Titular diocese of Sault Sainte Marie in Michigan

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Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, is a titular Roman Catholic diocese .

On July 29, 1853, the Vicariate Apostolic Upper Michigan was established from the territory of the Archdiocese of Detroit , which was elevated to a diocese on January 9, 1857 and thus received the name Sault Sainte Marie. Changed to Sault Sainte Marie-Marquette on October 23, 1865, it became the Marquette diocese on January 3, 1937 .

1996 Sault Sainte Marie was titular in Michigan .

Titular Bishops of Satrianum
No. Surname Office from to
1 Allen Henry Vigneron Auxiliary bishop in Detroit ( Michigan ) ( United States ) June 12, 1996 January 10, 2003
2 Francis Kane Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago ( Illinois ) (United States) January 24, 2003

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