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 December 2023
Personnel
Bishop - 1
Priests:
Diocesan Active in Diocese - 44
Diocesan Active Outside Diocese - 0
Diocesan in Foreign Missions - 0
Diocesan Retired, Sick or Absent - 34
Number of Diocesan Priests - 78
Religious Priests in Diocese - 42
Extern Priests in Diocese - 5
Permanent Deacons in Diocese - 68
Total Brothers - 11
Total Sisters - 50
Parishes
Parishes - 58
With Resident Pastor:
Resident Diocesan Priests - 35
Resident Religious Priests - 6
Without Resident Pastor:
Administered by Priests – 17
Administered by Deacon – 0
Missions - 2
Pastoral Centers - 6
Professional Ministry Personnel:
Brothers in Diocese - 3
Sisters in Diocese - 28
Lay Ministers - 126
Welfare and Total Assisted:
Catholic Hospitals - 7: 2,236,779
Homes for the Aged - 1: 36
Residential Care of Children - 1: 12
Day Care Centers - 2: 223
Specialized Homes - 2: 784
Special Centers for Social Services - 7: 35,000
Residential Care for the Disabled - 1: 28
Education
Colleges and Universities - 1
Total Students - 681
High Schools:
Total Students - 1,299
Elementary Schools:
Diocesan and Parish - 17
Total Students - 4,686
Catechesis/Religious Education:
High School Students - 671
Elementary Students – 4,939
Total Students Under Catholic Instruction – 12,304
Teachers in the Diocese:
Priests - 3
Sisters - 3
Brothers - 1
Lay Teachers - 436
Vital Statistics
Receptions into the Church:
Infant Baptism Totals - 871
Minor Baptism Totals - 58
Adult Baptism Totals - 45
Received into Full Communion - 103
First Communions - 1,129
Confirmations - 1,192
Marriages:
Catholic - 256
Interfaith - 43
Total Marriages - 299
Deaths - 1,178
Total Catholic Population – 169,976
Total Population – 809,413
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