Diocese of Lansing
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Detroit |
| Diocesan bishop | Earl Alfred Boyea |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Carl Frederick Mengeling |
| founding | 1937 |
| surface | 16,098 km² |
| Parishes | 95 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Residents | 1,778,475 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics | 227,305 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| proportion of | 12.8% |
| Diocesan priest | 151 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious priest | 33 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1,235 |
| Permanent deacons | 79 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Friars | 40 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious sisters | 456 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Mary Cathedral |
| Website | www.dioceseoflansing.org |
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing ( lat. : Dioecesis Lansingensis ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic diocese , based in Lansing . It includes the nine counties of Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Shiawassee, and Washtenaw of the state of Michigan .
history
Pope Pius XI founded it on May 22, 1937 from cessions of territory of the Archdiocese of Detroit , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan diocese. On December 19, 1970 it lost part of its territory to the diocese of Kalamazoo .
Bishops of Lansing
- Joseph Henry Albers (August 4, 1937– December 1, 1965, died)
- Alexander Mieceslaus Zaleski (December 1, 1965– May 16, 1975, died)
- Kenneth Joseph Povish (October 8, 1975– November 7, 1995, retired)
- Carl Frederick Mengeling (November 7, 1995– February 27, 2008, retired)
- Earl Alfred Boyea , since February 27, 2008
See also
Web links
- Entry about the diocese of Lansing on Giga-Catholic (English)
- Entry for the Diocese of Lansing on catholic-hierarchy.org
Cathedral : Saint Mary in Lansing