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Michigan
Online web sites found for Roman Catholic Archdiocese and Dioceses are below.
For Byzantine Catholic sites, scroll down or click here. You may find the following links helpful as well.
See "One Faith ...Many Rites" on:
St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Church (Chicago, IL) web site
Catholic Directories in Michigan: RCNet (A Catholic Network) home parish is in Lansing
Michigan Catholic Conference
Roman Catholic
Online web sites found for the Archdiocese and Dioceses are below:

MAP of the Michigan Archdiocese and Dioceses

• Archdiocese of Detroit (Michigan) and Dioceses of Gaylord, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Marquette and Saginaw (Michigan).

•  Archdiocese of Detroit, Michigan [est. 1833, Archdiocese 1937¹]
Presently, the Archdiocese of Detroit encompasses the southeastern Michigan counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne.
   Chancery:  1234 Washington Blvd. - Detroit, MI  48226
      Phone: (313) 237-5847  Fax:   (313) 237-4643.
   Archives:  Phone: (313) 237-5846  Fax: (313) 237-4643.
   Cemeteries:  Phone: (248) 350-1900  Fax: (248) 350-1737.
   Sacramental Records of the Catholic Church
   Closed Parishes and Institutions
   Contacts for Archdiocese offices and services
   Edmund Cardinal Szoka Library - see note regarding: Genealogical Records & Archives
• History of the Archdiocese
• Sacred Heart Major Seminary
      2701 West Chicago Boulevard - Detroit, MI  48206
      Phone:  (313) 883-8500
Sacred Heart Historical Timeline .
• Parish Locator & Map of Diocese - including Eastern Rite Churches
• History - 1701 to Present
"When the diocese was established on March 8, 1833, its territory included all of Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the Dakotas east of the Mississippi River. Frederic Rese was named the first bishop of the new diocese, and in the early years of his episcopacy, eleven priests served the entire area. When Michigan became a State in 1837, the boundary of the diocese was redrawn to coincide with that of the State...."
• The Catholic Encyclopedia (ca. 1913) for Detroit Diocesan History
The list of parishes below is incomplete at this time.
Detroit Catholic Churches---Souvenir Album 1910 (Online)  Containing Illustrations of Catholic Churches, Schools and Acadamies and Institutions  (includes Windsor, Ontario area) - posted online by Carol Dziedziula Dunn.
Parishes beyond Detroit (incomplete listing) including Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne counties

Parishes within Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan are listed below

• Most Blessed Sacrament Cathedral (Wayne County, MI)
    9844 Woodward Avenue - Detroit, MI  48202
    Phone: (313) 865-6300.
• Ste. Anne de Detroit [est. ca. 1701] (Wayne County, MI)
   1000 Ste. Anne - Detroit, Michigan 48216   Phone: (313) 496.1701.
• Ste. Anne de Detroit Parish History!!!
• Ste. Anne de Detroit's Tricentennial Jubilee, 1701-2001!!!
• All Saints Parish
    7824 W Fort St, Detroit, MI 48209-2702  +  Phone: (313) 841-1428.
• Annunciation Parish
    1265 Parkview - Detroit, MI 48214-3009    Phone: (313) 822-1262.
• Assumption Grotto Church [est. ca. 1840] - The Grotto History
    13770 Gratiot Avenue -  Detroit, MI 48205
    Phone: (313) 372-0762.
 Known in early years as th "Little Church in the Woods," the parish is the second oldest church in Detroit.
• Chaldean Sacred Heart Church
    310 W 7 Mile Road - Detroit, MI 48203   Phone: (313) 368-6214.
• Christ the King Parish
   20800 Grand River at Burt Road - Detroit, MI 48219
   Phone: (313) 532-1211    E-mail: vclore@ameritech.net
• Gesu Church
    17204 Oak Drive -  Detroit, MI  48221   Phone: (313) 862-4400.
• Guardian Angels Parish
    12545 Kelly Road - Detroit, MI 48224    Phone: (313) 526-0735.
• Holy Cross (Polish National) Catholic Church
    2311 Pulaski St, Hamtramck, MI 48212-2940
   Phone: (313) 365-5191.
• Holy Cross (Hungarian)
    8423 South St, Detroit, MI 48209-2709
   Phone: (313) 842-1133.
• Holy Family Catholic Church
    641 Chrysler Freeway - Detroit, MI 48226
   Phone: (313) 963-2046.
• Holy Redeemer Parish
  
   1721 Junction Street - Detroit, MI  48209-2109
   Phone: (313) 842-3450.
• Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish
  
