Metropolitan Archdiocese of Detroit, USA

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament, Detroit, Michigan
Former Cathedral, Minor Basilica: Basilica of Ste. Anne de Detroit, Detroit, Michigan
Former Cathedral: Church of Sts. Peter and Paul, Detroit, Michigan
Minor Basilica, National Shrine: National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica, Royal Oak, Michigan

Churches by City (288)

Lansing (←), Saginaw (↑), London (→), Toledo (↓)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2009.01.05 – ...):	Archbishop Allen Henry Vigneron (74) Ecclesiastical Superior of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands)
Auxiliary Bishop (2011.03.22 – ...):	Bishop Donald Francis Hanchon (75) Titular Bishop of Horreomargum
Auxiliary Bishop (2011.04.18 – ...):	Bishop José Arturo Cepeda Escobedo (53) Titular Bishop of Tagase
Auxiliary Bishop (2016.11.23 – ...):	Bishop Gerard William Battersby (62) Titular Bishop of Eguga
Auxiliary Bishop (2016.11.23 – ...):	Bishop Robert Joseph Fisher (63) Titular Bishop of Forlimpopoli
Auxiliary Bishop (2022.05.23 – ...):	Archbishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (陸思道) (63) Titular Archbishop of Novi

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Detroit (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Allen Henry Vigneron (74)
(2009.01.05 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA)
Ecclesiastical Superior of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands)

Aspicientes in Jesum

Born:	1948.10.21 (Mount Clemens, MI, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1975.07.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1996.07.09

Titular Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie in Michigan (1996.06.12 – 2003.01.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA) (1996.06.12 – 2003.01.10)

Coadjutor Bishop of Oakland (USA) (2003.01.10 – 2003.10.01)

Bishop of Oakland (USA) (2003.10.01 – 2009.01.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA) (2009.01.05 – ...)

Ecclesiastical Superior of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands) (2009.01.05 – ...)

Vice-President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2019.11.12 – 2022.11.15)

Cardinal Adam Joseph Maida (92)
(1990.04.28 – 2009.01.05)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Detroit (USA)
Ecclesiastical Superior emeritus of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands)

Facere omnia nova

Born:	1930.03.18 (East Vandergrift, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1956.05.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1984.01.25
Created Cardinal:	1994.11.26

Bishop of Green Bay (USA) (1983.11.07 – 1990.04.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA) (1990.04.28 – 2009.01.05)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio (1994.11.26 – ...)

Ecclesiastical Superior of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands) (2000.07.14 – 2009.01.05)

Apostolic Administrator of Grand Rapids (USA) (2004.05.16 – 2005.06.21)

Cardinal Edmund Casimir Szoka
(1981.03.21 – 1990.04.28)

To live in faith

Born:	1927.09.14 (Grand Rapids, MI, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1954.06.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1971.07.20
Created Cardinal:	1988.06.28
Died:	2014.08.20 (Novi, MI, USA † 86)

Bishop of Gaylord (USA) (1971.06.11 – 1981.03.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA) (1981.03.21 – 1990.04.28)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio (1988.06.28 – 2014.08.20)

President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See (1990.01.22 – 1997.10.15)

President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State (1997.10.14 – 2006.09.15)

President of Governorate of Vatican City State (2001.02.22 – 2006.09.15)

Cardinal John Francis Dearden
(1958.12.18 – 1980.07.15)

Servio in evangelio

Born:	1907.10.15 (Cleveland, OH, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1932.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1948.05.18
Created Cardinal:	1969.04.28
Died:	1988.08.01 (Southfield, MI, USA † 80)

Titular Bishop of Sarepta (1948.03.13 – 1950.12.22)

Coadjutor Bishop of Pittsburgh (USA) (1948.03.13 – 1950.12.22)

Bishop of Pittsburgh (USA) (1950.12.22 – 1958.12.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA) (1958.12.18 – 1980.07.15)

President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1966 – 1971)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pio X alla Balduina (1969.04.30 – 1988.08.01)

Cardinal Edward Aloysius Mooney
(1937.05.26 – 1958.10.25)

Domino servientes

Born:	1882.05.09 (Mount Savage, MD, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1904.04.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1926.01.31
Created Cardinal:	1946.02.18
Died:	1958.10.25 (Roma, Italy † 76)

Apostolic Delegate to East India (1926.01.21 – 1931.03.30)

Titular Archbishop of Irenopolis in Isauria (1926.01.21 – 1933.08.28)

Apostolic Delegate to Japan (1931.03.30 – 1933.08.28)

