Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary
Diocese of Gary Dioecesis Gariensis | |
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Cathedral of the Holy Angels | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | The counties of Lake, LaPorte, Porter and Starke in Northwest Indiana |
| Ecclesiastical province | Indianapolis |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 1,807 sq mi (4,680 km2) |
Population
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| Parishes | 64 |
| Churches | 72 |
| Schools | 22 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | December 17, 1956 (68 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Holy Angels |
| Patron saint | Guardian Angels |
| Secular priests | 83 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Robert John McClory |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Charles C. Thompson |
| Vicar General | Very Rev. Christopher Stanish |
| Judicial Vicar | Very Rev. Brian D. Chadwick |
| Map | |
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 is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Indianapolis.
The mother church of the Diocese of Gary is the Cathedral of the Holy Angels in Gary, Indiana. The diocese was erected on December 17, 1956, by Pope Pius XII. The current bishop of the diocese is the Most Rev. Robert J. McClory.