List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis
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This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis. The archdiocese covers the city of Indianapolis and the southern half of Indiana. The cathedral church of the archdiocese is Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis.
Indianapolis North
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
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Christ the King | 1827 Kessler Blvd, Indianapolis | Founded in 1939[1] | |
Immaculate Heart of Mary | 5692 Central Ave, Indianapolis | Founded in 1946[2] | |
St. Andrew the Apostle | 4052 E. 38th St., Indianapolis | Founded in 1946, current church dedicated in 1976[3] | |
St. Joan of Arc | 4217 Central Ave, Indianapolis | Founded in 1921; Roman basilica-style church dedicated in 1929[4] | |
St. Lawrence | 6944 E. 46th St, Indianapolis | Founded in 1950[5] | |
St. Luke the Evangelist | 7575 Holliday Dr. E, Indianapolis | Founded in 1961[6] | |
St. Matthew the Apostle | 4100 E. 56th St, Indianapolis | Founded in 1958, current church dedicated in 1986[7] | |
St. Pius X | 7200 Sarto Dr, Indianapolis | Founded in 1955[8] | |
St. Simon the Apostle | 8155 Oaklandon Rd, Indianapolis | Founded in 1960, current church dedicated in 2001[9] | |
St. Thomas Aquinas | 4600 N. Illinois St, Indianapolis | Founded in 1938, current church dedicated in 1969[10] |
Indianapolis East
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
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Holy Spirit | 7243 E. 10th St, Indianapolis | Founded in 1946[11] | |
Our Lady of Lourdes | ![]() | 5333 E. Washington St, Indianapolis | Current church dedicated in 1942[12] |
St. Mary | ![]() | 311 N. New Jersey St, Indianapolis | Founded in 1858, current church dedicated in 1910[13] |
St. Michael the Archangel | ![]() | 3354 W. 30th St, Indianapolis | Current church dedicated in 1954[14] |
Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral | ![]() | 1347 N. Meridian St, Indianapolis | Classical Revival church built between 1906 and 1907[15] |
St. Philip Neri | ![]() | 550 N. Rural St, Indianapolis | Current church dedicated in 1909[16] |
St. Rita | 1733 Dr Andrew J Brown Ave, Indianapolis | Founded in 1919[17] | |
St. Therese Little Flower | 4720 E. 13th St, Indianapolis | Founded in 1924, current church dedicated in 1962[18] | |
St. Thomas the Apostle | 523 S. Merrill St, Fortville | Current church dedicated in 1915, parish founded in 1961[19] |
Indianapolis South
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
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Good Shepherd | 2905 Carson Ave, Indianapolis | Founded in 1993 with the merger of St. Catherine of Siena and St. James the Greater Parishes[20] | |
Most Holy Name of Jesus | 89 N. 17th Ave, Beech Grove | Founded in 1908 as Blessed Sacrament Parish, renamed in 1918. Current church dedicated in 1954[21] | |
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary | ![]() | 520 Stevens St, Indianapolis | Parish founded in 1909 to serve the Italian community; current church dedicated in 1925[22] |
Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ | 7225 Southeastern Ave, Indianapolis | Founded in 1948, current church dedicated in 1969[23] | |
Sacred Heart of Jesus | 1530 Union St, Indianapolis | Founded in the 1870s for German immigrants, church consecrated in 1895[24] | |
St. Ann | 6350 S. Mooresville Rd, Indianapolis | Founded in 1917, current church dedicated in 2009 [25][26] | |
St. Barnabas | 8300 Rahke Rd, Indianapolis | Founded in 1965, current church dedicated in 1986[27][28] | |
SS Francis and Clare of Assisi | 5901 W. Olive Branch Rd, Greenwood | Founded in 1993, current church dedicated in 1997[29] | |
St. John the Evangelist | ![]() | 126 W. Georgia St, Indianapolis | Founded in 1837. Listed on NRHP[30][31][32] |
St. Jude | 5353 McFarland Rd, Indianapolis | Founded in 1959, current church dedicated in 1997[33] | |
St. Mark the Evangelist | 535 Edgewood Ave, Indianapolis | Founded in 1947, current church dedicated in 1993[34] | |
St. Patrick | 950 Prospect St, Indianapolis | Founded in 1865[35] | |
St. Roch | 3600 S. Pennsylvania St, Indianapolis | Founded in 1922, current church dedicated in 1952[36] |
Indianapolis West
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
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Holy Angels | 740 W 28th St, Indianapolis | Founded in 1903, current church dedicated in 2021[37][38] | |
Mary, Queen of Peace | 1005 W. Main St, Danville | Founded in 1937 as a mission, current church dedicated in 1990[39] | |
St. Anthony | 337 N. Warman Ave, Indianapolis | Founded in 1891[40] | |
St. Christopher | 5301 W. 16th St, Indianapolis | Founded in 1937[41] | |
St. Gabriel the Archangel | 6000 W. 34th St, Indianapolis | Founded in 1963[42] | |
St. Joseph | 1401 S. Mickley Ave, Indianapolis | Founded in 1949[43] | |
St. Malachy | 9833 E. County Road 750 N, Brownsburg | Founded in 1869 for Irish immigrants, current church dedicated in 2008[44] | |
St. Michael the Archangel | ![]() | 3354 W 30th St, Indianapolis | Current church dedicated in 1954[45] |
St. Monica | 6131 Michigan Rd, Indianapolis | Founded in 1957[46] | |
St. Susanna | 1210 E. Main St, Plainfield | Founded in 1952, church dedicated in 1971[47] | |
St. Thomas More | 1200 N. Indiana St, Mooresville | Founded in 1967[48] |
Richmond
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
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St. Elizabeth Ann Seton | 240 S 6th St, Richmond | Founded in 2016[49] |
