General statistics

The following information is taken from the archdiocesan Directory and Yearbook. (Unless otherwise noted, all statistics are current as of October 1, 2010.)

Clergy

  • Apostolic Administrator - 1
  • Diocesan Priests - 144
  • Deacons - 27
  • Priests from Other Dioceses - 23
  • Deacons from Other Dioceses - 4
  • Section Total - 200
  • (As of August 2011)

Priests of Religious Orders

  • Benedictine Monks (OSB) - Saint Meinrad Archabbey
    • Mitered Archabbot - 1
    • Priests - 43
  • Conventual Franciscan Friars (OFM Conv) - 21
  • Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate (FI) - 3
  • Franciscan Friars (OFM)
    • Cincinnati Province - 5
    • St. Louis Province - 4
  • Franciscan Friars Capuchin (OFM Cap) - 1
  • Glenmary Home Missioners (GHM) - 1
  • Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI) - 1
  • Order of Preachers - 3
  • Jesuits (SJ) - 5
  • Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) - 1
  • Society of the Divine Word (SVD) - 2
  • Section Total - 91

Total Number of Clergy in the Archdiocese: 290

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Churches

  • Parishes - 139
  • Missions - 13
  • Total - 151

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Parish Statistics

  • Population of Archdiocese (2000 Census) - 2,430,606
  • Catholic Population (as of June 30, 2010) - 224,926

Receptions into the Church

  • Infant Baptisms - 3,919
  • Minor and Adult Baptisms - 847
  • Received into Full Communion - 536
  • Total - 5,302

Marriages

  • Catholic - 604
  • Interfaith - 396

Burials

  • Total - 1,839

Catholic Colleges

  • Marian University (Coeducational) - 2,362
    Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg
  • St. Mary-of-the-Woods College (Women) - 1,595
    Sisters of Providence
  • Total colleges - 2
  • Total students - 3,957

Catholic High Schools

  • Indianapolis
    • Brebeuf Preparatory - 807
    • Cathedral - 1,253
    • Bishop Chatard - 662
    • Cardinal Ritter Jr./Sr. - 587
    • Providence Cristo Rey - 80
    • Roncalli - 1,098
    • Father Thomas Scecina Memorial - 318
  • Clarksville
    • Our Lady of Providence Jr./Sr. - 528
  • Madison
    • Father Michael Shawe Jr./Sr. - 163
  • Oldenburg
    • Oldenburg Academy of the Immaculate Conception - 209
  • Richmond
    • Seton Catholic Jr./Sr. High School - 124
  • Total schools - 11
  • Total High School Students - 5,829
  • (As of September 28, 2010)

Catholic Elementary Schools

  • Total - 58
  • Total Grade School Students (P-8) - 16,535
  • (As of September 28, 2010)

Out-of-School Religious Education

  • Participants in Religious Education P-12 - 15,427
  • Participants in Adult Religious Education - 13,827
  • Total - 26,254
  • (As of October 5, 2010)

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Men Religious

  • Order of St. Benedict (OSB)
    • Priests - 43
    • Brothers - 21
  • Franciscans of the Immaculate (FI)
    • Priests - 3
  • Glenmary Home Missioners (GHM)
    • Priests - 1
    • Brothers - 1
  • Missionary Oblates of Mary Immaculate (OMI)
    • Priests - 2
    • Brothers - 1
  • Order of Friars Minor Capuchin (OFM Cap)
    • Priests - 1
  • Order of Friars Minor Conventual (OFM Conv)
    • Priests - 21
    • Brothers - 7
  • Order of Friars Minor (OFM) Cincinnati Province
    • Priests - 5
    • Brothers - 1
  • Order of Friars Minor (OFM) St. Louis Province
    • Priests - 4
    • Brothers - 1
  • Order of Preachers (OP)
    • Priests - 3
    • Brothers - 1
  • Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP)
    • Priests - 1
  • Society of Jesus (SJ)
    • Priests - 5
  • Society of the Divine Word (SVD)
    • Priests - 2
  • Total of Religious Men - 124

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Women Religious

  • Sisters of St. Benedict (OSB), Beech Grove - 70
  • Sisters of St. Benedict (OSB), Ferdinand - 7
  • Congregation of St. Joseph (CSJ) - 4
  • Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross (CSC) - 2
  • Congregation of the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis (OSF), Oldenburg - 162
  • Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (DC) - 6
  • Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy (DMMM) - 11
  • Discalced Carmelites (OCD), Oldenburg - 8
  • Discalced Carmelites (OCD), Terre Haute - 12
  • Dominican Sisters (OP), Adrian Dominicans - 2
  • Dominican Sisters (OP), Houston Dominicans - 1
  • Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (FIH) - 12
  • Little Sisters of the Poor (LSP) - 10
  • Missionaries of Charity (MC) - 5
  • Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa (MSOLA) - 1
  • New Evangelization Sisters of Mother of Perpetual Help (NES) - 3
  • Servants of the Gospel of Life (SGL) - 1
  • Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Ohio (SC) - 1
  • Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (SCN) - 2
  • Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Reparatrix (IHMR) - 2
  • Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross (SL) - 2
  • Sisters of Notre Dame (SND) - 1
  • Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (SP) - 243
  • Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration (OSF) - 5
  • Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (CSJ) - 4
  • Sisters of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes (OSF) - 1
  • Total of Religious Women (living/working in the Archdiocese) - 578

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Charitable

  • Emergency Shelters - 2
  • Homes for the Aged - 3
  • Pregnancy and Adoption Services - 2

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