Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw
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The Diocese of Saginaw (Latin: Dioecesis Saginavensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Michigan in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Detroit.
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Quick Facts Diocese of Saginaw Dioecesis Saginavensis, Location ...
Diocese of Saginaw Dioecesis Saginavensis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Counties of Arenac, Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Isabella, Midland, Saginaw, Sanilac and Tuscola. |
Ecclesiastical province | Detroit |
Statistics | |
Area | 6,955 sq mi (18,010 km2) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2017) 804,885 153,260 (19%) |
Parishes | 56 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | February 26, 1938 (86 years ago) |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Robert Dwayne Gruss |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Allen Vigneron |
Map | |
Website | |
saginaw.org |
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Quick Facts Bishop of Saginaw, catholic ...
Bishop of Saginaw | |
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Bishopric | |
catholic | |
Incumbent: Robert Dwayne Gruss | |
Location | |
Ecclesiastical province | Archdiocese of Detroit |
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First holder | William Francis Murphy |
Established | 1938 |
Diocese | Diocese of Saginaw |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption (Saginaw, Michigan) |
Website | |
http://www.saginaw.org |
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The Diocese of Saginaw was founded on February 26, 1938. The mother church of the diocese is Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption in Saginaw.