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Archdiocese of Detroit

Archidioecesis Detroitensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Allen Henry Vigneron, Archbishop
  • Gerard William Battersby, Auxiliary Bishop
  • José Arturo Cepeda Escobedo, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Robert Joseph Fisher, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Jeffrey Marc Monforton, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Paul Fitzpatrick Russell, Auxiliary Bishop
  • Adam Joseph Maida, Cardinal, Archbishop Emeritus
  • Thomas John Gumbleton, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
  • Donald Francis Hanchon, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus
  • Francis Ronald Reiss, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus

Suffragan Dioceses

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 22 May 1937
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Michigan
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 10,104 (3,902 Square Miles)
  • Description: Monroe, Wayne, Oakland, St. Clair, Macomb, and Lapeer Counties.
  • Conference Region: VI (OH, MI)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: DET
  • Official Web Site: https://www.aod.org
  • Mailing Address: 12 State Street, Detroit, MI 48226, USA
  • Telephone: (313)237-5800
  • Fax: 237-4642

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Detroit
8 March 1833ErectedDiocese of Cincinnati Diocese of Detroit (erected) (Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Dakotas east of the Mississippi River)
18 June 1834Territory AddedDiocese of Detroit (MI and the North West)
28 November 1843Territory LostDiocese of Detroit Diocese of Milwaukee (erected) (State of Wisconsin)
19 July 1850Metropolitan ChangedDiocese of Cleveland (from Baltimore to Cincinnati)
Diocese of Detroit (from Baltimore to Cincinnati)
Diocese of Louisville (from Baltimore to Cincinnati)
Diocese of Vincennes (from Baltimore to Cincinnati)
29 July 1853Territory LostDiocese of Detroit Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Michigan (erected) (Upper peninsula of Michigan and the adjacent islands)
19 May 1882Territory LostDiocese of Detroit Diocese of Grand Rapids (erected) (Northern part of Lower Michigan)
22 May 1937Territory LostDiocese of Detroit (Ionia, Clinton, Allegan, Barry, Eaton, Ingham, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Jackson, Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, Branch, and Hillsdale) Diocese of Lansing (erected)
Archdiocese of Detroit
22 May 1937ElevatedDiocese of Detroit Archdiocese of Detroit
26 February 1938Territory LostArchdiocese of Detroit (Huron, Tuscola, and Sanilac)
Diocese of Grand Rapids (Saginaw, Gratiot, Midland, Bay, Gladwin, Arenac, Ogemaw, Iosco, Oscoda, Alcona, Montmorency, Alpena, and Presque Isle)
Diocese of Saginaw (erected)
26 February 1938Territory LostArchdiocese of Detroit (Genesee, Livingston, and Shiawassee) Diocese of Lansing
19 December 1970Territory LostArchdiocese of Detroit (Lenawee and Washtenaw) Diocese of Lansing

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Detroit
1908256,500193442371,082146ce
Archdiocese of Detroit
1950900,0003,113,50328.9%5882858731,0303653,608236ap1951
19661,510,0004,850,00031.1%8235201,3431,1247144,590347ap1967
19681,598,4174,958,00032.2%7636101,3731,1648274,405345ap1971
19761,509,2774,527,83033.3%6443601,0041,503545113,151339ap1977
19801,190,0424,425,80026.9%6143759891,203935613,050344ap1981
19901,494,0004,238,90035.2%5203008201,8211564612,159308ap1991
19991,453,7564,266,65034.1%4953088031,8101471071,890306ap2000
20001,443,6514,266,65433.8%5613358961,6111474791,909313ap2001
20011,443,6514,266,65133.8%4872947811,8481464331,900308ap2002
20021,465,9184,441,55133.0%4813007811,8761474301,911310ap2003
20031,432,7344,441,55132.3%4743398131,7621454691,871310ap2004
20041,481,8664,441,55133.4%5052337382,0071523591,897309ap2005
20061,469,0004,523,00032.5%4772176942,1161593141,713303ap2007
20131,549,0004,660,00033.2%3481945422,857197294858260ap2014
20161,159,6884,260,23427.2%3972076041,920220305899224ap2017
20191,130,2714,273,00026.5%3772055821,942202300719218ap2020
20211,131,6604,278,24826.5%4111785891,921215274601216ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Detroit
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 172
  • Archdiocese of Detroit
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29, Page 391, to Page 393

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