   16000 Pembroke - Detroit, MI 48235-2352
   Phone: (313) 272-0990.
• Madonna Catholic Church
  
    1125 Oakman Blvd. - Detroit, MI  48238
   Phone: (313) 868-4308.
• Martyrs Of Uganda Catholic Church
  
   1956 W Bethune St, Detroit, MI 48206-2612
   Phone: (313) 897-2626.
• Most Holy Trinity Parish
  
   1050 Porter Street - Detroit, MI 48226
   Phone: (313) 965-4450.
• Nativity of Our Lord Parish
  
   5900 MC Clellan - Detroit, MI 48213
   Phone: (313) 922-0033.
• Our Lady Gate Of Heaven
   9555 Saint Mary's Street - Detroit, MI  48227
   Phone: (313) 270-5350.
• Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish
    17142 Rowe - Detroit, MI 48205    Phone: (313) 372-1698.
• Our Lady Help of Christians Parish
   12634 Mc Dougall - Detroit, MI 48212-2283
   Phone: (313) 892-6116.
• Our Lady Of Mt. Carmel Parish
    555 S. Oakwood  - Detroit, MI 48217   Phone: (313) 841-8478.
• Our Lady Queen of Angels Parish
    4200 Martin Street - Detroit, MI 48210   Phone: (313) 897-8160.
• Our Lady Queen of Heaven Parish
    8200 Rolyat - Detroit, MI 48234    Phone: (313) 891-4553.
• Our Lady of the Rosary Parish
   5930 Woodward - Detroit, MI 48202    Phone: (313) 875-6011.
• Our Lady of Sorrows Parish
   2965 Meldrum - Detroit, MI 48207-3402   Phone: (313) 571-4643.
• Precious Blood Church
    13305 Grove Street - Detroit, MI 48235  +  Phone: (313) 342-5292.
• Presentation of Our Lady of Victory Parish
   19760 Meyers - Detroit, MI 48235
   Phone: (313) 342-1333    E-mail: polov@ameritech.net
• Sacred Heart Parish
   1000 Eliot - Detroit, MI 48207    Phone: (313) 831-1356.
• Chaldean Sacred Heart Church
    310 W 7 Mile Road - Detroit, MI 48203  +  Phone: (313) 368-6214.
• St. Agnes Parish
    7601 Rosa Parks Blvd. - Detroit, MI  48206  +  Phone: (313) 896-2335.
• St. Aloysius Church (Wayne County, MI)
    1234 Washington Blvd. - Detroit, MI  48226  +  Phone: (313) 237-5810.
• St. Andrew Parish [Polish]
     7060 Mcgraw Street - Detroit, MI 48210    Phone: (313) 361-1717.
• SS. Andrew and Benedict Parish
    2430 S. Beatrice - Detroit, MI 48217    Phone: (313) 381-1184.
• St. Anthony Parish
   5247 Sheridan Street - Detroit, MI 48213
   Phone: (313) 921-0263 or 924-4040.
• St. Anthony Parish [Lithuanian]
   1750 25th. Street - Detroit, MI 48216-1433    Phone: (313) 554-1284.
• St. Augustine  - St. Monica Parish
   4151 Seminole Street - Detroit, MI 48214-1125   Phone: (313) 921-4107.
• St. Bartholomew Parish
  
   2291 E. Outer Drive - Detroit, MI 48234    Phone: (313) 892-1446.
• St. Brendan Parish
  
   11433 Beaconsfield Street - Detroit, MI 48224 +  Phone: (313) 372-1644.
• St. Cecilia Parish
  
   10400 Stoepel - Detroit, MI 48204    Phone: (313) 933-6788.
• St. Charles Parish
  
     1491 Baldwin Street - Detroit, MI  48214   Phone: (313) 331-0253.
• St. Christine Parish
  
   22303 Fenkell - Detroit, MI 48223-1536    Phone: (313) 535-7272.
• St. Christopher Parish
  
   7800 Woodmont - Detroit, MI 48228-3699    Phone: (313) 584-7460
• St. Cunegunda Parish
  
   5900 Saint Lawrence Street - Detroit, MI 48210   Phone: (313) 841-4000.
• St. Dominic Parish [est. ca. 1926]
  
     4844 Trumbull Street - Detroit, MI 48208  +  Phone:  (313) 831-8790.
• St. Elizabeth Parish
  
     3138 E. Canfield - Detroit, MI 48207    Phone: (313) 921-9225.
• St. Francis D'Assisi Parish - includes Parish History
  
     4500 Wesson - Detroit, MI 48210    Phone: (313) 897-7229
• St. Francis De Sales Parish
  
   10600 Fenkell Avenue - Detroit, MI 48238    Phone: (313) 861-4020.
• St. Gabriel Parish
  
    8118 W. Vernor Hwy. - Detroit, MI  48209 + Phone:  (313) 841-0753.
• St. Gemma Parish
   23450 W. Davison - Detroit, MI 48223    Phone: (313) 255-3666
• St. Gerard Parish
   19800 Pembroke Avenue - Detroit, MI 48219-2145
   Phone: (313) 537-5770.
• St. Gregory the Great Parish
    15031 Dexter - Detroit, MI 48238-2124    Phone: (313) 861-0363.
• St. Hedwig Parish
    3245 Junction Street - Detroit, MI 48210 + Phone: (313) 894-5409.
• St. Hyacinth Parish
    3151 Farnsworth - Detroit, MI 48211-2998    Phone: (313) 922-1507.
• St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish
    9902 Conner Avenue at Chelsea - Detroit, MI 48213
    Phone: (313) 371-2053.
• St. John Parish
  
      2371 Woodstock Drive - Detroit, MI 48203 + Phone: (313) 368-1046.
• St. John the Baptist (Ukrainian Catholic) Parish
   3877 Clippert Avenue - Detroit, MI 48210
   Phone: (313) 897-7300    E-mail: Mardasko@aol.com
• St. John the Baptist Parish (Romanian Byzantine)
   2371 Woodstock Drive - Detroit, MI 48203-1060
   Phone: (313) 368-1046
• St. John Berchman Parish
- Detroit, MI 48213-1910    Phone: (313) 526-7254.
• St. John Cantius (Polish) / St. Juliana Parish
   
