General statistics

The following information is taken from the archdiocesan Directory and Yearbook. (Unless otherwise noted, all statistics are current as of October 1, 2005.)

Clergy

• Archbishop - 1
• Diocesan Priests - 149
• Section Total - 150

Priests of Religious Orders

• Benedictine Monks (OSB) - Saint Meinrad Archabbey
  • Mitered Archabbot - 1
  • Priests - 50
• Conventual Franciscan Friars (OFM Conv) - 20
• Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate (FFI) - 3
• Franciscan Friars (OFM)
  • Cincinnati Province - 6
  • St. Louis Province - 8
• Order of Preachers - 3
• Jesuits (SJ) - 5
• Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter (FSSP) - 2
• Society of the Precious Blood (CPPS) - 1
• Society of the Divine Word (SVD) - 4
• Section Total 103

Total Number of Clergy in the Archdiocese: 253

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Churches

• Parishes 139
• Missions 11
• Total 150

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Parish Statistics

• Population of Archdiocese (2000 Census) - 2,430,606
• Catholic Population - 232,273

Receptions into the Church

• Infant Baptisms - 4,364
• Adult Baptisms - 680
• Received into Full Communion - 675
• Total - 5,719

Marriages

• Catholic - 580
• Interfaith - 527

Burials

• Total - 2,080

Catholic Colleges

• Marian College (Coeducational) - 1,685
  Sisters of St. Francis, Oldenburg
• St. Mary-of-the-Woods College (Women) - 1,703
  Sisters of Providence
• Total colleges - 2
• Total students - 3,388

Catholic High Schools

• Indianapolis
  • Brebeuf Preparatory - 800
  • Cathedral - 1,289
  • Bishop Chatard - 789
  • Cardinal Ritter Jr./Sr. - 457
  • Roncalli - 1,064
  • Father Thomas Scecina Memorial - 371
• Clarksville
  • Our Lady of Providence Jr./Sr. - 519
• Madison
  • Father Michael Shawe Jr./Sr. - 119
• Oldenburg
  • Oldenburg Academy of the Immaculate Conception - 205
• Richmond
  • Seton Catholic Jr./Sr. High School - 120
• Total schools - 10
• Total High School Students - 5,733

Catholic Elementary Schools

• Total - 60
• Total Grade School Students (P-8) - 17,828

Out-of-School Religious Education

• Participants in Religious Education P-12 - 17,418
• Participants in Adult Religious Education - 3,204
• Total - 20,622

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Men Religious

• Order of St. Benedict
  • Priests - 51
  • Brothers - 22
  • Section Total - 73
• Brothers of the Congregation of Holy Cross
  • Eastern Province - 1
  • Midwest Province - 1
• Franciscan Friars of the Immaculate
  • Priests - 3
• Order of Friars Minor Conventual
  • Priests - 20
  • Brothers - 5
  • Section Total - 30
• Order of Friars Minor
  • Priests - 14
  • Brothers - 0
• Order of Preachers
  • Priests - 3
  • Section Total - 17
• Priestly Fraternity of St. Peter
  • Priests - 2
• Society of Jesus
  • Priests - 5
  • Brothers - 1
  • Scholastic - 1
  • Section Total - 9
• Society of the Divine Word
  • Priests - 4
• Society of the Precious Blood
  • Priests - 1
  • Section Total - 5
• Total of Religious Men - 134

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Women Religious

• Sisters of St. Benedict (OSB), Beech Grove - 81
• Sisters of St. Benedict (OSB), Ferdinand - 11
• Congregation of Divine Providence (CDP) - 1
• Congregation of the Sisters of the Holy Cross (CSC) - 3
• Congregation of the Sisters of the Third Order of
  St. Francis (OSF), Oldenburg - 207
• Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul (DC) - 7
• Daughters of Mary Mother of Mercy (DMMM) - 2
• Discalced Carmelites (OCD), Indianapolis - 11
• Discalced Carmelites (OCD), Terre Haute - 14
• Dominican Sisters (OP), Sinsinawa Dominicans - 1
• Dominican Sisters (OP), Adrian Dominicans - 3
• Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (FIH) - 12
• Little Sisters of the Poor (LSP) - 11
• Missionaries of Charity (MC) - 4
• Missionary Sisters of Our Lady of Africa (MSOLA) - 1
• Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ (PHJC) - 1
• Servants of the Gospel of Life (SGL) - 1
• Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati, Ohio (SC) - 2
• Sisters of Charity of Nazareth (SCN) - 2
• Sisters of Loretto at the Foot of the Cross (SL) - 2
• Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods (SP) - 303
• Sisters of St. Francis of Perpetual Adoration (OSF) - 5
• Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet (CSJ) - 6
• Sisters of St. Joseph of Tipton (CSJ) - 4
• Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Reparatrix (IHMR) - 2
• Sisters of the Third Order Regular of St. Francis of the Congregation of Our Lady of Lourdes (OSF) - 1
• Ursuline Nuns of the Congregation of Paris (OSU) - 2
• Total of Religious Women - 700

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Charitable

• Emergency Shelters - 2
• Homes for the Aged - 4
• Pregnancy and Adoption Services - 2

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