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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.
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 Catholic community were served by itinerant missionary priests several times a year, holding mass in private homes. One of these itinerant priests was Ignatius Mrak, who had established a mission nearby at Peshawbestown. Mrak went on to become Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie and Marquette, succeeding Frederic Baraga. Mrak resigned his post in ...
Image Location Description/notes; Most Holy Name of Jesus/St. Kateri Tekakwitha 14808 Assinins Rd, Assinins [28] Our Lady of Peace 2854 US Highway 41, Ahmeek [29] St. Ann 318 Lyons St, Baraga [30] Sacred Heart 56512 Rockland St, Calumet [31] St. Paul the Apostle 301 Eighth St, Calumet [32] St. Anne 41903 Willson Memorial Drive, US 41, Chassell [33]
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.
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.
As of 2013, the Diocese of Saginaw had 113 priests, 19 permanent deacons, 122 religious, 18 pastoral administrator, 261 commissioned lay ministers, and 24 seminarians. There were 101,000 Catholics (19.3% of the total population of 724,142) in 56 parishes. Map of the present diocesan boundaries with parishes indicated
Image Location Description/notes; Holy Trinity Parish St. Mary Church, 739 W. Cody Estey Rd, Pinconning: Founded as a mission in the early 1900s, church dedicated in 1939. Became part of Holy Trinity Parish in 2015 [37] St. Michael Church, 225 S. Jennings St, Pinconning Founded as a mission in 1887, became a parish in 1891. Current church ...