- Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids
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Diocese of Grand Rapids
Dioecesis Grandcataractensis
Cathedral of St. Andrew, Grand RapidsLocation Country United States Territory Counties of Ottawa, Kent, Ionia, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Montcalm, Mecosta, Lake, Mason, and Osceola Ecclesiastical province Archdiocese of Detroit Metropolitan Grand Rapids, Michigan Population
- Catholics
162,670 [1]Information Denomination Roman Catholic Rite Roman Rite Established May 19, 1882 Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Andrew Patron saint St. Andrew Current leadership Pope Benedict XVI Bishop Walter A. Hurley
Bishop of Grand RapidsMetropolitan Archbishop Allen Henry Vigneron
Archbishop of DetroitMap 
Website dioceseofgrandrapids.org The Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids (Latin: Dioecesis Grandcataractensis) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in western Michigan, in the United States. It comprises 102 churches in Ottawa, Kent, Ionia, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Montcalm, Mecosta, Lake, Mason, and Osceola counties in Michigan. The diocese was created on May 19, 1882 by Pope Leo XIII. The motherchurch of the diocese is the Cathedral of St. Andrew.
The prelate of the diocese is the bishop. On June 21, 2005, more than a year after the death of the previous bishop, Kevin Britt, Pope Benedict XVI named Walter A. Hurley the eleventh Bishop of Grand Rapids. Hurley was installed on August 4.
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Bishops
- Henry Richter (1883-1916)
- Michael J. Gallagher (1916-1918)
- Edward D. Kelly (1919-1926)
- Joseph G. Pinten (1926-1940)
- Joseph C. Plagens 1941-1943)
- Francis J. Haas (1943-1953)
- Allen James Babcock (1954-1970)
- Joseph M. Breitenbeck (1969-1989)
- Robert John Rose (1989-2003)
- Kevin Michael Britt (2003-2004)
- Walter A. Hurley (2005-present)
Auxiliary bishops
- Joseph Crescent McKinney
High schools
- Catholic Central High School, Grand Rapids
- Muskegon Catholic Central High School, Muskegon
- St. Patrick High School, Portland
- West Catholic High School, Grand Rapids
References
External links
- Diocese of Grand Rapids
- Catholic Hierarchy: Diocese of Grand Rapids
- WOOD TV8: Hurley named Bishop of Grand Rapids
Categories:- Roman Catholic Ecclesiastical Province of Detroit
- Religion in Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Religious organizations established in 1882
- Western Michigan
- Christianity in Michigan
- Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 19th century
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