Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo
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Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo
| Diocese of Kalamazoo Dioecesis Kalamazuensis |
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 Cathedral of St. Augustine, Kalamazoo |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Counties of Allegan, Barry, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, and Branch |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Detroit |
| Metropolitan | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,337 sq mi (13,820 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2006) 954,564 109,348[1] (11.5%) |
| Parishes | 48 |
| Schools | 22 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | December 19, 1970[1] |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Augustine |
| Patron saint | St. Augustine of Hippo |
| Secular priests | 44 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Bishop | Paul Joseph Bradley Bishop of Kalamazoo |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Allen Henry Vigneron Archbishop of Detroit |
| Emeritus Bishops | James Albert Murray |
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| Website | |
| dioceseofkalamazoo.org | |
The Diocese of Kalamazoo (Latin: Dioecesis Kalamazuensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the southwestern portion of the State of Michigan. The Diocese of Kalamazoo encompasses Allegan, Van Buren, Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph, Kalamazoo, Branch, Calhoun, and Barry Counties. The Diocese consists of 48 parishes, 13 missions, 44 priests, and 23 deacons. The Diocese operates 3 Catholic high schools and 19 elementary schools, serving more than 5,000 students throughout the same.
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History
The territory comprising the Diocese was originally under the control of the Archdiocese of Detroit. It was later split off as part of the Diocese of Grand Rapids. On December 19, 1970 the Diocese of Kalamazoo was erected by Pope Paul VI and the parish of St. Augustine designated as the cathedral church of the new diocese. The Diocese was officially inaugurated on July 21, 1971 when Paul Vincent Donovan was consecrated and installed as the first bishop. From the erection of the diocese until its closure in 1992 the Diocese of Kalamazoo hosted Nazareth College.
Bishops of Kalamazoo
- †Paul Vincent Donovan, (1971 - 1994)
- †Alfred John Markiewicz, (1995 - 1997)
- James Albert Murray, (1998 - 2009)
- Paul J. Bradley, (2009 - present)
†=deceased
High schools
- Hackett Catholic Central High School, Kalamazoo
- Lake Michigan Catholic High School, St. Joseph
- St. Philip Catholic Central High School, Battle Creek
External links
References
- ^ a b "Catholic-Hierarchy.org". http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dkala.html. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
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