 Bishop
William L. Higi
Bishop of the Diocese of Lafayette-in-Indiana
Bishop Higi is the
fifth Bishop of Lafayette-in-Indiana. William Leo Higi was born in
Anderson, Indiana, August 29, 1933, and ordained a priest May 30, 1959.
Appointed Secretary to Most Reverend John J. Carberry August 13, 1962,
he was appointed Vice-Chancellor of the Diocese on January 14, 1965 and
Chancellor on June 16, 1967. Pope Paul VI named him a Prelate of Honor
on November 16, 1976.
Appointed Vicar
General of the Diocese on June 29, 1979, he was elected Administrator of
the Diocese on January 26, 1984, upon the death of Bishop George A.
Fulcher. He was appointed Bishop of Lafayette-in-Indiana by Pope John
Paul II, and ordained and installed as Bishop of the Diocese on June 6,
1984.
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