St. Joseph (Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana, Elwood)

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St. Joseph
Dedication: St. Joseph
Type/Classification: Territorial Parish
Non-Parochial: No
Operated By: Diocesan clergy
Venerated Saints: None specified
Diocese: Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana
Deanery:
Address: 1306 S A St., Elwood, Indiana 46036-1941
City: Elwood, IN
Subdivision: Indiana
Country: United States
County: Madison County
Website: Website
Founded: 1889
School: No
Email: None specified
AI Confidence: 6/10
Review Level: 0/5


St. Joseph is a territorial parish of the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana, located in Elwood, Indiana, within Madison County. Dedicated to Saint Joseph, the foster father of Jesus Christ and patron of the universal Church, the parish serves Catholics in and around the city of Elwood.

Founded in 1889, St. Joseph Parish has a long history of ministering to the Catholic community of Elwood. The parish's official web presence, shared with a sister community under the domain "stsjohnandjoseph.com," suggests that St. Joseph Parish maintains close pastoral cooperation with a nearby St. John parish, a common arrangement among smaller Catholic communities in the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana.

As a territorial parish, St. Joseph welcomes all Catholics residing within its assigned geographic boundaries, continuing more than a century of Catholic worship and community life in Elwood.

History

According to diocesan records, St. Joseph Parish was established in 1889 to serve the growing Catholic population of Elwood, Indiana, a city in Madison County that experienced significant growth during the late nineteenth century, partly driven by the regional natural gas boom.[1] Specific details regarding the parish's founding pastor, first church structure, and early congregational history are not fully documented in publicly available sources.

Over the decades, St. Joseph Parish has continued to serve the local Catholic community, and in more recent years appears to have entered into pastoral partnership with a neighboring parish, as reflected in the shared parish website.[2] No further confirmed historical milestones, such as building dedications or renovations, are documented in available sources.

Special features

  • Territorial parish serving the Catholic community of Elwood, Indiana, since 1889
  • Pastoral collaboration reflected in shared parish website with a neighboring St. John community

Relics

According to established Catholic tradition, the main altar of a dedicated Catholic church customarily contains deposited relics of saints. Specific details regarding any relics present at St. Joseph Parish are not publicly documented in available sources.

Architecture and Art

Exterior features

Specific architectural details regarding the exterior of the current St. Joseph church building are not publicly documented in available sources.

Interior features

No confirmed details regarding the interior layout or furnishings of the church are documented in available sources.

Stained Glass Windows

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

Statues and Sculptures

No confirmed details regarding statuary or sculpture at the parish are documented in available sources.

Other Artwork

No further devotional artwork is publicly documented in available sources.

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References

  1. ↑ "Parishes of the Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana". Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana. https://www.dol-in.org/parishes. 
  2. ↑ "Sts. John and Joseph Parish". St. Joseph Parish. https://www.stsjohnandjoseph.com/. 
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