Archbishop-Bishop of Rochester (USA) (1933.08.28 – 1937.05.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA) (1937.05.26 – 1958.10.25)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Susanna (1946.02.22 – 1958.10.25)

Bishops of Detroit (Roman Rite)

Bishop Michael James Gallagher
(1918.07.18 – 1937.01.20)

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 John Samual Foley
(1888.02.11 – 1918.01.05)

Born:	1833.11.05 (USA)
Ordained Priest:	1856.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1888.11.04
Died:	1918.01.05 († 84)

Bishop of Detroit (USA) (1888.02.11 – 1918.01.05)

Bishop Caspar Henry Borgess
(1871.12.30 – 1887.04.16)

Born:	1826.08.01 (Germany)
Ordained Priest:	1848.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1870.04.24
Died:	1890.05.03 († 63)

Titular Bishop of Calydon (1870.02.14 – 1871.12.30)

Coadjutor Bishop of Detroit (USA) (1870.02.14 – 1871.12.30)

Bishop of Detroit (USA) (1871.12.30 – 1887.04.16)

Titular Bishop of Phacusa (1888.08.12 – 1890.05.03)

Bishop Frederick John Conrad Résé
(1833.02.25 – 1871.12.30)

Born:	1791.02.06 (Germany)
Ordained Priest:	1823.03.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1833.10.06
Died:	1871.12.30 († 80)

Bishop of Detroit (USA) (1833.02.25 – 1871.12.30)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Caspar Henry Borgess (1870.02.14 – 1871.12.30)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Peter Paul Lefevère (1841.07.23 – 1869.03.04)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Michael Jude Byrnes (64) (later Archbishop) (2011.03.22 – 2016.10.31)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Daniel Ernest Flores (61) (2006.10.28 – 2009.12.09)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Francis Ronald Reiss (82) (2003.07.07 – 2015.11.11)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Michael Quinn (76) (2003.07.07 – 2008.10.15)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Walter Allison Hurley (85) (2003.07.07 – 2005.06.21)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Earl Alfred Boyea (71) (2002.07.22 – 2008.02.27)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Leonard Paul Blair (72) (later Archbishop) (1999.07.08 – 2003.10.07)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Allen Henry Vigneron (74) (later Archbishop) (1996.06.12 – 2003.01.10)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Clayton Nienstedt (75) (later Archbishop) (1996.06.12 – 2001.06.12)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Kevin Michael Britt (1993.11.23 – 2002.12.10)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Bernard Joseph Harrington (89) (1993.11.23 – 1998.11.04)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Dale Joseph Melczek (1982.12.03 – 1995.10.28)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Patrick Ronald Cooney (1982.12.03 – 1989.11.06)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Moses Bosco Anderson, S.S.E. (1982.12.02 – 2003.10.24)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Arthur Henry Krawczak (1973.02.08 – 1982.08.17)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Joseph Leopold Imesch (1973.02.08 – 1979.06.30)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Thomas John Gumbleton (92) (1968.03.08 – 2006.02.02)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Walter Joseph Schoenherr (1968.03.08 – 1995.03.07)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Joseph Matthew Breitenbeck (1965.10.18 – 1969.10.15)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Henry Edmund Donnelly (1954.09.06 – 1967.11.04)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Anthony Donovan (1954.09.06 – 1967.02.25)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Alexander Mieceslaus Zaleski (1950.03.28 – 1964.10.07)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Allen James Babcock (1947.02.15 – 1954.03.23)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki (1937.12.13 – 1950.03.28)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Joseph Casimir Plagens (1924.05.22 – 1935.11.16)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Edward Denis Kelly (1910.12.09 – 1919.01.16)

Tweets

Contact Info

Address: 1234 Washington Blvd., Detroit, MI 48226, USA

Phone: +1 (313) 237-5816

Websites:

Statistics

Area: 10,104 km²

Population: 1,131,660 Catholics (26.5% of 4,278,248 total) (2020)

Statistics: 216 parishes, 1 mission, 589 priests (411 diocesan, 178 religious), 215 deacons, 875 lay religious (274 brothers, 601 sisters), 27 seminarians (2020)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Anne (July 26)

History

1833.03.08: Established as Diocese of Detroit / Detroiten(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Cincinnati and became suffragan of Baltimore)
1843.11.28: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Milwaukee
1850.07.19: Became suffragan of Cincinnati
1853.07.29: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Michigan
1882.05.19: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Grand Rapids
1937.05.22: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Detroit / Detroiten(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Grand Rapids, Lansing and Marquette and lost territory to establish Diocese of Lansing)
1938.02.26: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Saginaw and gained suffragan see Saginaw
1970.12.19: Gained suffragan sees Gaylord and Kalamazoo

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1987.09)