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Diocese of

Grand Rapids

USA USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Grand Rapids / Grandicataracten(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Detroit

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Special Churches

Churches by City (102)

Gaylord (↑), Saginaw (→), Lansing (↘), Kalamazoo (↓)

Present Prelates

Bishop (2013.04.18 – ...):Bishop David John Walkowiak (70)Bishop David John Walkowiak (70)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Grand Rapids (Roman Rite)

Bishop David John Walkowiak (70)Bishop David John Walkowiak (70)
(2013.04.18 – ...)

Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA)

Gratias agite Domino

Born:1953.06.18 (Cleveland, OH, USA)
Ordained Priest:1979.06.09
Consecrated Bishop:2013.06.18

Priest of Cleveland (USA) (1979.06.09 – 2013.04.18)

Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA) (2013.04.18 – ...)

Bishop Walter Allison Hurley (86)Bishop Walter Allison Hurley (86)
(2005.06.21 – 2013.04.18)

Bishop emeritus of Grand Rapids (USA)

Serve with gladness

Born:1937.05.30 (Fredericton, NB, Canada)
Ordained Priest:1965.06.05
Consecrated Bishop:2003.08.12

Priest of Detroit (USA) (1965.06.05 – 2003.07.07)

Titular Bishop of Chunavia (2003.07.07 – 2005.06.21)

Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA) (2003.07.07 – 2005.06.21)

Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA) (2005.06.21 – 2013.04.18)

Apostolic Administrator of Saginaw (USA) (2018.10.17 – 2019.05.24)

Apostolic Administrator of Gaylord (USA) (2020.06.23 – 2021.12.21)

Cardinal Adam Joseph Maida (93)Cardinal Adam Joseph Maida (93)
(Apostolic Administrator 2004.05.16 – 2005.06.21)

Bishop Kevin Michael Britt
(2003.10.13 – 2004.05.15)

Kindness, mercy, love

Born:1944.11.19 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1970.06.28
Consecrated Bishop:1994.01.06
Died:2004.05.15 († 59)

Titular Bishop of Œscus (1993.11.23 – 2002.12.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA) (1993.11.23 – 2002.12.10)

Coadjutor Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA) (2002.12.10 – 2003.10.13)

Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA) (2003.10.13 – 2004.05.15)

Bishop Robert John Rose
(1989.06.24 – 2003.10.13)

In the name of the Lord

Born:1930.02.28 (Grand Rapids, MI, USA)
Ordained Priest:1955.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:1981.12.06
Died:2022.03.02 (Grand Rapids, MI, USA † 92)

Bishop of Gaylord (USA) (1981.10.13 – 1989.06.24)

Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA) (1989.06.24 – 2003.10.13)

Bishop Joseph Matthew Breitenbeck
(1969.10.15 – 1989.06.24)

Born:1914.08.03 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1942.05.30
Consecrated Bishop:1965.12.20
Died:2005.03.12 († 90)

Titular Bishop of Tepelta (1965.10.18 – 1969.10.15)

Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA) (1965.10.18 – 1969.10.15)

Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA) (1969.10.15 – 1989.06.24)

Bishop Allen James Babcock
(1954.03.23 – 1969.06.27)

Born:1898.06.17 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1925.03.07
Consecrated Bishop:1947.03.25
Died:1969.06.27 († 71)

Titular Bishop of Irenopolis in Cilicia (1947.02.15 – 1954.03.23)

Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA) (1947.02.15 – 1954.03.23)

Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA) (1954.03.23 – 1969.06.27)

Bishop Francis Joseph Haas
(1943.09.26 – 1953.08.29)

Born:1889.03.18 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1913.06.11
Consecrated Bishop:1943.11.18
Died:1953.08.29 († 64)

Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA) (1943.09.26 – 1953.08.29)

Bishop Joseph Casimir Plagens
(1940.12.16 – 1943.03.31)

Born:1880.01.29 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1903.07.05
Consecrated Bishop:1924.09.30
Died:1943.03.31 († 63)

Titular Bishop of Rhodiapolis (1924.05.22 – 1935.11.16)

Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA) (1924.05.22 – 1935.11.16)

Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie–Marquette (1935.11.16 – 1937.01.03)

Bishop of Marquette (USA) (1937.01.03 – 1940.12.16)

Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA) (1940.12.16 – 1943.03.31)

Bishop Joseph Gabriel Pinten
(1926.06.25 – 1940.11.01)

Born:1867.10.03 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1890.11.01
Consecrated Bishop:1922.05.03
Died:1945.11.06 († 78)

Bishop of Superior (USA) (1921.11.30 – 1926.06.25)

Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA) (1926.06.25 – 1940.11.01)

Titular Bishop of Sela (1940.11.01 – 1945.11.06)

Bishop Edward Denis Kelly
(1919.01.16 – 1926.03.26)

Born:1860.12.30 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1886.06.16
Consecrated Bishop:1911.01.26
Died:1926.03.26 († 65)

Titular Bishop of Cestrus (1910.12.09 – 1919.01.16)

Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA) (1910.12.09 – 1919.01.16)

Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA) (1919.01.16 – 1926.03.26)

Bishop Michael James Gallagher
(1916.12.26 – 1918.07.18)

Born:1866.11.16 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1893.03.19
Consecrated Bishop:1915.09.08
Died:1937.01.20 († 70)

Titular Bishop of Tipasa (1915.07.05 – 1916.12.26)

Coadjutor Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA) (1915.07.05 – 1916.12.26)

Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA) (1916.12.26 – 1918.07.18)

Bishop of Detroit (USA) (1918.07.18 – 1937.01.20)

Bishop Henry Joseph Richter
(1883.01.30 – 1916.12.26)

Born:1838.04.09 (USA)
Ordained Priest:1865.06.10
Consecrated Bishop:1883.04.22
Died:1916.12.26 († 78)

Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA) (1883.01.30 – 1916.12.26)

Former Prelates

Contact Info

Address: Cathedral Square Center, 360 Division Ave. S., Grand Rapids, MI 49503-4539, USA

Phone: +1 (616) 243-0491

Websites:

Statistics

Area: 17,592 km²

Population: 197,000 Catholics (13.6% of 1,443,805 total) (2021)

Statistics: 80 parishes, 112 priests (96 diocesan, 16 religious), 37 deacons, 250 religious (21 brothers, 229 sisters), 21 seminarians (2021)

History

Last updated on 2023.09.03

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