Parishes 77 Area 28,933 km² Phone +1 989-732-5147 | Ecclesiastical province Detroit Schools 17 | |
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Territory Counties of Charlevoix, Emmet, Cheboygan, Presque Isle, Leelanau, Antrim, Otsego, Montmorency, Alpena, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Crawford, Oscoda, Alcona, Manistee, Wexford, Missaukee, Roscommon, Ogemaw, and Iosco Population- Total- Catholics (as of 2006)505,00076,000 (13.7%) Similar St Mary's Cathedral, St Mary Cathedral School, Holy Redeemer Church, St Augustine's Church, St Mary's | ||
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord (Latin: Dioecesis Gaylordensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Northern Michigan region of the United States. It comprises the twenty-one most northern counties of the lower peninsula of the state, and includes the cities of Gaylord, Traverse City, Alpena, Manistee and Petoskey. The fifth and current bishop is Steven J. Raica.
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The diocese covers approximately 11,171 square miles (28,930 km2) and has a population of 505,000, 66,000 of whom are Catholic. It contains 77 parishes and 17 schools.
History
Pope Paul VI created the Diocese of Gaylord December 19, 1970 from territory separated from the Dioceses of Saginaw and Grand Rapids, and erected it on July 20, 1971. He named Edmund Szoka as first bishop and the church of St. Mary, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel as cathedral.
Ordinaries
- Edmund Casimir Szoka (1971-1981, installed, Archbishop of Detroit)
- Robert John Rose (1981-1989, installed, Bishop of Grand Rapids)
- Patrick R. Cooney (1989-2009, retired)
- Bernard Hebda (2009-2013, installed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Newark)
- Steven J. Raica (2014–present)