Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing
| Diocese of Lansing Dioecesis Lansingensis |
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| 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 |
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| 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.
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[edit] 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]
[edit] 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]
[edit] 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
