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Press Releases

Press Release and Highlights of Archbishop's Accomplishment
- Press Conference Video
Bishop Timothy L. Doherty of Lafayette Diocese issues statement
Bishop Charles C. Thompson of Evansville responds to Archbishop Buechlein’s retirement
Retired Bishop Gerald A. Gettelfinger of Evansville reacts to Archbishop Buechlein’s retirement

Photos

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Caption: Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, OSB

Credit: © Archdiocese of Indianapolis

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Caption: Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, OSB

Credit: © Archdiocese of Indianapolis

Archbishop Buechlein and Pope John Paul II

Caption: Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, when he was bishop of Memphis, meets with Pope John Paul II in Rome. The pope appointed Archbishop Buechlein bishop of Memphis on Jan. 16, 1987. He was ordained and installed bishop of Memphis on March 2, 1987.

Credit: None

Archbishop Buechlein and Mother Teresa

Caption: Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, when he was bishop of Memphis, and the late Mother Teresa talk to reporters in Memphis about plans for the Missionaries of Charity to send several sisters to minister to the poor in Memphis.

Credit: None

Archbishop Buechlein and Pope Benedict XVI

Caption: Pope Benedict XVI speaks with Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein after the conclusion of the pope’s general audience on Oct. 18, 2006, at St. Peter’s Square in Rome. A few days earlier, on Oct. 15, 2006, Archbishop Buechlein and the Holy Father concelebrated at a canonization ceremony and Mass where St. Theodora Guérin, foundress of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods, was made a saint.

Credit: Photo by L’Osservatore Romano

Archbishop Buechlein and Bishop Coyne

Caption: Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, right, exchanges a sign of peace with Bishop Christopher J. Coyne after ordaining him an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis on March 2, 2011 at St. John the Evangelist Church in Indianapolis.

Credit: © The Criterion

Jubilee 2000

Caption: From left, Father Patrick Beidelman walks beside Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein during the opening procession of Celebration in the Spirit of Hope: The Great Jubilee on Sept. 16, 2000, at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. More than 30,000 people worshipped together at the liturgy, and 3,200 youth and adults were confirmed. Then-seminarian Eric Johnson, now a priest and the director of the archdiocesan Office of Priestly and Religious Vocations, processes into the RCA Dome behind the archbishop.

Credit: None

Holy Angels School Groundbreaking

Caption: Breaking ground for Holy Angels' (Indianapolis) new school and parish center on August 9, 1998, are, from left, Ted Gary, parishioner and owner of an engineering firm; Father Clarence Waldon, pastor (now deceased); Indianapolis Mayor Stephen Goldsmith; Holy Angels' third-grade students Evan Carpenter and Jonathan Butler; and Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein.

Credit: © The Criterion

Ordination Mass

Caption: In a gesture symbolic of his promise of obedience, Deacon Eric Nagel places his hands in the hands of Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein. During the June 2, 2007, liturgy at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis, Deacon Nagel and Deacons Thomas Kovatch and Randall Summers were ordained priests for the Archdiocese of Indianapolis.

Credit: © The Criterion

175th Anniversary Mass

Caption: Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein prays the eucharistic prayer during the archdiocese’s 175th anniversary Mass on May 3, 2009 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Then-Transitional Deacon John Hollowell (now a priest), right, assisted the archbishop during the liturgy.

Credit: © The Criterion

Visit to a Classroom

Caption: Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein answers questions from students during a 2004 visit to Central Catholic School in Indianapolis.

Credit: © The Criterion

Archbishop Buechlein Comforting Mourners

Caption: Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein stands with Father Michael O’Mara, left, on June 7, 2006, and comforts mourners after the caskets of six Hispanic homicide victims were carried out of SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis.

Credit: © The Criterion

Seminary Dedication

Caption: Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein imparts a blessing on Sept. 8, 2008 at the end of the dedication of the new home of Bishop Simon Bruté College Seminary, 2500 Cold Spring Road, in Indianapolis.

News Supplements

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Archbishop Buechlein is Welcomed to Indiana

This supplement was published on September 11, 1992

The 40-page souvenir issue of our archdiocesan newspaper, The Criterion, is filled with photos from the archbishop's life, including his childhood in Jasper, Ind., and his early years of ministry as a monk at Saint Meinrad Archabbey. Many stories were included, as were ads welcoming him back to the state. A general history of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis, its major dates and former bishops, was also included.

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Archbishop's Anniversary Supplement

This supplement was published on August 30, 2002

The 16-page special section included many photos and news stories meant to honor Archbishop Buechlein on his 15th anniversary of being a bishop and his 10th anniversary of being the archbishop of Indianapolis. The news content looked back on his years as a bishop and the imact he made.

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