A Brief History What is now the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend first was placed under the care of the Bishop of Quebec in 1674. By decree of Pope Pius IX, January 8, 1857, the northern half of the state of Indiana was erected into the Diocese of Fort Wayne. In 1957, four counties were removed from the northwestern edge to form the Diocese of Gary. Today the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend comprises 14 counties of northeastern Indiana and has a Catholic population of about 160,000.

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