Our Lady of the Lakes (Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana)

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Our Lady of the Lakes
Dedication: Our Lady of the Lakes
Type/Classification: Territorial Parish
Non-Parochial: No
Operated By: Diocesan clergy
Venerated Saints: None specified
Diocese: Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana
Deanery:
Address: 543 S Main St., Monticello, Indiana 47960-2473
City: Monticello, IN
Subdivision: Indiana
Country: United States
County: White County
Website: No website specified
Founded: 1948
School: No
Email: None specified
AI Confidence: 4/10
Review Level: 0/5


Our Lady of the Lakes is a territorial parish of the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana, serving the Catholic community of Monticello, Indiana, and surrounding areas of White County. The parish's name reflects the lake district of the region, most notably Lake Freeman and Lake Shafer, the two reservoirs formed along the Tippecanoe River near Monticello.

Founded in 1948, Our Lady of the Lakes has served generations of Catholics in White County under the patronage of the Blessed Virgin Mary, honored here under the title "Our Lady of the Lakes." As a territorial parish, it ministers to all Catholics residing within its assigned geographic boundaries rather than to a particular ethnic, linguistic, or special community.

The parish is administered by diocesan clergy of the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana and continues to serve as a center of Catholic worship and community life in Monticello.

History

Our Lady of the Lakes was established in 1948 to serve the growing Catholic population of Monticello and the surrounding White County area.[1] Monticello, the county seat of White County, sits along the Tippecanoe River near Lake Freeman and Lake Shafer, two man-made lakes created in the 1920s by hydroelectric dams; the parish's dedication is understood to draw upon this local lake geography as an expression of devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Limited sources are publicly available regarding the parish's founding pastor, early building campaigns, or specific milestones in its history. No confirmed details regarding subsequent renovations or expansions of the parish plant are documented in available sources.

Special features

  • Service to the Catholic community of Monticello and White County as a territorial parish of the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana
  • A dedication reflecting the local lake geography of the Tippecanoe River valley

Relics

According to established Catholic tradition, the main altar of a dedicated Catholic church typically contains relics of saints, consistent with longstanding liturgical custom. Specific information regarding relics housed at Our Lady of the Lakes is not publicly documented in available sources.

Architecture and Art

Exterior features

Specific documented details regarding the exterior architecture of the church building are not publicly available. According to general parish practice for mid-twentieth-century Indiana parishes, the church building is likely to reflect the modest architectural styles common to Catholic churches constructed in small Midwestern communities during that era.

Interior features

No confirmed details regarding the interior layout or sanctuary arrangement are documented in available sources.

Stained Glass Windows

Specific details on the church's stained glass windows, if any, are not publicly documented in available sources.

Statues and Sculptures

No confirmed details regarding statues or sculptures within the church are documented in available sources.

Other Artwork

No further devotional artwork is publicly documented in available sources.

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References

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana - Parish Directory". Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana. https://www.dol-in.org/. 
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