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Catholic parish of the southwest side · established 1988 · 10700 Aboite Center Road · Aboite Township ground inside the present city · active, November 2026
Founding: St. Elizabeth Ann Seton is the newest Catholic parish of the city's historic roll, established in 1988 under Bishop John M. D'Arcy — the parish's own tribute in the diocesan newspaper thanks him for "his vision, support and founding of our parish in 1988." Its establishment redrew the Catholic map of the southwest side, as St. Joseph's parish history records from the receiving end. The genealogical society files the parish under Aboite Township; its ground stands inside the present city limits.
Present state: Active, at 10700 Aboite Center Road. Under Bishop D'Arcy the parish built a school, a rectory, and a religious education facility, and enlarged its church.
Sources:
- Allen County Genealogical Society of Indiana, church list: "St. Elizabeth Ann Seton, Aboite Township, 1988, active."
- Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Bishop D'Arcy tribute issue, Today's Catholic, 17 February 2013 (the founding of 1988; the building program).
- St. Joseph Parish, parish history (the effect of Seton's establishment on the southwest side).