Porter, Rev. Jack W., MA, PhD


Born July 28, 1927. Ordained June 7, 1975. Associate pastor, St. Michael the Archangel, Indianapolis; 1976, associate pastor, St. Gabriel the Archangel, Indianapolis; 1976, associate pastor pro tem, St. Paul, Greencastle; 1978, administrator pro tem, St. Paul, Greencastle; chaplain pro tem, Newman Center, DePauw University, and Indiana State Farm, Putnamville; 1979, associate pastor, St. John the Evangelist, Indianapolis; 1985, administrator, Holy Trinity, Edinburgh, and part-time associate pastor, St. John the Evangelist, Indianapolis; 1987, sacramental assistance, Assumption, Indianapolis, and continuing as part-time associate pastor, St. John the Evangelist, Indianapolis; 1988, full-time associate pastor, St. John the Evangelist, Indianapolis; 1993, archivist for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis; 1997, historian for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis; 1999, retired, while continuing as archdiocesan historian; deceased Nov. 12, 2019.

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