• 844 S. Harbaugh - Detroit, MI 48209-2635    Phone: (313) 842-2276.
• St. Josaphat Parish
    691 E. Canfield - Detroit, MI 48210    Phone: (313) 831-1072.
• St. Joseph Parish
    1828 Jay Street - Detroit, MI 48207-2730    Phone: (313) 393-8212.
• St. Jude Parish
    15889 E. Seven Mile - Detroit, MI 48205    Phone: (313) 527-0380.
• St. Ladislaus Church
  
   2730 Caniff Street - Detroit, MI 48212  + Phone: (313) 872-0709.
• St. Leo Parish
    4860 15th. Street - Detroit, MI 48028-2242    Phone: (313) 894-0357.
• St. Louis the King Parish
    18891 St. Louis the King - Detroit, MI 48234    Phone: (313) 891-1766.
• St. Luke Parish
    8017 Ohio Avenue - Detroit, MI 48204    Phone: (313) 935-6161.
• St. Maron Maronite Church [Arabic-Syriac]
   11466 Kercheval - Detroit, MI 48215    Phone: (313) 824-0196.
• St. Martin Parish
  
   13100 Averhill Court - Detroit, MI 48215  +  Phone: (313) 822-0445.
• St. Mary Parish (Downtown) (Wayne County, MI)
   646 Monroe Street - Detroit, MI 48226  +  Phone:  (313) 961-8711.
• St. Mary of Redford Parish
   14750 St. Mary's - Detroit, MI 48227
Phone: (313) 273-1100   Email: smrdet@aol.com.
• St. Matthew Parish
   6021 Whittier - Detroit, MI 48224    Phone: (313) 884-4470.
• St. Nicholas Parish [Byzantine Catholic]
   19130 Beaconsfield Street - Detroit, MI 48224-1177
   Phone: (313) 521-6827    E-mail: stnicksbyzantine@yahoo.com.
• St. Patrick Parish
     58 Parsons Street - Detroit, MI 48201  +  Phone: (313) 833-0857.
• SS. Peter & Paul Jesuit Church
   629 E. Jefferson Avenue - Detroit, MI 48226   Phone:  (313) 961-8077.
   Church: 438 St. Antoine - Detroit, MI 48226-4318
   E-mail: stspnpsj@aol.com
• SS. Peter & Paul Parish
   7685 Grandville - Detroit, MI 48228-3392
   Phone: (313) 846-2222    E-mail: lilwilli3@aol.com
• St. Philomena Parish
   4281 Marseilles - Detroit, MI 48224-1446    Phone: (313) 882-4300.
• St. Raymond Parish
  20103 Joann - Detroit, MI 48205-1198
  Phone: (313) 527-0525    E-mail: straymondchurch@hotmail.com
• St. Rita Parish
  1000 E. State Fair - Detroit, MI 48203    Phone: (313) 366-2340.
• St. Rose Parish
  11224 Kercheval Street - Detroit, MI 48214-3323
   Phone: (313) 822-4152.
• St. Scholastica Parish
  17320 Rosemont - Detroit, MI 48219    Phone: (313) 531-0140
• St. Stephen Parish and Mary Mother of the Church
  4311 Central - Detroit, MI 48210    Phone: (313) 841-0783.
• St. Suzanne Parish
  9357 Westwood - Detroit, MI 48228    Phone: (313) 838-6780
• St. Thomas Aquinas Parish
  5780 Evergreen Road - Detroit, MI 48228    Phone: (313) 271-3266.
• St. Vartan Parish
   8541 Greenfield Road - Detroit, MI 48228    Phone: (313) 584-3345.
• Transfiguration Parish
   5830 Simon K - Detroit, MI 48212-2412    Phone: (313) 892-1310.
Parishes beyond Detroit (incomplete listing)
Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne counties
Lapeer County, MI
• St. Cornelius Parish
  3834 N. Mill Street - Dryden, MI 48428    Phone: (810) 796-2926.
• Sacred Heart Parish
  700 Maple Vista - Imlay City, MI 48444-1428   Phone: (810) 724-1135.
• Immaculate Conception Parish
  814 W. Nepessing - Lapeer, MI 48446
  Phone: (810) 664-8594    E-mail: icc@intouchmi.com
• St. Mary Burnside Parish
  5622 Summer Road - North Branch, MI 48461-8994
  Phone: (810) 688-3648    E-mail: stmsh@netzero.net
Macomb County, MI
• St. Louis Parish
  24415 Crocker Blvd. - Clinton Township, MI 48036-3260
  Phone: (810) 468-8734
• San Francesco Parish
  
  22870 S. Nunneley Road - Clinton Township, MI 48035
  Phone: (586) 792-5346.
• St. Claude Parish
  
  33826 Beaconsfield - Clinton Township, MI 48035-3910
  Phone: (810) 791-6630.
• St. Paul of Tarsus Parish
  41300 Romeo Plank Road - Clinton Township, MI 48038-2191
  Phone: (810) 228-1210.
• St. Ronald Parish
  
  17701 Fifteen Mile - Clinton Township, MI 48035-2401
  Phone: (810) 792-1190.
• St. Thecla Parish
  20740 S. Nunneley Road - Clinton Township, MI 48035
  Phone: (810) 791-3930
• Monastery of St. Therese
  35750 Moravian Drive - Clinton Township, MI 48035
  Phone: (810) 790-7255.
• St. Valerie of Ravenna Parish
  23300 King Drive - Clinton Township, MI 48035   Phone: (810) 791-5450.
• St. Hubert Parish
  