Terre Haute
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
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St. Benedict | ![]() | 111 S 9th St, Terre Haute | Founded in the early 1860s for German immigrants. Current church dedicated in 1899[50] |
St. Joseph University Parish | ![]() | 113 S 5th St, Terre Haute | Founded in 1837, current church started in 1910. Serves the Indiana State University and Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology communities[51] |
St. Patrick | ![]() | 1807 Poplar St, Terre Haute | Founded in 1881, current church dedicated in 1956[52] |
Other areas
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
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Catholic Community of Lawrence County | ![]() | St. Vincent de Paul Church, 1723 I St, Bedford | Now part of the Catholic Community of Lawrence County |
St. Mary of the Assumption Church, 777 S 11th St, Mitchell | Founded in 1869, current church dedicated in 1967. Now part of the Catholic Community of Lawrence County[53] | ||
Catholic Community of St. Anne and St. Elizabeth of Hungary | ![]() | St. Elizabeth of Hungary Church, 333 W Maple St, Cambridge City | Founded in 1864, current church dedicated in 1880. Now merged with St. Anne Parish[54] [55] |
St. Anne Church, 102 N. 19th St, New Castle | Now merged with St. Elizabeth of Hungary Parish[54] | ||
Dearborn County Catholics | ![]() | St. Lawrence Church, 542 Walnut St, Lawrenceburg | Now part of Dearborn County Catholics |
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception Church, 203 4th St, Aurora | Now part of Dearborn County Catholics | ||
St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, 23455 Gavin Lane, Lawrenceburg | Now part of Dearborn County Catholics | ||
Holy Cross | ![]() | 11056-11098 IN-62, St. Croix | Founded in 1860[56] |
Holy Family | ![]() | 3027 Pearl St, Oldenburg | Founded in 1837[57] |
Immaculate Conception | ![]() | 3301 St Marys Rd, West Terre Haute | Current church consecrated in 1907, located at the motherhouse of the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods[58] |
![]() | Blessed Sacrament Chapel3301 St Marys Rd, Saint-Mary-of-the-Woods | Chapel consecrated in 1924. Supervised by the Sisters of Providence of Saint Mary-of-the-Woods[59] | |
Prince of Peace Parish | Prince of Peace Church, 413 E. Second St, Madison | Founded in 1993 | |
Quad Parishes | ![]() | St. Michael Church, N 8th St &, Washington St,Cannelton | Current church dedicated in 1869. Now part of the Quad Parishes[60] |
![]() | St. Pius V Church, 330 Franklin St, Troy | Founded in 1838 for German immigrants. Current church dedicated in 1884. Now part of the Quad Parishes[61] | |
St. Mark Church, 5377 Acorn Rd, Tell City | Founded in 1863. Now part of the Quad Parishes[62] | ||
St. Paul Church, 814 Jefferson St, Tell City | Now part of the Quad Parishes[63] | ||
St. Bartholomew | ![]() | 1306 27th St, Columbus | Founded in 1841, current church dedicated in 2001[64] |
St. Boniface/St Meinrad Parishes | ![]() | Historic St. Boniface Church, 15519 IN-545,Fulda | Founded in 1847, current church dedicated in 1865. Now partnered with St. Meinrad Parish[65] |
St. Meinrad Church, 19570 N. 4th St, Saint Meinrad | Founded in 1861 by the Abbey of Saint Meinrad, current church dedicated in 1960. Now partnered with St. Boniface Parish.[65] | ||
St. Charles Borromeo | ![]() | 2222 E 3rd St, Bloomington | Founded in 1864, current church was dedicated in 1952[66] |
St. Gabriel & St. Bridget Parish | ![]() | St. Bridget Church, 404 E Vine St, Liberty | Founded in 1853 for Irish immigrants. Current church dedicated in 1905. Now merged with St. Gabriel Parish[67] |
St. Gabriel Church, 232 West 9th St, Connersville | Now merged with St. Bridget Parish. | ||
St. Mary of the Annunciation | ![]() | 7500 Navilleton Rd,Navilleton | Founded as a mission in 1845, permanently became a parish in 1938.[68] |
St. Mary of the Knobs | ![]() | 5719 St Marys Rd, Floyds Knobs | Founded in 1823, St. Mary is the old parish in the archdiocese.[69] |
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception | ![]() | 512 N. Perkins St., Rushville | Founded in 1857, current church dedicated in 1898[70] |
Immaculate Conception Convent Church | ![]() | Oldenburg |
Former churches
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
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Holy Family | ![]() | 815 W Main St, Richmond | Founded in 1953, closed in 2016[71] |
Holy Trinity | ![]() | 2618 W Saint Clair St, Indianapolis | Founded in 1906, closed in 2014[72] |
St. Andrew Church | ![]() | 35 S 5th St, Richmond | Founded in 1946, closed in 2016[49] |
St. Mary | ![]() | 1621 10th St, Madison | Was merged with Prince of Peace Parish in 1993. Church closed. |
St. Mary | ![]() | 720 N. A St, Richmond | Founded in 1859, closed in 2016[73] |
St. Rose of Lima | ![]() | Knightstown | Founded in 1872, closed in 2016[74] |
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- Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School, Indianapolis
- Bishop Chatard High School, Indianapolis
- Cardinal Ritter High School, Indianapolis
- Cathedral High School, Indianapolis
- Oldenburg Academy of the Immaculate Conception, Oldenburg
- Our Lady of Providence Junior-Senior High School, Clarksville
- Providence Cristo Rey High School, Indianapolis
- Roncalli High School, Indianapolis
- Father Thomas Scecina Memorial High School, Indianapolis
- Seton Catholic High School, Richmond
- Father Michael Shawe Memorial High School, Madison
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