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St. John’s Church and Rectory
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| Location: | 121 S. Capitol Ave. 124 and 126 W. Georgia St. Indianapolis, Indiana |
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| Built: | 1863-1867 |
| Architect: | D.A. Bohlen |
| Architectural style: | Gothic Revival |
| Governing body: | Private |
| NRHP Reference#: | 80000061 [1] |
| Added to NRHP: | September 17, 1980 |
St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church is a parish of the Archdiocese of Indianapolis located in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. The church building and the rectory are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
St. John’s is the first Catholic parish in the city of Indianapolis.[2] The present site on which the church was built was purchased in 1846, and the parish built its second church there. When it became too small, Dietrich Bohlen was hired to design the present church. It was built in the Gothic Revival style from 1863-1867. The spires on the two towers that flank the main façade were designed by Oscar Bohlen of D. A. Bohlen & Son and built in 1893.
The intention was for St. John’s to serve as the cathedral when the Diocese of Vincennes moved to Indianapolis. It partially served that function. It was the Proto-cathedral of the Diocese of Vincennes from 1871-1898.[3] Pope Leo XIII officially moved the See City to Indianapolis on March 28, 1898[4] and St. John’s continued as the cathedral church until 1907 when it was replaced by Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral. The parish continued to house the diocesan chancery until 1968 and the Metropolitan Tribunal until 1982.[3]
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