Assignments announced

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades has made the following assignments effective Oct. 14, 2010:• Rev. Gabriel Msuya, ALCT/OSS appointed parochial vicar, St. Mary of the Assumption Parish, Decatur.• Rev. Celso Gomes… Read More

Priest appointed

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades has appointed Father Jan Klimczyk as Administrator of Saint Patrick Parish, Walkerton, effective January 15, 2014.

Pastor resigns after allegation of sexual abuse of minor

Father James Seculoff, pastor of Saint Patrick Parish in Walkerton, has resigned from the office of pastor after being accused of sexual abuse of a minor, alleged to have taken… Read More

Priest appointed

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades has appointed Father Michael T. Belinsky, CSC,as Parochial Vicar, Christ the King Parish, South Bend, effective December 22, 2013.

Marriage as covenant between one man and one woman

A PASTORAL STATEMENT OF THE CATHOLIC BISHOPS OF INDIANA The dignity of the human person, rooted in his or her creation in the image and likeness of God, is a fundamental… Read More

Deacon appointed

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades has appointed Deacon Maximino Montalvo to the diaconal ministry at Our Lady of Hungary Parish, South Bend, effective December 3, 2013.

Chaplain appointed

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades has appointed Father Brian Ching, CSC, as Diocesan Scout Chaplain, effective Sept. 1, 2013. Father Ching continues as Parochial Vicar at Saint Joseph Parish, South Bend.

Speech of Bishop Rhoades on same-sex marriage and relationships

I have been asked to speak tonight about so-called same-sex marriage as well as Charity in our response to same-sex relationships. In a way, this approach fits well with my… Read More

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades makes assignments

The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following appointments, effective August 1, 2013: • Reverend Monsignor Thadeus Balinda, from pastor of Saint Mary… Read More

Supreme Court Rulings

June 26, 2013 Statement from Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades  “Bishop Rhoades expressed his great disappointment on the decisions of the Supreme Court striking down part of the Defense of… Read More

Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades makes assignments

The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following appointments: • Reverend William J. Kummer, from Pastor of Saint Michael Parish, Plymouth, to Administrator,… Read More

Regarding Father Cornelius Ryan, CSC

On Monday, June 10, 2013, Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades was notified by the Superior of the Congregation of Holy Cross, United States Province, that a credible allegation of sexual abuse… Read More