  38775 Prentiss - Harrison Township, MI 48045-2652
  Phone: (810) 463-5877.
• St. Isadore Parish
  18201 Twenty Three Mile - Macomb, MI 48042-4110
  Phone: (810) 286-1700.
• St. Maxilmillian Kolbe Parish
  23965 23 Mile Road - Macomb, MI 48042    Phone: (810) 598-3314.
• St. Peter Parish
  95 Market Street - Mount Clemens, MI 48043    Phone: (810) 468-4578.
• St. Augustine Parish
    68035 Main Street - Richmond, MI 48062   Phone: (810) 727-5215.
• Sacred Heart Parish
  18430 Utica Road - Roseville, MI 48066-4203    Phone: (586) 777-9116.
• St. Athanasius Parish
 18720 Thirteen Mile - Roseville, MI 48066-1398   Phone: (586) 772-1170.
• Saint Margaret of Scotland Parish
   21201 Thirteen Mile Road - Saint Clair Shores, MI 48082
   Phone: (810) 293-3340.
• St. Blase Parish
  12151 E. Fifteen Mile Road - Sterling Heights, MI 48312-5120
  Phone: (810) 268-2244.
• St. Mathias Parish
  12509 Ninteen Mile - Sterling Heights, MI 48313   Phone: (586) 731-1300.
• St. Michael Parish
  40501 Hayes Road - Sterling Heights, MI 48313   Phone: (586) 247-0020.
Monroe County, MI
• St. Mary Parish [history begins 1788; St. Antoine's built 1828; rededicated as St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in 1845] (Monroe County)
   127 N. Monroe Street - Monroe, MI 48162
   Phone: (734) 241-1644     E-mail: stmaryparish@foxberry.net
  Published Parish History:  "The Cross Leads Generations On: A Bicentennial Retrospect, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception formerly known as St. Antoine at the River Raisin Monroe, Michigan, 1788-1988", compiled by Ghislaine Pieters Bartolo and Lynn Waybright Reaume, printed by Custombook, Inc., 77 Main Street, Tappan, NY 10983, in 1988.
Copies may be still available at the rectory of St. Mary Catholic Church, Elm Street, Monroe, MI 48162, per Ghislaine Pieters Bartolo.
Permission to post quotes from the introduction to this parish history, on this web page, has been given by Ghislaine Bartolo.
   "...Only one parish in our Archdiocese, St. Anne of Detroit, can claim to be older than our parish, St. Mary's of Monroe.
     Ours is a many faceted history which begins in 1788 in a primitive land inhabited by Indians, and settled by a small group of French-Canadians to whom their Catholic religion meant a lot.  They wanted a priest to witness the major events (baptism, marriage and death) in their otherwise simple lives.
     The struggles encountered by the pioneer priests were unbelievable.  Not only did they have to fight for survival, they also attempted in vain to build a more adequate place of worship.  It was not until 1828 that this goal was accomplished.  In 1845 the church of St. Antoine was rededicated to St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception.  Our parish reached stability and became prosperous around the turn of the century.
     Documenting the early years of our history was fairly easy, because the minutes of the parish meetings during the trustee system have been preserved in our files.  We also have complete baptism, wedding, and burial records dating back to 1794, and letters from early Pastors....
     "...The small parish which started in a humble cabin has had an immeasurable influence not only on the white settlers and on the Indians, but also on generations to come.  It was the only place of worship in Monroe County for several years and has touched our entire community in many ways..."
• St. Michael Parish (Monroe County)
   502 W. Front - Monroe, MI 48161    Phone: (734) 241-8645
• St. John the Baptist Parish (Monroe County)
   511 S. Monroe Street - Monroe, MI 48161    Phone: (734) 241-8910
• St. Joseph Parish (Monroe County)
   924 E. Second Street - Monroe, MI 48161-1950    Phone: (734) 241-9590
• St. Anne Parish (Monroe County)
   2420 N. Dixie Hwy. - Monroe, MI 48162    Phone: (734) 289-2910
Oakland County, MI
• Sacred Heart Parish
   3400 S. Adams Road - Auburn Hills, MI 48326-3305
   Phone: (248) 852-4170.
• St. Hugo of the Hills Parish - Virtual Tour of the Stone Chapel
   2215 Opdyke Road - Bloomfield Hills, MI 48304-2218
   Phone: (248) 644-5460.
• St. Daniel Parish
   Clarkston, MI 48346.
• Church of the Holy Spirit
   3700 Harvey Lake Road - Highland, MI 48356   Phone: (248) 887-5364.
• St. Rita Parish
   302 E. Maple Street - Holly, MI 48442   Phone: (248) 634-4841.
• Christ the Redeemer Parish
   2700 Waldon Road - Lake Orion, MI 48360    Phone: (248) 391-1621.
• St. Mary Our Lady of the Snows Parish
   1955 E. Commerce Road - Milford MI 48381  Phone: (248) 685-1482.
• Our Lady of Refuge Parish
    3663 Erie Drive - P.O. Box 240485 - Orchard Lake, MI 48324
   Phone:  (248) 682-0920.
• Christ the Redeemer Parish
   4005 S. Baldwin Road - Orion, MI 48359-2101   Phone: (284) 391-1621.
• St. Anne Parish
   825 S.Ortonville Road - Ortonville MI 48462  Phone: (810) 627-3965.
• St. Joseph Parish
   400 South Blvd. West - Pontiac, MI 48341-2465
   Phone: (248) 332-9872.
• St. Michael Parish
   120 Lewis Street - Pontiac, MI 48342-1449    Phone: (248) 332-9167.
• St. Vincent de Paul Parish
  
