in Michigan City on Sundays, but this Mass was discontinued when the celebrant died.[31] St. Joseph the Worker in Gary had a monthly Mass that was a hybrid of the Extraordinary and Ordinary Forms.[clarification needed]

In 2015, the NWI Latin Mass Community was founded by laity to support and promote the Extraordinary Form in the Gary Diocese, with the particular goals of offering Sunday morning and Holy Day Masses in the Extraordinary Form, as well as fostering parish life for those who are attached to the older form of the Mass.[citation needed]

On January 1, 2018, a Solemn High Mass was offered at the Cathedral of the Holy Angels by Bishop Joseph Perry[citation needed], auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Chicago.

In 2018, the Institute of Christ the King began an apostolate at St. Joseph parish in Hammond, offering the Extraordinary Form on a weekly basis. St. Joseph parish in Dyer also holds a monthly mass in the Extraordinary Form.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Catholic Diocese of Gary website, Bishop's Office - Brief History of the Diocese page, Retrieved 10 March 2012".
  2. ^ a b "Catholic Diocese of Gary website, Bishop's Office - Gary Diocese Statistical Data page, Retrieved 10 March 2012".
  3. ^ Alicea, Marisa (June 1, 1994). "The Latino Immigration Experience: The Case of Mexicanos, Puertorriqueños, and Cubanos". In Padilla, Félix M. (ed.). Handbook of Hispanic Cultures in the United States: Sociology, Volume 3. Arte Publico Press. pp. 38. ISBN 1558851011.
  4. ^ a b "Survey of individual parishes from the Catholic Diocese of Gary website, Parishes page, Retrieved 10 March 2012".
  5. ^ "Catholic Diocese of Gary website, Clergy page, Retrieved 10 March 2012".
  6. ^ a b "Catholic Diocese of Gary website, Map of Diocese page, Retrieved 10 March 2012".
  7. ^ "Catholic Diocese of Gary website, Catholic Schools page, Retrieved 10 March 2012".
  8. ^ "Rinunce e Nomine, 26.09.2019" (Press release) (in Italian). Holy See Press Office. November 26, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  9. ^ Associated Press. "Pope appoints Michigan priest to be next bishop of Gary". www.wilx.com. Retrieved Apr 5, 2021.
  10. ^ "Pope Francis appoints Detroit priest new bishop of Diocese of Gary". mlive. Nov 27, 2019. Retrieved Apr 5, 2021.
  11. ^ "Pope Francis appoints new bishop of Gary, Indiana | Angelus News". Nov 26, 2019. Retrieved Apr 5, 2021.
  12. ^ "St. Patrick Catholic Community". St. Patrick Catholic Community. Retrieved Apr 5, 2021.
  13. ^ "St. Mary Catholic Church". www.stmarycrownpoint.org. Retrieved Apr 5, 2021.
  14. ^ "St. Mary of Griffith". www.smgriffith.org. Retrieved Apr 5, 2021.
  15. ^ "St. John Bosco - St. John Bosco - St. John Bosco parish and school in Hammond, Indiana USA". Retrieved Apr 5, 2021.
  16. ^ "Home". Our Lady of Grace School. Retrieved Apr 5, 2021.
  17. ^ School, Notre Dame Catholic Church &. "Faith, Family & Education". Notre Dame Catholic Church & School. Retrieved Apr 5, 2021.
  18. ^ "School Information". Queen of All Saints Church. Retrieved Apr 5, 2021.
  19. ^ "St. Thomas More Elementary School | Munster, IN". www.stm-school.com. Retrieved Apr 5, 2021.
  20. ^ "Nativitystars.info is Expired or Suspended". Archived from the original on 2020-11-24. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  21. ^ "St. John the Evangelist School, Preschool - Grade 8". mysite. Retrieved Apr 5, 2021.
  22. ^ "St. Michael School :: Schererville, Indiana". Archived from the original on 2016-07-09. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  23. ^ Saint Paul Catholic School
  24. ^ "Home". sjbcatholicparish.org.
  25. ^ McCollum, Carmen (2009-05-30). "Students, staff, parents mourn closing of longtime Catholic school". NWI Times. Retrieved 2020-04-07.
  26. ^ "Home - Bishop Noll Institute". www.bishopnoll.org. Retrieved Apr 5, 2021.
  27. ^ "Andrean High School | Christ is my teacher". Retrieved Apr 5, 2021.
  28. ^ "Marquette Catholic High School - Michigan City, IN". www.marquette-hs.org. Retrieved Apr 5, 2021.
  29. ^ "Welcome to Calumet College of St. Joseph! You Belong". Calumet College of St. Joseph. Retrieved Apr 5, 2021.
  30. ^ "Latin Mass Fills Pews at Munster Monastery". NWI Times. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  31. ^ "Gary Diocese Latin Mass". NWI Latin Mass Community. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

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