The
Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend is a
Roman Catholic diocese in north-central and northeastern
Indiana. The Most Reverend
Kevin C. Rhoades was appointed
diocesan bishop by
Pope Benedict XVI on November 14, 2009, and was installed on January 13, 2010. The Diocese of Fort Wayne–South Bend encompasses 14 Indiana counties:
Adams,
Allen,
DeKalb,
Elkhart,
Huntington,
Kosciusko,
LaGrange,
Marshall,
Noble,
Steuben,
St. Joseph,
Wabash,
Wells, and
Whitley. The diocese has a
co-cathedral setup with the
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Fort Wayne as the primary cathedral and Saint Matthew's Cathedral in
South Bend as the associate cathedral.