   46408 Woodward Avenue - Pontiac, MI 48342-2240
   Phone: (248) 332-0283.
• St. Irenaeus Parish
   771 Old Perch Road - Rochester Hills, MI 48309-2455
   Phone: (248) 651-9595.
• St. Benedict Parish
   80 S. Lynn Street - Waterford, MI 48328-3823    Phone: (248) 681-1534.
• Vicariate of the Lakes, includes 11 area parishes in Oakland County (in Clarkston, Highland, Holly, Milford, Orchard Lake, Ortonville, Walled Lake, Waterford, West Bloomfield and White Lake.
• Our Lady of the Lakes Parish
   5481 Dixie Hwy. - Waterford MI 48329  Phone: (248) 623-0274.
• History of Our Lady of the Lakes Parish
• St. Perpetua Parish
   134 Airport Road - Waterford MI 48327   Phone: (248) 682-6431.
• St. William Parish
   531 Common - Walled Lake MI 48390   Phone: (248) 624-1421.
• Prince of Peace Parish
   4300 Walnut Lake Road - West Bloomfield MI 48323
   Phone: (248) 681-9424.
• St. Patrick Parish
   9086 Hutchins - White Lake MI 48386   Phone: (248) 698-3100.
St. Clair County, MI
• St. Philip Neri Parish
  
   9735 Dolan Road - Columbus, MI 48063-1105   Phone: (810) 727-7263.
• Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish
   10828 Brandon Road - Emmett, MI 48022-4504
   Phone: (810) 384-1338.
• St. Christopher Parish
  
   1000 Michigan Avenue - Marysville, MI 48040-1466
   Phone: (810) 364-4100.
• All Saints Parish
   79780 Main Street - Memphis, MI 48041-4637   Phone: (313) 392-2056.
• Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish
   3110 Goulden Street - Port Huron, MI 48060-6934
   Phone: (810) 985-5212.
• St. Joseph Parish
  
   1317 Seventh Street - Port Huron, MI 48060-5901
   Phone: (810) 985-9616.
• St. Mary Parish
   1505 Ballentine Street - Port Huron, MI 48060-2076
   Phone: (810) 982-7906.
• St. Stephen Parish
   325 32nd. Street - Port Huron, MI 48060   Phone: (810) 984-2689.
• St. Mary Parish
  
   415 N. Sixth Street - Saint Clair, MI 48079-4833
   Phone: (810) 329-2255.
• Holy Rosary Parish
  
   7093 Main Street - Smiths Creek, MI 48074   Phone: (810) 727-7263.
Wayne County, MI (beyond Detroit)
• Resurrection Parish [est. 1990]
   48755 Warren Road - Canton, MI 48187.
• Our Lady of Good Counsel Parish
   1062 Church St. - Plymouth, MI 48170.
• Saint Anastasia Parish
    4571 John R. Road - Troy, MI 48098   Phone: (248) 689-8380.


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• Diocese of Gaylord  [est. 1971¹]
   Chancery:  1665 W. M-32 - Gaylord, MI  49735  Phone: (517) 732-5147.
   Diocesan Archives includes a list of Closed Parishes & Research Request Form.
   The Diocese of Gaylord was formed from the Dioceses of Saginaw and Grand Rapids.  It presently encompasses the 4 tiers of counties south of the Straits of Mackinac, (the northern counties of the Lower Peninsula) including the following counties: Alcona, Alpen, Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Cheboygan, Crawford, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Iosco, Kalkaska, Leelanau,  Manistee, Missaukee, Monmorency, Ogemaw, Oscoda, Otsego, Presque Isle, Roscommon and Wexford counties.
• Diocese of Gaylord Parish Directory and MAP
• Diocese of Gaylord MAP of Cemeteries.
• Saint Mary Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral
   606 N. Ohio Avenue - Gaylord, MI 49735-1999
   Phone: (517) 732-5448.
• Cross in the Woods
   7078 M-68 - Indian River, MI 49749  Phone: (231) 238-8973.
• St. Joseph Parish
   254 Sixth Street - Manistee, MI  49660  Phone: (616) 723-2619
   Fax: (616) 723-6827   E-mail: StJoseph@NorthLink.net

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• Diocese of Grand Rapids, Michigan [est. 1882¹]
   Chancery:  660 Burton St.  S. E. - Grand Rapids, MI  49507
   Archives: "...For information pertaining to the records and history of the Diocese of Grand Rapids and its parishes..."  Archives Phone: (616) 243-0491
"... Originally consisting of much of the northern and western part of the Lower Penninsula, since 1971 the Diocese has been comprised of 11 counties of Western Michigan: Ionia, Kent, Lake, Mason, Montcalm, Mecosta, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, and Ottawa..."
• Historical Overview of the Diocese of Grand Rapids.
• The Catholic Encyclopedia (ca. 1913) for Grand Rapids Diocesan History
• Diocese Map and Parish Directory
• St. Andrew Cathedral [est. 1833]
    267 Sheldon SE - Grand Rapids, MI 49503.
• Basilica of St. Adalbert [est. 1881]
    671 Davis Avenue NW - Grand Rapids, MI 49504-5137.
• Our Lady of the Lake Parish -
    480 152nd Ave -Holland, MI 49424
    Phone: (616) 399-1062  E-mail: FRBILL@OLL.ORG
• Holy Spirit Catholic Church
   2230 Lake Michigan Dr. NW -Grand Rapids, MI.
• Immaculate Heart of Mary Church -
   1935 Plymouth S.E., Grand Rapids MI 49506
   Phone: (616) 241-4477  Fax: (616) 241-2832.

