Vision

Guided by the Holy Spirit, and grounded in prayer and formation through our 3 Pillars, by 2030 we will be…

 The Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana is a community faced with the reality that we are living in a culture stubbornly opposed to Christian values requiring us to adapt and adjust to this new reality. In the midst of economic and demographic changes, we must, as a community of faith, reach out and be present to meet people where they are. “The work of the New Evangelization invites the baptized to renew their own faith in a way that leads to the Evangelization of others-ultimately transforming our culture with the love of the Lord and His teaching.” (Excerpt taken from p.7 Living as Missionary Disciples, USCCB)

Thus we are a unified community of faithful that is experienced as welcoming, caring, and engaged evangelists accompanying people on their faith journey towards Jesus Christ and His Church. We invite, form, engage, and immerse those new or fallen away to a vibrant, relevant and real Catholic faith.

Out of the strength of the Eucharist, we are a Catholic people that witness God’s presence and saving grace in the local community and world with ownership of our faith and leadership in the parishes and communities in which we serve.

We are engaged in a wide variety of ministries and services in our local communities through strong, stable, and sustainable parishes, missions, and schools. Our parishes partner in sharing our resources and ministries in a clear “All for All in Christ” approach creating a strong whole “fabric of faith” across the entire diocese. Our parishes and schools are centers of both Catholics and communities as a critical part of people’s lives and faith.

We are increasing our collaboration and decreasing our isolation. We are increasing our pastors’ management and leadership capacities; providing them time to focus on faith, liturgy, sacraments, and people. This allows the diocese to build the leadership capacity of the clergy and laity, while sharing the management and development of our financial, human, and physical resources.
Our Catholic institutions and services are robust and thriving across the diocese and our pastorate and community partnerships are growing in providing needed services and ministry, and true encounters with the person of Jesus.

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