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Pius XI in 1938 elevated the Diocese of Detroit to the Archdiocese of Detroit and appointed Bishop Edward Mooney from the Diocese of Rochester as its first archbishop. [12] At the same time, the Vatican erected the Diocese of Saginaw, taking territory in northeastern Michigan from the Archdiocese of Detroit and the Diocese of Grand Rapids.
On March 8, 1833, Father Rese was named to be the first bishop of Detroit with a papal bull in which Pope Gregory XVI declared as he erected the Diocese of Detroit. Father Rese would be the first German-born bishop in the United States. Ten months elapsed, however, before Detroit welcomed its own bishop. Father Rese desired to be consecrated by ...
He was Detroit's first American-born bishop, with his two predecessors both hailing from Germany. [5] During his tenure, he established a seminary for Polish Americans, and later healed a long and damaging schism among them. [2] In 1900, Foley wrote a letter for the Detroit Century Box time capsule. [6]
Allen Henry Vigneron (born October 21, 1948) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as Archdiocese of Detroit in Michigan and Ecclesiastical Superior of the Cayman Islands since 2009. Vigneron previously served as Bishop of Oakland in California from 2003 to 2009 and as an auxiliary bishop of Detroit from 1996 to 2003. [1]
Pages in category "Roman Catholic bishops of Detroit" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. ... Michael Gallagher (bishop) Thomas Gumbleton; L.
Category: Roman Catholic bishops in Michigan. 1 language. ... Roman Catholic bishops of Detroit (1 C, 6 P) G. Roman Catholic bishops of Gaylord (5 P)
Peter Paul Lefevere, or Lefebre (April 30, 1804 – March 4, 1869), was a 19th-century Belgian born bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He was a missionary priest in the states of Missouri, Illinois and Iowa before he served as coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Detroit in the state of Michigan from 1841-1869.
Michael James Gallagher (November 16, 1866 – January 20, 1937) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Diocese of Detroit in Michigan from 1918 until his death in 1937.