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• Diocese of Kalamazoo  [est. 1971¹]
   Chancery:  215 N. Westnedge Ave. - Kalamazoo, MI  49007.
         E-mail:  diokazoo@dioceseofkalamazoo.org
The Diocese of Kalamazoo encompasses the southwestern Michigan counties of Allegan, Barry, Berrien, Branch, Calhoun, Cass, Eaton, St. Joseph, Kalamazoo and Van Buren.
Kalamazoo Diocese Map
Kalamazoo Diocese History
Kalamazoo Diocese Directory :  Parish Directory
• St. Augustine Cathedral
• St. Martin of Tours Parish
   5855 East W. Avenue - Vicksburg MI 49097  Phone: (616) 649-1629
   Fax: 616 649-2877     Email: rgginger@serv01.net-link.net

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• Diocese of Lansing, Michigan (Official) [est. 1937¹]
   Chancery:  300 W. Ottawa St. - Lansing, MI  48933.
The Diocese of Lansing encompasses the southcentral Michigan counties of Clinton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Livingston, Lenawee, Shiawassee and Washtenaw.
• Parish Directory by County
• St. Mary's Cathedral
   219 Seymour Street - Lansing, MI 48933     Phone: (517) 484-5331
• Christ the King Parish (Ann Arbor, Washtenaw County)
   Phone: (313) 665-5040.
• St. John the Evangelist Parish
  404 North Dayton Street - Davison, MI 48423-1397
  Phone: (810) 653-2377.
• St. Agnes Catholic Church  - 500 W. Pierson Rd. - Flint, MI 48505.
• St. Andrew Catholic Church -  910 Austin Drive - Saline, MI 48176.
• Historic St. Augustine's Church[est. 1843] in Deerfield Township, Livingston County, MI (Howell).
• St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Ann Arbor MI
• Holy Cross Parish,
  
   1611 Oakland Ave., Lansing, MI 48915  Phone: (517) 484-7768.
• Holy Family Church - Grand Blanc, MI
   with History "Fifty Years of Faith"
• Holy Redeemer -  Burton, MI
• Holy Spirit Church - Hamburg, MI
• St. Elizabeth - Tecumseh, MI
• St. James Church - 1010 South Lansing Street - Mason, MI 48854.
• St. John the Baptist -
   410 Cross St. - Ypsilanti, MI 48197 Phone: (313) 483-3360.
• St. John the Evangelist - Jackson, MI
• St. John Vianney -
   2415 Bagley Street - Flint, MI  48504  Phone: (810) 235-1812.
• St. Joseph Parish - Dexter, MI  Phone: (734)426-8485.
• Old St. Mary's Church -
  
   646 Monroe Ave. - Detroit, MI 48226 Phone:(313) 961-8711.
   History of Old St. Mary's in Detroit, MI
• St. Mary's Church  -
   210 West Main St. - P.O. Box 249 - Manchester, MI 48158.
• St. Mary Magdelen -
   2201 Old US 23 Highway - Brighton, MI 48114
   Phone: (810) 229-8624   E-mail: info@saintmarymagdalen.org
• Old St. Patrick's Parish -
   5671 Whitmore Lake Rd. - Ann Arbor MI 48105
   Phone: (734) 662-8141  Fax - 734/662-8142  E-mail: stpatrick@rc.net
• St. Paul -
  
   111 North Howell St. - Owosso, MI  48867  Phone: (517) 723-4277.
• St. Thomas the Apostle -
   517 Elizabeth Street - Ann Arbor, MI

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• Diocese of Marquette  [est. 1857¹]

  Chancery:  444 S. Fourth St. - P.O. Box 550 - Marquette, MI  49855.
The Diocese of Marquette encompasses the Upper Penninsula Michigan counties of Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon and Schoolcraft.
• The Catholic Encyclopedia (ca. 1913) for Marquette Diocesan History

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•  Diocese of Saginaw or Diocese of Saginaw  [est. 1938¹]
   Chancery:  5800 Weiss St. - Saginaw, MI  48603  Phone: (517) 799-7910
  The Diocese of Saginaw encompasses the Counties of Arenac, Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Isabella, Midland, Saginaw, Sanilac and Tuscola.  See Map of Diocese
• Parishes within the Diocese of Saginaw
• The Story of Our Church
• History of the Saginaw Diocese
• Catholic Heritage Museum
• The Catholic Weekly
• St. Mary's Cathedral - Saginaw, MI
• St Andrew Parish [est. 1852]
  • 612 N Michigan Ave - Saginaw 48602-4387
  • Saginaw County, MIGenWeb
  • Index of St. Andrew High 1924 Commencement, Saginaw, Michigan
  • Saginaw County History Books online
• St. Brigid's Church - Midland, MI
• St. Peter and Paul Church -
   4735 West Michigan Ave. - Saginaw, MI 48603
  Phone: (517) 799-5448.

