Tags: Clerical Administrative Region, Diocese.
The Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana (Latin: Dioecesis Lafayettensis in Indiana) was established by Pope Pius XII on October 21 1944 from the territory of the Diocese of Fort Wayne. At that time there were 54 parishes. The diocese contained approximately 31700 Roman Catholics at its inception. Bishop William Leo Higi presided over the diocese from June 6 1984 until March 12 2010 when the Holy See announced his successor Timothy L. Doherty of the Diocese of Rockford.
