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On November 7, 1995, Pope John Paul II accepted Povish's early retirement due to poor health as bishop of the Diocese of Lansing. [3] He then served as apostolic administrator of the diocese until the installation of his successor, Bishop Carl Mengeling in January 1996. [2] Kenneth Povish died on September 5, 2003, from colon cancer in Lansing ...
Diocese of Lansing in red. This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing. [1] The Lansing diocese includes three of Michigan's largest cities (Lansing, Ann Arbor, and Flint) and covers 10 counties as follows: Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Shiawassee and Washtenaw.
More than 50 clergy — including 48 priests — in a Michigan diocese have been accused of sexual abuse dating back to the 1950s, according to a disturbing report by the state’s top prosecutor.
Alexander Mieceslaus Zaleski (June 24, 1906 – May 16, 1975) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.He served as bishop of the Diocese of Lansing in Michigan from 1965 until his death in 1975.
Two men had accused Sullivan of inappropriate behavior with them as boys during the 1960s, when Sullivan was a priest in the Diocese of Lansing. Sullivan later served as an auxiliary bishop in Lansing. [27] The diocese in September 2019 published a list of 17 clergy with credible accusations of sexual abuse of minors dating back to 1937.
Sullivan was ordained to the priesthood for the Diocese of Lansing by Bishop Joseph H. Albers on June 4, 1955. [2] After doing pastoral work in Flint, Lansing, and St. Joseph, he served as private secretary to Bishop Albers and his successor Bishop Alexander M. Zaleski, and then as assistant chancellor and vicar general of the diocese. [1]
On October 7, 1964, Pope Paul VI accepted Albers's early retirement as bishop of the Diocese of Lansing due to bad health. He was succeeded by Bishop Alexander M. Zaleski. [3] [14] Joseph Albers died in Lansing on December 1, 1965, at age 74. [14] He was interred at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Lansing. [15]
Born in St. Joseph, Michigan, Green was ordained a Catholic priest for the Diocese of Lansing on July 14, 1946. On June 22, 1962 Pope John XXIII named him the Titular Bishop of Trisipa and Auxiliary Bishop of Lansing. He was consecrated a bishop on August 28, 1962, by Bishop Joseph H. Albers of Lansing.