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Bishop Chatard High School is a Catholic co-educational preparatory high school located in the Broad Ripple district of Indianapolis, Indiana in the United States. It is named after Bishop Silas Chatard , who was the first Bishop of Indianapolis, and oversaw the movement of the diocese from Vincennes to Indianapolis in 1898.
Bishop Chatard Trojans Luke Purichia (13) runs upfield during the IHSAA Class 3A state championships Saturday, Nov. 26, 2022 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
Fr. Francis Silas Chatard, Indiana's first American-born bishop, was consecrated as Bishop of Vincennes in Rome, Italy, on 12 May 1878. [6] [51] He established his residence at Indianapolis in 1878, and in 1898 Pope Leo XII approved Bishop Chatard's request to transfer the episcopal see to Indianapolis. [12] [52] [53]
The diocese of Indianapolis was split in 1944. The old see city of Vincennes became part of the new diocese of Evansville with Indianapolis being raised to the status of Archdiocese. [9] In the 1960s, establishment of Bishop Chatard High School began. [10] The high school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Indianapolis Bishop Chatard Trojans Luke Purichia (13) leads his teammates singing the fight song after defeating Heritage Hills Patriots on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023, during the IHSAA Class 3A ...
Despite a state-best 17 IHSAA football championships, this marks only the third time Bishop Chatard has walked off with the trophy undefeated.
Bishop Chatard established Saints Peter and Paul parish in 1892 north of downtown Indianapolis. [ 83 ] [ 92 ] The diocese began construction for a chapel and rectory at the current location in 1891. The chapel was dedicated on March 25, 1892, and Chatard moved into the rectory on April 18, 1892.
Bishop Chatard senior Sam Feeney competes in football, basketball and track for the Trojans, but will focus on football at Ball State.