- Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord
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Diocese of Gaylord
Dioecesis GaylordensisLocation Country United States Territory Counties of Charlevoix, Emmet, Cheboygan, Presque Isle, Leelanau, Antrim, Otsego, Montmorency, Alpena, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Crawford, Oscoda, Alcona, Manistee, Wexford, Missaukee, Roscommon, Ogemaw, and Iosco Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Detroit Metropolitan Gaylord, Michigan Population
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70,327 [1]Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established December 19, 1970[1] Cathedral St. Mary, Our Lady of Mount Carmel Cathedral Patron saint Our Lady of Mount Carmel Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Bernard Anthony Hebda
Bishop of GaylordMetropolitan Archbishop Allen Henry Vigneron
Archbishop of DetroitEmeritus Bishops Patrick Ronald Cooney Map 
Website dioceseofgaylord.org The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord (Latin: Dioecesis Gaylordensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Northern Michigan region of the United States. It comprises the twenty-one most northern counties of the lower peninsula of the state, and includes the cities of Traverse City, Alpena, Manistee and Petoskey. The prelate is Bishop Bernard A. Hebda, who serves as pastor of the Mother Church, the Cathedral of Saint Mary of Mount Carmel in Gaylord.
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History
The Diocese of Gaylord was created on December 19, 1970 and canonically erected on July 20, 1971 by Pope Paul VI. On October 7, 2009, it was announced that Monsignor Bernard Hebda had been appointed Bishop of Gaylord by Pope Benedict XVI. He was ordained a bishop and installed as the fourth Bishop of Gaylord on December 1, 2009.[2]
Ordinaries
- Edmund Casimir Szoka (1971-1981, Appointed, Archbishop of Detroit)
- Robert John Rose (1981-1989, Appointed, Bishop of Grand Rapids)
- Patrick R. Cooney (1989-2009, Retired)
- Bernard Hebda (2009 - )
High schools
- Catholic Central High School, Manistee
- St. Francis High School, Traverse City
- St. Mary Cathedral High School, Gaylord
- St. Mary High School, Lake Leelanau
References
- ^ a b "Catholic-Hierarchy.org". http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dgayl.html. Retrieved 2009-12-31.
- ^ "Gaylord's new bishop coming from Pittsburgh". Detroit News. 2009-10-07. http://www.detnews.com/article/20091007/LIFESTYLE04/910070385/1361/Gaylord-s-new-bishop-coming-from-Pittsburgh. Retrieved 2009-10-07. "The Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh on Wednesday announced Pope Benedict XVI's appointment of Monsignor Bernard Hebda as bishop in Gaylord, Mich."
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Categories:- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Detroit
- Religious organizations established in 1970
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century
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