Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids
| Diocese of Grand Rapids Dioecesis Grandcataractensis |
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.jpg) Cathedral of St. Andrew, Grand Rapids |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Counties of Ottawa, Kent, Ionia, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Montcalm, Mecosta, Lake, Mason, and Osceola |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Detroit |
| Metropolitan | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Population - Catholics |
162,670 [1] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | May 19, 1882 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Andrew |
| Patron saint | St. Andrew |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Bishop | Walter A. Hurley Bishop of Grand Rapids |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Allen Henry Vigneron Archbishop of Detroit |
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| Website | |
| dioceseofgrandrapids.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids (Latin: Dioecesis Grandcataractensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in western Michigan, in the United States. It comprises 102 churches in Ottawa, Kent, Ionia, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Montcalm, Mecosta, Lake, Mason, and Osceola counties in Michigan. The diocese was created on May 19, 1882 by Pope Leo XIII. The motherchurch of the diocese is the Cathedral of St. Andrew.
The prelate of the diocese is the bishop. On June 21, 2005, more than a year after the death of the previous bishop, Kevin Britt, Pope Benedict XVI named Walter A. Hurley the eleventh Bishop of Grand Rapids. Hurley was installed on August 4.
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Bishops
- Henry Richter (1883-1916)
- Michael J. Gallagher (1916-1918)
- Edward D. Kelly (1919-1926)
- Joseph G. Pinten (1926-1940)
- Joseph C. Plagens 1941-1943)
- Francis J. Haas (1943-1953)
- Allen James Babcock (1954-1970)
- Joseph M. Breitenbeck (1969-1989)
- Robert John Rose (1989-2003)
- Kevin Michael Britt (2003-2004)
- Walter A. Hurley (2005-present)
Auxiliary bishops
High schools
- Catholic Central High School, Grand Rapids
- Muskegon Catholic Central High School, Muskegon
- St. Patrick High School, Portland
- West Catholic High School, Grand Rapids
References
External links
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Wikisource has the text of a 1913 Catholic Encyclopedia article about Diocese of Grand Rapids. |
- Diocese of Grand Rapids
- Catholic Hierarchy: Diocese of Grand Rapids
- WOOD TV8: Hurley named Bishop of Grand Rapids
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