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Diocese of Lansing

Dioecesis Lansingensis
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryCounties of Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Shiawassee, and Washtenaw
Ecclesiastical provinceDetroit
MetropolitanLansing, Michigan
Population
- Catholics
227,305
Information
DenominationRoman Catholic
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMay 22, 1937
CathedralCathedral of Saint Mary in Lansing
Patron saintBlessed Virgin Mary
Current leadership
PopeBenedict XVI
BishopMost Rev. Earl Alfred Boyea, Jr.
Bishop of Lansing
Metropolitan ArchbishopAllen Henry Vigneron
Archbishop of Detroit
Bishops emeritusCarl 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:

High schools

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Diocese of Lansing". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney.
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