| Diocese of Northern Indiana | |
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| Location | |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province V |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 37 |
| Information | |
| Rite | Episcopal |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of St. James, South Bend |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Edward S. Little II |
| Map | |
| ECUSA Northern Indiana.png Location of the Diocese of Northern Indiana |
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| Website | |
| ednin.org/ednin | |
The Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana, originally called the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan City, is the diocese of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America with jurisdiction over the northern one-third of Indiana. It is in Province 5 and its cathedral, the Cathedral of St. James, is in South Bend, as are the diocesan offices.[1]
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The Diocese of Northern Indiana has 37 parishes and missions in 31 counties of northern Indiana. Except for Tippecanoe County, all counties in the state straddling or lying north of 400 30' North latitude are in the diocese. Fort Wayne is the largest city in the diocese followed by South Bend, Gary, Hammond, and Elkhart. Cities in the diocese with more than one parish are Fort Wayne and South Bend with three each, and Elkhart, Gary and Michigan City with two each.
In October, 1888, the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America approved splitting the Episcopal Diocese of Indiana into the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan City covering the northern one-third of the state and the Episcopal Diocese of Indianapolis covering the rest. John Hazen White, the Bishop of Indiana at the time elected to become bishop of Michigan City and was consecrated on April 25, 1899. A new bishop was elected for Indianapolis and he was consecrated September 21, 1899.[2]
The Rt. Rev. Edward S. Little II, is the seventh and current bishop of the diocese. He has a bachelor's degree from the University of Southern California and a master's degree in divinity and an honorary doctorate from Seabury-Western Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois.[3]
The bishops of Northern Indiana have been:[4]
The first four bishops of Northern Indiana are buried in the crypt of St. James Memorial Chapel on the grounds of Howe Military School in Howe, Indiana. The wives of the first three bishops are also buried there.[5] Note: The fifth bishop, William C. R. Sheridan, who died September 24, 2005, at his home in Culver, Indiana, was buried in New Oakhill Cemetery, Plymouth, Indiana.[6]