Diocese of Gaylord
| Diocese of Gaylord | |
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| Basic data | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Detroit |
| Diocesan bishop | Sedis vacancy |
| founding | 1970 |
| surface | 28,932 km² |
| Parishes | 77 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Residents | 557.909 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics | 76,637 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| proportion of | 13.7% |
| Diocesan priest | 81 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious priest | 4 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 902 |
| Permanent deacons | 21 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Friars | 4 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| Religious sisters | 19 (2016 / AP 2017 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Saint Mary of Mount Carmel |
| Website | www.dioceseofgaylord.org |
Located in the USA , the Diocese of Gaylord (Latin Dioecesis Gaylordensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church with its seat in Gaylord (Michigan) . It was founded on December 19, 1970 with a size of 28,922 km² from areas of the dioceses of Grand Rapids and Saginaw . As such, it is suffragan of the ecclesiastical province of Detroit .
education
The diocese is responsible for the following educational institutions:
- Catholic Central High School , Manistee
- Grand Traverse Area Catholic Schools , Traverse City
- St. Mary Cathedral High School , Gaylord
- St. Mary High School , Lake Leelanau
Bishops
- Edmund Casimir Szoka (1971–1981, then Archbishop of Detroit)
- Robert John Rose (1981–1989, then Bishop of Grand Rapids)
- Patrick Ronald Cooney (1989-2009)
- Bernard Hebda (2009-2013, then Coadjutor Archbishop of Newark )
- Steven John Raica (2014-2020, then Bishop of Birmingham )
- Sedis vacancy (since 2020)
Web links
- Entry for Diocese of Gaylord on catholic-hierarchy.org
- Information about Cathedral in Gaylord (English)
- Homepage of the Diocese of Gaylord (English)
Cathedral : Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Gaylord