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Pope Benedict XVI appointed Vigneron as archbishop of Detroit on January 5, 2009, replacing Cardinal Maida. [1] Installed on January 28, 2009, Vigneron was the first Detroit native named archbishop of Detroit. [1] Vigneron was elected chair of the board of trustees of Catholic University of America on June 9, 2009.
Frederick Rese (or Résé) (February 6, 1791 – December 29, 1871) was a German-born American Roman Catholic bishop who served as the first Catholic bishop of the Diocese of Detroit from 1833 until his death.
During Lefevere's time as coadjutor bishop, the number of parishes in Detroit increased to 11 and 160 in the rest of the diocese, with 80 priests. [14] To replace Lefevere as coadjutor bishop of Detroit, Pope Pius IX in 1870 named Monsignor Caspar Borgess of Cincinnati. When Rese died the next year, Borgess automatically succeeded him as bishop ...
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 ...
Before his departure, he and Fr. Richard welcomed Bishop Pierre Denaut of Quebec, the first bishop to visit Michigan. In 1801, Bishop Denaut was conducting a visitation of his diocese and, with Bishop Carroll's permission, traveled to Detroit with his secretary, Fr. Payet, the former pastor of Ste. Anne.
Sweetest Heart of Mary Church, 4440 Russell St., Detroit Parish founded in 1889. Our Lady Queen of Apostles 3851 Prescott St, Hamtramck, Parish founded in 1917 [14] St. Florian Parish 1909 2626 Poland St. Hamtramck, Parish founded in 1907 [15] St. Hyacinth 3151 Farnsworth St., Detroit [16] St. John Paul II 5830 Simon St, Detroit
The Lansing area would be part of the Diocese of Detroit, followed by the Archdiocese of Detroit, for the next 104 years. The first Catholic church in Flint, St. Michael's, was dedicated in 1848. [3] In 1864, St. Mary Church opened in Lansing, the first Catholic church in that city. The present St. Mary Cathedral was constructed in 1913.
At the time, St. Albertus was the largest Catholic church in Michigan, and was the first in the City of Detroit to feature steam heat and electrical lighting. [3] Unfortunately, Kolasinski was a very controversial priest, and in November 1885 the parish became factionalized which resulted in his suspension. [5]