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Diocese of Lansing

Dioecesis Lansingensis



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Bishop(s)

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 22 May 1937
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Detroit
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Michigan
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 16,098 (6,217 Square Miles)
  • Description: Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Shiawassee, and Washtenaw Counties.
  • Conference Region: VI (OH, MI)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: LAN
  • Official Web Site: https://www.dioceseoflansing.org
  • Mailing Address: 228 N. Walnut St., Lansing, MI 48933, USA
  • Telephone: (517)342-2440
  • Fax: 342-2505

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
22 May 1937ErectedDiocese of Detroit (Ionia, Clinton, Allegan, Barry, Eaton, Ingham, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Jackson, Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, Branch, and Hillsdale) Diocese of Lansing (erected)
26 February 1938Territory AddedArchdiocese of Detroit (Genesee, Livingston, and Shiawassee) Diocese of Lansing
26 February 1938Territory LostDiocese of Lansing (Allegan, Barry, and Ionia) Diocese of Grand Rapids
19 December 1970Territory LostDiocese of Grand Rapids (Allegan and Barry)
Diocese of Lansing (Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph, Branch, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, and Calhoun)
Diocese of Kalamazoo (erected)
19 December 1970Territory AddedArchdiocese of Detroit (Lenawee and Washtenaw) Diocese of Lansing

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
195097,0001,217,8718.0%122291516422666391ap1951
1966223,4061,679,21613.3%188362249973585596ap1967
1970240,9811,869,65412.9%191382291,0526773996ap1971
1976209,4041,431,78614.6%129561851,13158130481ap1977
1980221,3381,516,00014.6%132601921,15286825693ap1981
1990229,2161,595,00014.4%138371751,309434750491ap1991
1999210,8781,695,97912.4%156311871,127561341095ap2000
2000219,8441,708,75312.9%146321781,235534546895ap2001
2001224,1661,722,14613.0%149321811,238744446295ap2002
2002233,2011,739,24113.4%154311851,260734748895ap2003
2003232,8181,757,90613.2%150351851,258684446095ap2004
2004227,3051,778,47512.8%151331841,235794045695ap2005
2013223,0001,831,00012.2%146501961,1371045238184ap2014
2016198,2571,871,11010.6%141331741,1391283641881ap2017
2019191,2401,813,90710.5%136331691,1311423640874ap2020
2021180,2141,818,3669.9%130291591,1331373130372ap2022

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 29, Page 389, to Page 391
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 63, Page 721, to Page 723

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