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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.
The Diocese of Grand Rapids (Latin: Dioecesis Grandcataractensis) is a Latin Church diocese of the Catholic Church in western Michigan in the United States. It comprises 80 parishes in 11 counties. It is a suffragan see to the Archdiocese of Detroit. The mother church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Saint Andrew in Grand Rapids.
The church building was constructed of Grand River limestone and completed in 1850. Grand Rapids continued to grow as did the parish and a new church was soon needed. In 1875, the present church was started on Sheldon Boulevard and completed a year later. On May 19, 1882 Pope Leo XIII established the Diocese of Grand Rapids. [3]
Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids (3 P) Pages in category "Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
Pages in category "Churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Basilica of St. Adalbert is a minor basilica of the Catholic Church and a parish church of the Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids in Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. Its namesake and patron is St. Adalbert of Prague (c. 956 – 23 April 997), bishop and martyr , and a Patron of Poland , the nation from which the basilica's original ...
Joseph Matthew Breitenbeck (August 3, 1914 – March 12, 2005) was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church.He was the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids in Michigan from 1969 to 1989, having previously served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit in Michigan from 1965 to 1969.
Grand Rapids, Michigan, US Allen James Babcock (June 17, 1898 – June 27, 1969) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the seventh Bishop of Grand Rapids , Michigan from 1954 to 1969.