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Diocese of Kalamazoo in red. This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo.The diocese is located in the southwestern portion of Michigan's lower peninsula and includes more than 55 churches in the cities of Battle Creek and Kalamazoo and the counties of Allegan, Van Buren, Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph, Kalamazoo, Branch, Calhoun, and Barry.
Diocese of Grand Rapids in red. This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids.The diocese is located in the western portion of Michigan's lower peninsula and includes the city of Grand Rapids and 11 counties: Ionia, Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, and Ottawa.
Founded in 1905, current church built between 1950 and 1952. Became part of Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish in 2014 [5] St. Stanislaus Kostka Church, 1503 Kosciuszko Ave, Bay City Neo-Gothic church built between 1890 and 1892 to serve Polish immigrants; registered as a Michigan Historic Site. Became part of Our Lady of Czestochowa Parish in 2014 [6]
Holy Cross Church, 610 South Water St,, Marine City: Merged to form Our Lady on the River Parish. [51] St. Catherine of Alexandria Church, 1103 Washington St,, Algonac: Merged to form Our Lady on the River Parish. [52] St. Mary's 1865 1886 415 N. Sixth St., St. Clair: Designated as Michigan Historical Marker L1270A [53] St. Mary Queen of ...
It was created by Pope John Paul II on January 11, 1982, as the Apostolic Exarchate of United States of America for the Chaldeans, [2] covering the entire United States.. It was elevated to an eparchy, an Eastern-rite Catholic diocese, led by an eparch (bishop) on August 3, 1985.
In 1763, the Michigan area became part of the British Province of Quebec, forbidden from settlement by American colonists. After the American Revolution, the Michigan region became part of the new United States. For Catholics, Michigan was now under the jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, which then comprised the entire country.
The first Catholic church in Kalamazoo, St. Augustine's, was dedicated in 1852. [3] St. Philip Roman, the first Catholic Church in Battle Creek, was dedicated by Bishop Casper Borgess of Detroit in 1879. [4] In 1913, Nazareth College was opened in Nazareth, Michigan.
Mother of God Church was established in Southfield in 1948. [4] The present church building was completed in 1980 in the Byzantine Revival style. [ 5 ] It became a cathedral when the Eparchy of St. Thomas the Apostle of Detroit was established in 1982.