Articles: Ancient Order of Hibernians The Ancient Order of Hibernians is a National Irish Catholic organization that was founded in New York in 1836. The… Read More »Ancient Order of Hibernians George Joseph Biskup (Aug. 23, 1911-Oct. 17, 1979). Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, of Czech ancestry, Biskup was ordained in Rome on March… Read More »George Joseph Biskup Catholics As of 2020, Catholics comprised approximately 10 percent of Marion County’s population and almost one-quarter of county church membership—the largest… Read More »Catholics Joseph Chartrand (May 11, 1870-Dec. 8, 1933). Born in St. Louis, Missouri, of French and Irish ancestry, Chartrand enrolled at St. Louis… Read More »Joseph Chartrand Vincent A. Lapenta (July 4, 1883-Apr. 20, 1946). Born on the island of Ischia in the Bay of Naples, the son of an… Read More »Vincent A. Lapenta Marino Priori (Mar. 24, 1878-June 11, 1946). Founding pastor of Holy Rosary Catholic Parish, Marino Priori was born at Montefalcone Appennino in… Read More »Marino Priori Paul Clarence Schulte (Mar. 18, 1890-Feb. 17, 1984). Born in Fredericktown, Missouri, Schulte was ordained on June 11, 1915. He ministered at the… Read More »Paul Clarence Schulte Slovenian National Home who were less interested in religion–socialists, freethinkers, and anticlericals–organized the Slovenski Narodni Dom (Slovenian National Home) as a counterweight to… Read More »Slovenian National Home Slovenians The first recorded Slovene in Indiana settled at New Alsace in Dearborn County in the early 1830s. Not until decades… Read More »Slovenians SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral During the 19th century, Indianapolis belonged to the diocese of Vincennes, which included all of Indiana. In 1878, Bishop ,… Read More »SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral
Ancient Order of Hibernians The Ancient Order of Hibernians is a National Irish Catholic organization that was founded in New York in 1836. The… Read More »Ancient Order of Hibernians
George Joseph Biskup (Aug. 23, 1911-Oct. 17, 1979). Born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, of Czech ancestry, Biskup was ordained in Rome on March… Read More »George Joseph Biskup
Catholics As of 2020, Catholics comprised approximately 10 percent of Marion County’s population and almost one-quarter of county church membership—the largest… Read More »Catholics
Joseph Chartrand (May 11, 1870-Dec. 8, 1933). Born in St. Louis, Missouri, of French and Irish ancestry, Chartrand enrolled at St. Louis… Read More »Joseph Chartrand
Vincent A. Lapenta (July 4, 1883-Apr. 20, 1946). Born on the island of Ischia in the Bay of Naples, the son of an… Read More »Vincent A. Lapenta
Marino Priori (Mar. 24, 1878-June 11, 1946). Founding pastor of Holy Rosary Catholic Parish, Marino Priori was born at Montefalcone Appennino in… Read More »Marino Priori
Paul Clarence Schulte (Mar. 18, 1890-Feb. 17, 1984). Born in Fredericktown, Missouri, Schulte was ordained on June 11, 1915. He ministered at the… Read More »Paul Clarence Schulte
Slovenian National Home who were less interested in religion–socialists, freethinkers, and anticlericals–organized the Slovenski Narodni Dom (Slovenian National Home) as a counterweight to… Read More »Slovenian National Home
Slovenians The first recorded Slovene in Indiana settled at New Alsace in Dearborn County in the early 1830s. Not until decades… Read More »Slovenians
SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral During the 19th century, Indianapolis belonged to the diocese of Vincennes, which included all of Indiana. In 1878, Bishop ,… Read More »SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral