Catholic Diocese of Vincennes

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Vincennes (Latin: Dioecesis Vincennapolis) is a former Catholic diocese in the State of Indiana in the United States. It was erected on May 6, 1834, the first diocese in Indiana and one of the earliest in the United States. The diocese was suppressed on March 28, 1898. The Vincennes area is now part of the Diocese of Evansville. The Diocese of Vincennes was re-created in 1995 by the Vatican as a titular see.

When it was erected in 1834, the Diocese of Vincennes covered all of Indiana and the eastern third of Illinois, including what was then the small village of Chicago. Its see city was Vincennes, Indiana, with Saint Francis Xavier as its cathedral. In 1843, the Vatican erected the Diocese of Chicago from the Illinois portion of the Diocese of Vincennes. The Vatican in 1857 formed the Diocese of Fort Wayne from the northern half of Indiana. Due to the rapid growth of Indianapolis, Indiana, the Vatican in 1898 suppressed the Diocese of Vincennes, replacing it with the Diocese of Indianapolis.

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