Archive for the tag "Indianapolis"
Chatard to Vincennes “I’ll just be staying the night…”
On August 11, 1878, Francis Silas Marean Chatard was installed as the fifth Bishop of Vincennes. Within days, he had moved his episcopal residence to Indianapolis, but it would be another 20 years before the name of the diocese and its official location would change. One has to wonder. Obviously Chatard had secured permission to [...]
Posted: 11 August, 2012 in Postings.
Tags: Chatard.Vincennes, Indianapolis, Moving the See, Saint John's
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Chartrand named Coadjutor
On this day, (July 27), in 1910, Joseph Chartrand was named Coadjutor Bishop of Indianapolis. That meant that upon the removal, resignation or death of Bishop Francis Silas Chatard, Chartrand would automatically become Bishop of Indianapolis. Here is how the New York Times reported it on July 30, 1910: Chartrand, who was born in St. [...]
Posted: 27 July, 2011 in Postings.
Tags: Chartrand, Chatard, Indianapolis, coadjutore
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Remembering St. John’s, Indianapolis
On Wednesday, March 2, the new Auxiliary Bishop of Indianapolis, Christopher Coyne said in this remarks: Today in this sacred space I have committed myself to join with Archbishop Daniel in his work as principle shepherd of this archdiocese. This is a place with a lot of history. St. John’s is the oldest Catholic parish [...]
Posted: 5 March, 2011 in Postings.
Tags: Bessonies, Indianapolis, Saint John's
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