Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing

Diocese of Lansing Dioecesis Lansingensis
Location
Country	United States
Territory	Counties of Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Shiawassee, and Washtenaw
Ecclesiastical province	Detroit
Metropolitan	Lansing, Michigan
Population - Catholics	227,305
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	May 22, 1937
Cathedral	Cathedral of Saint Mary in Lansing
Patron saint	Blessed Virgin Mary
Current leadership
Pope	Benedict XVI
Bishop	Most Rev. Earl Alfred Boyea, Jr. Bishop of Lansing
Metropolitan Archbishop	Allen Henry Vigneron Archbishop of Detroit
Emeritus Bishops	Carl Frederick Mengeling
Map
Website
dioceseoflansing.org

The Catholic Diocese of Lansing (Latin: Dioecesis Lansingensis) is located in Lansing, Michigan. It encompasses an area of 6,218 square miles (16,098 square kilometers)^[1] including the counties of Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Shiawassee and Washtenaw.^[1] It is a suffragan diocese of the ecclesiastical province of Detroit.

History

The Diocese of Lansing was established May 22, 1937,^[1] when it split from Archdiocese of Detroit.^[1] On December 19, 1970, part of the diocese, along with territory from the Diocese of Grand Rapids, split to form the new Diocese of Kalamazoo.^[1]

Ordinaries

The ordinary of the Diocese of Lansing is a bishop whose episcopal see is located at St. Mary Cathedral in Lansing, Michigan.

The Diocese has had five bishops:

• Bishop Joseph H. Albers (1937–1965)^[1]
• Bishop Alexander M. Zaleski (1965–1975)^[1]
• Bishop Kenneth Joseph Povish (1975–1995)^[1]
• Bishop Carl F. Mengeling (1995–2008)^[1]
• Bishop Earl A. Boyea (2008–Present) ^[1]

High schools

• Father Gabriel Richard High School, Ann Arbor
• Lansing Catholic High School, Lansing
• Lumen Christi Catholic High School, Jackson
• Powers Catholic High School, Flint

References

External links

• Diocese Of Lansing
• FAITH Magazine

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