Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo

Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo
Diocese of Kalamazoo
Dioecesis Kalamazuensis
Location
Country United States
Territory Counties of Allegan, Barry, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, and Branch
Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Detroit
Metropolitan Kalamazoo, Michigan
Population
- Catholics

109,348 [1]
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established December 19, 1970[1]
Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Augustine
Patron saint St. Augustine of Hippo
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop Paul Joseph Bradley
Bishop of Kalamazoo
Metropolitan Archbishop Allen Henry Vigneron
Archbishop of Detroit
Emeritus Bishops James Albert Murray
Map
Website
dioceseofkalamazoo.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo (Latin: Dioecesis Kalamazuensis) is a Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the southwestern portion of the State of Michigan that encompasses Allegan, Van Buren, Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph, Kalamazoo, Branch, Calhoun, and Barry Counties. The Diocese consists of 46 parishes 13 missions, 44 priests, and 23 deacons. The Diocese operates 3 Catholic high schools and 21 elementary schools, serving more than 5,000 students throughout the same.

Originally the territory comprising the Diocese was governed by the Archdiocese of Detroit and later the Diocese of Grand Rapids.

There have been 4 bishops who have served the Diocese:

The Diocese of Kalamazoo was founded on July 21, 1971. The motherchurch is St. Augustine Cathedral in downtown Kalamazoo.

Until its closure in 1991 the Diocese of Kalamazoo hosted Nazareth College.

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