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Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary

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Diocese of Gary

Dioecesis Gariensis
Location
Country United States
TerritoryThe counties of Lake, LaPorte, Porter and Starke in Northwest Indiana
Ecclesiastical provinceIndianapolis
MetropolitanThe Most Rev. Charles C. Thompson
Statistics
Area1,807 sq mi (4,680 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2006)
778,463
185,550 (23.8%)
Parishes73
Churches72
Schools22
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedDecember 17, 1956 (67 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Holy Angels
Patron saintGuardian Angels
St. Matthias the Apostle
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopVacant
Bishops emeritusThe Most Rev. Dale Joseph Melczek
Map
Territory of the Diocese of Gary
Territory of the Diocese of Gary
Website
www.dcgary.org

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

Cathedral of the Holy Angels in Gary

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.

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 Extraordinary Form of 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, the Holy See announced that Pope Francis had appointed Bishop Donald J. Hying to succeed the late Most Reverend Robert C. Morlino, who passed away on November 24, 2018, as the 5th bishop of the Diocese of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Madison. Bishop Hying became the diocesan administrator of the Gary diocese and Bishop-Elect of Madison. Bishop Hying was installed as the fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Madison (Wisconsin) on June 25th, 2019. The see is currently vacant, or sede vacante, until the college of consultors gather to elect a diocesan administrator. The diocesan administrator will administer the diocese until the Holy See announces who the next bishop of the diocese will be.

Bishops

The diocese has had four bishops since its establishment on December 17, 1956. There is no current bishop due to the appointment of Bishop Hying as Bishop of Madison.

Bishops of Gary

  1. The Most Rev. Andrew Gregory Grutka (Appointed bishop on December 29, 1956. Retired on July 9, 1994. Bishop Grutka died on November 11, 1993.)
  2. The Most Rev. Norbert Felix Gaughan (Appointed bishop July 9, 1984. Retired on June 1, 1996. Bishop Gaughan died on October 1, 1999.)
  3. The Most Rev. Dale Joseph Melczek (Appointed Apostolic Administrator of the diocese on August 19, 1992 after Bishop Gaughan suffered a stroke. Was named co-adjutor bishop of the diocese on October 28, 1995. Succeeded as diocesan bishop on June 1, 1996. Retired on November 24, 2014. He is the bishop emeritus of the diocese.)
  4. The Most Rev. Donald J. Hying (Appointed on November 24, 2014. On April 25, 2019, he was appointed 5th Bishop of Diocese of Madison, leaving the see vacant (sede vacante).

Coadjutor Bishops

Diocesan priests who became Bishop

Carl Frederick Mengeling, appointed 4th Bishop of the Diocese of Lansing (served as diocesan bishop from November 7, 1995 until his retirement on February 27, 2008).

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[8]
  • St. Mary Catholic Community School, Crown Point[9]
  • St. Stanislaus, East Chicago
  • St. Mary, Griffith[10]
  • St. Casimir, Hammond
  • St. John Bosco, Hammond[11]
  • Our Lady of Grace, Highland[12]
  • Aquinas School at St. Andrew's, Merrillville
  • Notre Dame, Michigan City[13]
  • Queen of All Saints, Michigan City[14]
  • St. Stanislaus Kostka, Michigan City
  • St. Thomas More, Munster[15]
  • Nativity of Our Savior, Portage[16]
  • St. John the Evangelist, St. John[17]
  • St. Michael, Schererville[18]
  • St. Paul Catholic, Valparaiso[19]
  • St. John the Baptist, Whiting[20]

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.[25]

Previously, a Traditional Latin Mass was available at St. Stanislaus in Michigan City on Sundays, but this Mass was discontinued when the celebrant died.[26] 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.

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. p. 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. ^ St. Patrick Catholic Community
  9. ^ St. Mary Catholic Church
  10. ^ St. Mary of Griffith
  11. ^ St. John Bosco - St. John Bosco - St. John Bosco parish and school in Hammond, Indiana USA
  12. ^ Our Lady of Grace School
  13. ^ Notre Dame Catholic Church & School
  14. ^ Queen of All Saints Catholic School, Michigan City, IN
  15. ^ St. Thomas More Elementary School | Munster, IN
  16. ^ [1]
  17. ^ [2]
  18. ^ [3]
  19. ^ Saint Paul Catholic School
  20. ^ [4]
  21. ^ Home - Bishop Noll Institute
  22. ^ Andrean High School | Christ is my Teacher
  23. ^ [5]
  24. ^ CCSJ
  25. ^ "Latin Mass Fills Pews at Munster Monastery". NWI Times. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
  26. ^ "Gary Diocese Latin Mass". NWI Latin Mass Community. Retrieved 11 December 2016.

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