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  2. Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Frederick Rese - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  4. Allen Vigneron - Wikipedia

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    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]

  5. John Samuel Foley - Wikipedia

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    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]

  6. Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States

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    The Diocese of Saint Petersburg was erected in 1968 with Charles Borromeo McLaughlin (701) as its first bishop (cathedral pictured.) Bishop Justin Najmy (731) was named the first apostolic exarch for the Melkite Greek Catholic Church in the United States in 1968 (cathedral pictured.) Humberto Sousa Medeiros (733) was cardinal and archbishop of ...

  7. Category:Roman Catholic bishops of Detroit - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Roman Catholic bishops of Detroit" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. B.

  8. List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit

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    Parish aces its history to Detroit's first Lithuanian church in 1908. The original church was demolished in 1966. Southfield church was dedicated in 1973. [106] Our Lady of La Salette 1967 2600 Harvard Rd., Berkley: Parish founded in 1921. Original church located at 1799 Coolidge Hwy. [107] Our Mother of Perpetual Help 1962 13500 Oak Park Blvd ...

  9. National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica - Wikipedia

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    Named in honor of Saint Thérèse of Lisieux (who was known as "the Little Flower"), the church was first built in 1926 in a largely Protestant area. [2] [3] It was founded in 1925, a year before construction started. Within days of the church opening, the Ku Klux Klan burned a cross in front of the church. [4]