Most Reverend Robert J. McClory
Ordained: May 22, 1999
Appointed Bishop of Gary: November 26, 2019
Consecrated and installed Bishop of Gary: February 11, 2020
Diocese of Gary
(Dioecesis Gariensis)
Established: December 17, 1956
Square Miles: 1,807
Comprises the counties of Lake, LaPorte, Porter and Starke in the State of Indiana. For legal titles of parishes and diocesan institutions, consult the chancery.
STATISTICAL OVERVIEW
Last Updated February 2025
Personnel
Bishop - 1
Priests:
Diocesan Active in Diocese - 43
Diocesan Active Outside Diocese - 0
Diocesan in Foreign Missions - 0
Diocesan Retired, Sick or Absent - 34
Number of Diocesan Priests - 77
Religious Priests in Diocese - 37
Extern Priests in Diocese - 5
Permanent Deacons in Diocese - 79
Total Brothers - 11
Total Sisters - 48
Parishes
Parishes - 57
With Resident Pastor:
Resident Diocesan Priests - 35
Resident Religious Priests - 6
Without Resident Pastor:
Administered by Priests – 16
Administered by Deacon – 0
Missions - 2
Pastoral Centers - 6
Professional Ministry Personnel:
Brothers in Diocese - 3
Sisters in Diocese - 29
Lay Ministers - 132
Welfare and Total Assisted:
Catholic Hospitals - 7: 2,248,986
Homes for the Aged - 1: 24
Day Care Centers - 2: 84
Specialized Homes - 2: 1,440
Special Centers for Social Services - 7: 37,500
Residential Care for the Disabled - 1: 28
Education
Colleges and Universities - 1
Total Students - 668
High Schools:
Total Students - 1,463
Elementary Schools:
Diocesan and Parish - 17
Total Students - 4,855
Catechesis/Religious Education:
High School Students - 610
Elementary Students – 4,661
Total Students Under Catholic Instruction – 12,283
Teachers in the Diocese:
Priests - 2
Sisters - 2
Brothers - 1
Lay Teachers - 432
Vital Statistics
Receptions into the Church:
Infant Baptism Totals - 854
Minor Baptism Totals - 89
Adult Baptism Totals - 55
Received into Full Communion - 126
First Communions - 1,239
Confirmations - 1,163
Marriages:
Catholic - 177
Interfaith - 41
Total Marriages - 218
Deaths - 1,037
Total Catholic Population – 170,553
Total Population – 812,160
Former Bishops:
Ordained: May 20, 1989
Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Milwaukee and Titular Bishop of Regiae: May 26, 2011
Consecrated: July 20, 2011
Appointed Bishop of Gary: November 24, 2014
Installed Bishop of Gary: January 6, 2015
Appointed Bishop of Madison: April 25, 2019
Installed Bishop of Madison June 25, 2019
Most Reverend Dale J. Melczek
Ordained: June 6, 1964
Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit and Titular Bishop of Trau: December 3, 1982
Consecrated: January 27, 1983
Appointed Apostolic Administrator of Gary: August 19, 1992
Appointed Coadjutor Bishop of Gary: October 20, 1995
Succeeded to the See of Gary: June 1, 1996
Retired: November 24, 2014
Died: August 25, 2022
Most Reverend Norbert F. Gaughan
Ordained: November 4, 1945
Appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Greensburg: April 2, 1975
Consecrated: June 26, 1975
Appointed Bishop of Gary: July 9, 1984
Retired: June 1, 1996
Died October 1, 1999
Most Reverend Andrew G. Grutka
Ordained: December 5, 1933
Appointed Bishop of Gary: December 29, 1956
Consecrated: February 25, 1957
Retired: July 9, 1984
Died: November 11, 1993