Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis
Diocese of Indianapolis Diœcesis Indianapolis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Southern two-thirds of Indiana |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province V |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 47 (2024) |
| Members | 7,711 (2023) |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| Established | 1849 (As Diocese of Indiana) September 1, 1902 (As Diocese of Indianapolis) |
| Cathedral | Christ Church Cathedral |
| Language | English, Spanish |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows |
| Map | |
Location of the Diocese of Indianapolis | |
| Website | |
| www.indydio.org | |
The Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis, formerly known as the Episcopal Diocese of Indiana, is a diocese in Province V (for the Midwest region) of the Episcopal Church. It encompasses the southern two-thirds of the state of Indiana. Its see is in Indianapolis, Indiana, at Christ Church Cathedral. According to the diocesan newsletter, the diocese has 10,137 communicants in 49 parishes. The current bishop is Jennifer Baskerville-Burrows, the first African-American woman to serve as diocesan bishop in the Episcopal Church and the first woman to succeed another woman as a diocesan bishop in the Episcopal Church; Catherine Waynick served as bishop of the diocese from 1997 to 2017.
The diocese reported 9,336 members in 2015 and 7,711 members in 2023; no membership statistics were reported in 2024 parochial reports. Plate and pledge income for the 47 filing congregations of the diocese in 2024 was $8,767,134. Average Sunday attendance (ASA) was 2,869 persons.