Archdiocese of Detroit Archidiœcesis Detroitensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Territory |  Michigan counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne |
| Episcopal conference | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops |
| Ecclesiastical region | Region VI |
| Ecclesiastical province | Detroit |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 3,901 km2 (1,506 sq mi) |
| Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2021) 4,325,465 1,131,660 ( 26.2%) |
| Parishes | 224[1] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 8, 1833 (191 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament |
| Patron saint | St. Anne |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Archbishop | Allen Henry Vigneron |
| Auxiliary Bishops | |
| Vicar General | Jeff Day |
| Bishops emeritus | |
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The Archdiocese of Detroit (Latin: Archidiœcesis Detroitensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or archdiocese of the Catholic Church covering the Michigan counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne. It is the metropolitan archdiocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Detroit, which includes all dioceses in the state of Michigan. In addition, in 2000 the archdiocese accepted pastoral responsibility[2] for the Catholic Church in the Cayman Islands, which consists of Saint Ignatius Parish[3] on Grand Cayman (the Archdiocese of Kingston maintains a mission sui iuris jurisdiction over the Cayman Islands).[4]
Established as the Diocese of Detroit on March 8, 1833, it was elevated to archiepiscopal status on May 22, 1937. The Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament has served as the mother church since 1938. Ste. Anne's in Detroit is the second oldest continuously operating Catholic parish in the United States dating from July 26, 1701; it now serves a large Hispanic congregation.[5][6] In the early 21st century the diocese faces a sexual abuse scandal, starting with four priests convicted in 2003 of sexual abuse of minors.
- ^ "Archdiocese of Detroit". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
- ^ "St. Ignatius Parish". Archdiocese of Detroit. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
- ^ "About the parish". Saint Ignatius Parish. July 17, 2010. Archived from the original on March 5, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
- ^ "Mission "Sui Iuris" of Cayman Islands". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
- ^ Woodford, Arthur M. (2001). This is Detroit 1701–2001. Detroit: Wayne State University Press. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-8143-2914-6.
- ^ Poremba, David Lee (2001). Detroit in Its World Setting (timeline). Wayne State University Press. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-8143-2870-5.