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Byzantine Catholic Links
 
• Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon (Los Angeles, CA) (Marionite)  Parish Directory
   Address: P.O.box 16397 - Beverly Hills, CA  90209
   Chancery:  331 So. San Vicente Blvd. -Los Angeles, CA 90048  Phone: (310) 247-8322
[ AL | AZ | CA | IL | LA | MI | MN | MO | OH | OK | OR | TX | UT | WV  ]
Eparchial Map & Protopresbyteral Regions
• Our Lady of Mount Lebanon - St. Peter Cathedral - Los Angeles, CA
• St. Maron/St. Sharbel Maronite Church in Detroit, MI
• Maronite Catholic WebLinks



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• The Eparchy of Newton  (Melkite Greek) - Alternate site: Eparchy of Newton

Diocesan Offices: 19 Dartmouth Street, West Newton, MA 02165
Parishes and Geographic Locations
News from across the Eparchy
Some Questions Answered or  Educational and Reference materials to learn about the Melkite-Greek rite.
• Melkite Catholic Parishes in Michigan:
• St. Joseph, 1913 S. Rundle Ave., Lansing, MI 48910
• St. Michael, 585 N. Mill Street, Plymouth, MI 48170
• Our Lady of Redemption, 2525 Cole Street, Warren, MI 48093

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• The Eparchy of St. Thomas Apostle of Detroit (Chaldeans)
   Address:  25603 Berg Road - Southfield, MI 48034
   an Unofficial History and CASA
• The Eparchy of St. George Martyr of Canton, OH (Romanians)

   Address: 1121 44th Street, NE - Canton, OH 44714-1297
• Archeparchy of Philadelphia, PA (jurisdiction Ukrainian Catholics in the U.S.)
   Chancery:  827 N. Franklin St. - Philadelphia, PA  19123
• Eparchy of St. Josaphat in Parma, OH (Ukrainian)
   Chancery:  P.O. Box 347180 - Parma, OH  44134
• Eparchy of St. Nicholas of the Ukrainians (Ukrainian)
(in Chicago, IL and Stamford, CT) Parishes in Eparchy of Stamford (CT, MA, NY, RI)
The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church
The Byzantine Catholic Church in America (unofficial)
 
• Eparchy of Parma, OH  Parish Map
   Address:  1900 Carlton Rd. - Parma, OH  44134  includes most of Ohio and all states West of Ohio including Hawaii and Alaska.  See History of the Eparchy of Parma (Official)  Parish Directory and Map
Byzantine Catholic Eparchy of Parma (unofficial)
 
• The Apostolic Exarchate Armenian-Rite for the U.S. & Canada  in New York  (Venerable Exarch.: Hovhannes Terzakian, 1995)
Address: 110 East, 12th Street - New York, NY 10003 U.S.A.  Ph: (212) 477-2030
 
• Eparchy of Our Lady of Deliverance of Newark of the Syrians: Syriac Catholic Diocese for Syrians in the U. S. and Canada (Chorbishop Joseph Younan appointed as the first Bishop of this diocese in 1995)
  P.O. Box 8366 - Union City, NJ 07087-8262
 
• For more information on the Byzantine Catholic Churches in the United States Click here to return to Main Local Catholic Byzantine Links



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Historical Research of Catholic Churches & Ancestors
Michigan

• Father Jacques Marquette National Memorial and Museum (St. Ignace): A French Jesuit Missionary who established the earliest European settlements in Michigan.
• History of St. Dennis Church in Lockport, IL includes French Jesuit missionary activity and early settlement from 1673 and history important to KY, MI, IL, VA, MD, LA, The Northwest Territory
• St. Mary Parish [history begins 1788; St. Antoine's built 1828; rededicated as St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in 1845] (Monroe County)

   127 N. Monroe Street - Monroe, MI 48162
   Phone: (734) 241-1644     E-mail: stmaryparish@foxberry.net
  Published Parish History:  "The Cross Leads Generations On: A Bicentennial Retrospect, St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception formerly known as St. Antoine at the River Raisin Monroe, Michigan, 1788-1988", compiled by Ghislaine Pieters Bartolo and Lynn Waybright Reaume, printed by Custombook, Inc., 77 Main Street, Tappan, NY 10983, in 1988.
Copies may be still available at the rectory of St. Mary Catholic Church, Elm Street, Monroe, MI 48162, per Ghislaine Pieters Bartolo.  Permission to post an excerpt from the introduction to this parish history, on this page, has been given by Ghislaine Bartolo.
   "...Only one parish in our Archdiocese, St. Anne of Detroit, can claim to be older than our parish, St. Mary's of Monroe.
     Ours is a many faceted history which begins in 1788 in a primitive land inhabited by Indians, and settled by a small group of French-Canadians to whom their Catholic religion meant a lot.  They wanted a priest to witness the major events (baptism, marriage and death) in their otherwise simple lives.
     The struggles encountered by the pioneer priests were unbelievable.  Not only did they have to fight for survival, they also attempted in vain to build a more adequate place of worship.  It was not until 1828 that this goal was accomplished.  In 1845 the church of St. Antoine was rededicated to St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception.  Our parish reached stability and became prosperous around the turn of the century.
     Documenting the early years of our history was fairly easy, because the minutes of the parish meetings during the trustee system have been preserved in our files.  We also have complete baptism, wedding, and burial records dating back to 1794, and letters from early Pastors....
     "...The small parish which started in a humble cabin has had an immeasurable influence not only on the white settlers and on the Indians, but also on generations to come.  It was the only place of worship in Monroe County for several years and has touched our entire community in many ways..."
• Capuchin Franciscan Friars of Midwest based in Calvary, WI (also in MT, MN, IL, IN, MI, and Central America) - View their history
• Office of Black Catholic Ministeries in the Archdiocese of Detroit
• The Cross in the Woods, Gaylord, MI
• Making Of America a digital library site being developed by the Universities of Cornell and Michigan to document American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction has
• The red book of Michigan; a civil, military and biographical history by Charles Lanman (1871) which includes history information about the Catholic Church in Michigan on pp. 15, 32 and 445.
• Detroit Catholic Churches---Souvenir Album 1910 (Online)  Containing Illustrations of Catholic Churches, Schools and Acadamies and Institutions  (includes Windsor, Ontario area) - posted online by Carol Dziedziula Dunn.
• RCNet (A Catholic Network) home parish is in Lansing
• Sacred Heart Major Seminary

