BISHOP OF THE
DIOCESE OF EVANSVILLE

Most Reverend Charles C. Thompson, JCL
 

Fifth Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Evansville
Born April 11, 1961
Ordained a Priest: Louisville, KY 1987
Named Bishop of Evansville: April 26, 2011
Ordained and Installed at Evansville: June 29, 2011

Bishops of the Diocese of Vincennes (1834-1898)

Bishop Simon Bruté 1834-1839
Bishop Celestine de la Hailandière 1839-1847
Bishop Stephan Bazin 1847-1848
Bishop Jacques Maurice de St. Palais 1849-1877
Bishop Francis Silas Chatard 1878-1898

In 1898 the Diocese of Vincennes became the Diocese of Indianapolis.
Bishops of the Diocese of Indianapolis (1898-1944)

Most Reverend Francis Chatard (1898-1918)
Most Reverend Joseph Chartrand (1918-1933)
Most Reverend Joseph Ritter (1934-1944)


In 1944 Indianapolis became an Archdiocese and Evansville became the See City
for 12 southwestern Indiana counties.
Bishops of the Diocese of Evansville (1944-Present)

Most Rev. Henry J. Grimmelsman (1944 - 1965)
Most Rev. Paul F. Leibold (1965 - 1969)
Most Rev. Francis R. Shea (1969 - 1989)
Most Rev. Gerald A. Gettelfinger (1989 - 2011)
Most Rev. Charles C. Thompson (2011 -     )