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Priest Announcement
The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following assignment of clergy: Reverend Edwin Mua Mai, to Chaplain, Memorial Hospital, South Bend, effective June […]
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Priest Assignments
The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following assignments of clergy: Reverend Andrew Barnes, to Parochial Vicar, St. Pius X Parish, Granger, and […]
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Priest Assignments
Priest Retirement Reverend John Delaney, Pastor, St. Jude Parish, South Bend, and Sacred Heart of Jesus Parish, Lakeville, has been granted retirement, effective June 16, 2025. The Most Reverend Kevin […]
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Message from Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades on Election of Pope Leo XIV
I welcome the news of the election of our new Pope, Leo XIV, with joyful hope. His first words to Rome and to the world from the balcony of St. […]
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Consolidation of St. Casimir Parish and St. Adalbert Parish, South Bend, Indiana
SINGULAR DECREE According to CJC/83 canon 515 §2 of the Code of Canon Law, “The diocesan bishop alone is competent to erect, suppress, or alter parishes …” The Second Vatican […]
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Priest Retirement
Reverend John Overmyer, Chaplain, Saint Anne Communities Randallia Place, Fort Wayne, has been granted retirement, effective April 27, 2025.
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Priest Assignment
The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following assignment: Reverend Noah Junge, CSC, to Parochial Vicar at Holy Cross Parish, South Bend, effective April 26, […]
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Statement from Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades
Today, Easter Monday, Pope Francis reached the end of his earthly pilgrimage. He passed from this life to the one promised by our Risen Lord. We mourn the death of […]
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Bishop Rhoades: Freedom of Worship for Migrants
In recent weeks, President Donald Trump has taken steps to make it easier for immigration officials to conduct enforcement actions in “protected areas” (often referred to as “sensitive locations”), including […]
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Message to the Faithful
Message to the Faithful of the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend from Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades regarding the work of Catholic Charities in support of Refugees and Immigrants Certain news […]
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Priest Assignments
The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following assignments of priests: Reverend Jose Arroyo, to Parochial Vicar, St. Michael Parish, Plymouth, effective October […]
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Priest Assignments
The Most Reverend Kevin C. Rhoades, Bishop of Fort Wayne-South Bend, has made the following assignments of priests, effective October 1, 2024: Reverend Theodore Ekwem, to Parochial Vicar of Cathedral […]