   2701 West Chicago Boulevard - Detroit, MI  48206
   Phone:  (313) 883-8500
• Sacred Heart Historical Timeline
• Edmund Cardinal Szoka Library the graduate and undergraduate library for Sacred Heart Major Seminary located in Detroit, MI. - see note regarding: Genealogical Records & Archives
• Michigan Catholic Conference
• Locate Catholic Mass Times in Michigan

If you know of a web site for a biography of a Catholic with a Michigan connection, please let me know.

• Shrine: Blessed Kateri Tekakwitha (born 1656 near Auriesville, NY)
• Life of Venerable Solanus Casey, Capuchin - Born 1870, in WI, of Irish Immigrant parents, he worked in Minnesota in early years.  In 1891, Bernard Casey became Francis Solanus when he became a priest of the Capuchin Order.  After many years of service in New York, he was  appointmented to the Capuchin Friary of St. Bonaventure in Detroit, in 1924. "...Ever available to the poor, the sick, and to the troubled souls, he brought comfort and help to the persons from every age and walk of life....His ministry of charity and comfort were especially noted during the great depression of 1929, when his concern for the poor inspired the Detroit Capuchins to establish their Soup Kitchen..."  In 1946, he retired to Friary of St. Felix in Huntington, Indiana, but returned to, and departed this life, in 1957, in Detroit, MI.
• Bishop Michael J. Kaniecki, S.J., born: in Detroit on April 13, 1935, died: Sunday, Aug. 6, 2000, in Emmonak.  Obituary.  "...over the years, he served Holy Cross Mission, Kalskag, Aniak, McGrath, St. Mary's Mission School, Marshall, Mountain Village, Nyac, Pilot Station, Kotzebue and as auxiliary chaplain to the Air Force site at Kotzebue...appointed Religious Superior of Jesuits in Alaska in 1982...consecrated Coadjutor Bishop of Fairbanks, with right of succession, by Bishop Robert Whelan, S.J. He was installed as Ordinary of the Diocese of Fairbanks on July

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• Catholic Directories in Michigan: RCNet (A Catholic Network) home parish is in Lansing
• Catholic web sites in the state of Michigan on St. Joseph's site
• Locate Catholic Churches and Mass Times in Michigan
•    Also available via phone at 1-800 Mass Times 1-800-627-7846



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• The State of Michigan Government.
• Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics (Vital Records Application Forms)

  Vital Records Requests - P.O. Box 30195  Lansing, MI 48909.
Applications are available for requesting birth, marriage and death certificates, which are available from 1867, and divorce records available from 1897.  Requests for birth certificates are restricted to the person named on the record.  There are no restrictions for marriage, death or divorce requests.
• Office of Governor: State of Michigan - includes branches of government.
• Michigan Library Consotorium
• City of Detroit - includes Libraries, Museums and a City of Detroit Photobook.
• American Local History Network for Michigan - by Vicki Wilson.
• Official Cities for Michigan by Tamie & Kevin Hyde.
• William L. Clements Library - Ann Arbor, MI
• Yahoo Get Local for Michigan  - Directory for locating local churches, cemeteries, addresses and information.
• MapBlast -  Local Directory and Maps - type in city, state to go to maps and directories for that area.

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Though links to this page for Catholic Church, genealogical, historical research and non-profit use are encouraged, please do not download the page without requesting permission since it contains copyright protected material.
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• ¹1990 Catholic Almanac.  Felician A. Foy, O.F. M. (Editor), Rose M. Avato (Associate Editor).  Huntington: Our Sunday Visitory Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.

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• 1998 Catholic Almanac.  Felician A. Foy, O.F. M. and Rose M. Avato (Editors and Compilers).  Huntington: Our Sunday Visitory Publishing Division, Our Sunday Visitor, Inc.
• ²New Advent, Inc.  From the Catholic Encyclopedia, copyright © 1913 by the Encyclopedia Press, Inc. Electronic version copyright © 1997 by New Advent, Inc.  (A Catholic Web Site transcribing The Catholic Encyclopedia: an International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline and History of the Catholic Church.  Herbermann, Pace, et al. (Editors). Imprint:  Appleton (New York) 1907-1912.) Volunteer to help?
Information learned from the web sites for the Archdioceses, Dioceses, and Catholic Church.

 Roman Catholic List
•  Archdiocese of Detroit  (Michigan)  [Diocese est. 1833, Archdiocese in 1937¹]
•    The Catholic Encyclopedia (ca. 1913) for Detroit Diocesan History
   Diocese of Gaylord  (Michigan) [est. 1971¹]
   Diocese of Grand Rapids  (Michigan) [est. 1882¹]
           The Catholic Encyclopedia (ca. 1913) for Grand Rapids Diocesan History
   Diocese of Kalamazoo  (Michigan) [est. 1971¹]
   Diocese of Lansing   (Michigan) [est. 1937¹]
   Diocese of Marquette   (Michigan) [est. 1857¹]
      The Catholic Encyclopedia (ca. 1913) for Marquette Diocesan History
   Diocese of Saginaw   (Michigan) [est. 1938¹]