Catholic Church. Archdiocese of Indianapolis (Ind.)

On 6 May 1834 Pope Gregory XVI issued an edict creating the Diocese of Vincennes. This diocese included all of Indiana and the eastern half of Illinois until 1843 when the Archdiocese of Chicago took charge of the Illinois part of the diocese. The nineteenth century saw great growth and changes both in the state of Indiana and in the Diocese of Vincennes. The increase of Indianapolis' prominence within the church culminated in 1898 when the name of the diocese was changed to the Diocese of Indianapolis. In 1933 Joseph Elmer Ritter was consecrated as an auxiliary bishop and vicar general. A year later he was ordained as the seventh bishop of the Diocese of Indianapolis. In 1944 the diocese became the Archdiocese of Indianapolis and a Metropolitan See. On December 19 of the same year Ritter became the first Archbishop of Indianapolis during his installation ceremony at Saints Peter and Paul Cathedral. After Ritter's departure in 1946, Paul C. Schulte became the eighth bishop of Indianapolis and later the second Archbishop of Indianapolis. Schulte's epoch saw ever more growth and change in the archdiocese. During this period, the church produced a television program called "The Chapel Door," which included segments such as "Sister Says" that were designed to inform children about the Catholic faith.