Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville

Diocese of Evansville

Dioecesis Evansvicensis
St. Benedict Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritorySouthwestern Indiana &
Lower Wabash Valley
Ecclesiastical provinceIndianapolis
Statistics
Area12,684 km2 (4,897 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
507,553
83,343 (16.4%)
Parishes53
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedDecember 21, 1944 (80 years ago)
CathedralSt. Benedict Cathedral, Evansville, Indiana
Patron saintMary, Mother of God
Secular priests64
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph M. Siegel
Metropolitan ArchbishopCharles C. Thompson
Bishops emeritusGerald Gettelfinger
Map
Map of the Diocese of Evansville
Map of the Diocese of Evansville
Website
evdio.org

The Diocese of Evansville (Latin: Dioecesis Evansvicensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in Southwestern Indiana in the United States.

The mother church of the diocese is St. Benedict Cathedral in Evansville. The diocese was formed in 1944 from what was then the Diocese of Indianapolis. It is part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Indianapolis. As of 2023, the bishop of Evansville is Joseph M. Siegel