Country United States Parishes 95 Area 16,105 km² Cathedral St. Mary Cathedral | Ecclesiastical province Detroit Denomination Roman Catholic Bishop Earl Boyea | |
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Territory Counties of Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Shiawassee, and Washtenaw Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2004)
1,778,475
227,305 (12.8%) Address 300 W Ottawa St, Lansing, MI 48933, USA Hours Closed now Tuesday8AM–12PM, 1–4:30PMWednesday8AM–12PM, 1–4:30PMThursday8AM–12PM, 1–4:30PMFriday8AM–12PM, 1–4:30PMSaturdayClosedSundayClosedMonday8AM–12PM, 1–4:30PMSuggest an edit Similar St Mary Cathedral, FAITH Catholic, St Gerard Catholic Church, St John Church & Student C, St Thomas Aquinas Parish Profiles | ||
The Catholic Diocese of Lansing (Latin: Dioecesis Lansingensis) is located in Lansing, Michigan. It encompasses an area of 6,218 square miles (16,100 km2) including the counties of Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Shiawassee and Washtenaw. It is a suffragan diocese of the ecclesiastical province of Detroit.
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History
Pope Pius XI created the Diocese of Lansing May 22, 1937 by taking territory from the Archdiocese of Detroit. In July 1971, Pope Paul VI separated territory from the Lansing Diocese and territory from the Diocese of Grand Rapids to form the new Diocese of Kalamazoo.
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: