Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
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| Detroit Archidioecesis Detroitensis |
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| Location | Detroit, Michigan, United States |
| Territory | Counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne |
| Population | 1,469,000 Catholics / 32.5 %[1] |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Detroit |
| Established | March 8, 1833 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament |
| Bishop | Allen Henry Vigneron |
| Website | aodonline.org |
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| Pope | Benedict XVI |
| Metropolitan | Allen Henry Vigneron Archbishop of Detroit |
| Diocesan Bishop | Allen Henry Vigneron Archbishop of Detroit |
| Auxiliary bishops | Most Rev. Daniel E. Flores Most Rev. Francis R. Reiss |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit (Latin: Archidioecesis Detroitensis) is an archdiocese of the Latin (Roman) Rite of the Catholic Church covering (as of 2005) the Michigan counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne. It is the metropolitan archdiocese for the Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Detroit, which includes all dioceses in the state of Michigan.
Erected as the Diocese of Detroit on March 8, 1833, it was elevated to Archdiocese on May 22, 1937. Ste. Anne's in Detroit is the second oldest continuous Roman Catholic Parish in the United States dating from July 26, 1701.[2][3]
The Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit serves as the Archbishop's church.
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[edit] History
The Diocese of Detroit was formed in 1833, and the first bishop was Frederick Rese. At this time it covered Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota and the Dakotas to the Missouri River.
In 1843 all area that had been in the Detroit Diocese not in Michigan was transferred to the Diocese of Milwaukee.
By the end of 1853 it consisted of the Thumb Area of Michigan, and most of Michigan south of the line running from Saginaw to Grand Rapids and west to Lake Michigan.[1] This had been caused by the organization of the Vicarate Apostolic of Upper Michigan.
The son of Prussian Polish immigrants, Rev. John A. Lemke, born in Detroit on February 10, 1866, was the first native born Roman Catholic Priest of Polish descent to be ordained in America.[4] He was Baptised at St. Mary Roman Catholic Church (1843), at the corner of St. Antoine and Croghan (Monroe St.), on February 18, 1866, attended St. Albertus for his primary education, and studied at Detroit College which is now the University of Detroit Mercy where he received a Bachelor's degree in 1884; then, after attending St. Mary's in Baltimore, he completed his theological studies at St. Francis Seminary in Monroe, Michigan, and he was ordained by the Bishop John Samuel Foley in 1889.[4] His added confirmation name was Aloysius.[4]
[edit] Leadership
[edit] Roman Catholic Archbishops of Detroit
Archbishops and their terms of service:
- Bishop Frederick John Conrad Rese (1833–1871)
- Bishop Caspar Henry Borgess (1871–1887)
- Bishop John Samuel Foley (1888–1918)
- Bishop Michael James Gallagher (July 18, 1918 – January 20, 1937)
- Archbishop Edward Francis Cardinal Mooney (May 31, 1937 – October 25, 1958)
- Archbishop John Francis Cardinal Dearden (December 18, 1958 – July 15, 1980)
- Archbishop, Edmund Casimir Cardinal Szoka (March 21, 1981 – April 28, 1990)
- Archbishop Adam Joseph Cardinal Maida (June 12, 1990 – January 5, 2009)
- Archbishop Allen Henry Vigneron (January 28, 2009 – )[5]
[edit] Auxiliary Bishops
[edit] Auxiliary Bishops (emeritus)
[edit] Schools
See: List of schools in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
[edit] Universities and colleges
[edit] Historic structures
[edit] Photo gallery
 Chapel (1961) of the Felician Sisters in Livonia, Michigan - architectural sculpture by Corrado Parducci. |
 The former Duns Scotus College, once a Franciscan monastery in Southfield, is now the non-demoninational Word of Faith. |
 Former Duns Scotus College in Southfield. |
 Cardinal Maida outside of the Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit |
[edit] See also
- Polish Cathedral style churches
[edit] Notes
- ^ a b Catholic Hierarchy page.
- ^ Woodford, Arthur M. (2001). This is Detroit 1701–2001. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-2914-4., p. 19.
- ^ Poremba, David Lee (2001). Detroit in Its World Setting (timeline). Wayne State University. ISBN 0-8143-2870-9., p. 7.
- ^ a b c Treppa, Alan R. Rev. John A. Lemke: America's First Native Born Roman Catholic Priest.St. Albertus.org. Retrieved on July 25, 2008.
- ^ Wilkinson, Mike. "Maida's successor will be first native son to lead Archdiocese of Detroit". Detroit News. http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090105/LIFESTYLE04/901050390. Retrieved 5 January 2009.
- ^ a b Historic sites online.Michigan Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved on December 11, 2007.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x National Register of Historic Places - Michigan: Wayne County. National Park Service. Retrieved on December 12, 2007.
- ^ St. Paul Roman Catholic Church Complex. Michigan Historic Preservation Office. Retrieved on December 11, 2007.
[edit] References and further reading
- Godzak, Roman (2000). Archdiocese of Detroit (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0738507972.
- Godzak, Roman (2004). Catholic Churches of Detroit (Images of America). Arcadia Publishing. ISBN 0738532355.
- Godzak, Roman (2000). Make Straight the Path: A 300 Year Pilgrimage Archdiocese of Detroit. Editions du Signe. ISBN 2746801450.
- Hill, Eric J. and John Gallagher (2002). AIA Detroit: The American Institute of Architects Guide to Detroit Architecture. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-3120-3.
- Muller, Herman Joseph (1976). The University of Detroit 1877-1977: A Centennial History. University of Detroit. ASIN B0006CVJ4S.
- Tentler, Leslie Woodcock with forward by Edmund Cardinal Szoka (1992). Seasons of Grace: A History of the Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0814321062.
- Tutag, Nola Huse with Lucy Hamilton (1988). Discovering Stained Glass in Detroit. Wayne State University Press. ISBN 0-8143-1875-4.
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