Hierarchy
The archdiocese is normally headed by an archbishop, but the see was recently vacant, due to the resignation in September 2011 of Archbishop Daniel M. Buechlein, OSB, on account of illness due to ongoing issues with cancer. Auxiliary Bishop Christopher J. Coyne, who was ordained a bishop in March 2011, became the apostolic administrator, pending the installation of a new archbishop. In October 2012, Joseph William Tobin was appointed as the archbishop by Pope Benedict XVI. He was officially installed December 3, 2012.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Indianapolis has four suffragan dioceses within its Province, which comprises the entire state of Indiana: the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gary, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana, and the Roman Catholic Diocese of Evansville.
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