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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.
Gerard William Battersby (born May 15, 1960) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as an auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Detroit from 2016-2024. On March 19, 2024, he was appointed Bishop of La Crosse. [1]
On March 8, 1833, Father Rese was named to be the first bishop of Detroit with a papal bull in which Pope Gregory XVI declared as he erected the Diocese of Detroit. Father Rese would be the first German-born bishop in the United States. Ten months elapsed, however, before Detroit welcomed its own bishop. Father Rese desired to be consecrated by ...
Foley died in 1918, after 30 years as bishop of Detroit. [11] The last bishop of Detroit was Bishop Michael Gallagher from Grand Rapids, appointed by Pope Benedict XV in 1918. [26] In 1921, the archdiocese published a poster prohibiting the provision of sterilization and abortion services in its hospitals.
Thomas John Gumbleton (January 26, 1930 – April 4, 2024) was an American Catholic prelate and a prominent social activist. Gumbleton served as an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit from 1968 to 2006.
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 ...
Joseph Tobin was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1952, the oldest of the 13 children of Joseph W. Tobin and Marie Terese Kerwin.He was baptized five days after his birth at the Church of the Most Holy Redeemer in Detroit, founded and administered by the Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer (Redemptorists).
Kenneth Untener was born in Detroit, Michigan, on August 3, 1937, the seventh of nine children. His family lived on Belle Isle, where his father worked for the recreation department. Kenneth Untener attended the Sacred Heart Seminary in Detroit, followed by St. John's Seminary in Plymouth, Michigan. [1] Untener played golf, ice hockey, and ...