Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette

Diocese of Marquette

Diœcesis Marquettensis
St. Peter Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryCounties of Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, and Schoolcraft
Ecclesiastical provinceDetroit
Statistics
Area16,281 sq mi (42,170 km2)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2004)
317,616
68,360 (21.5%)
Parishes74
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJuly 29, 1853 (171 years ago)
CathedralSt. Peter Cathedral
Patron saintSt. Peter[1]
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJohn Francis Doerfler
Metropolitan ArchbishopAllen Vigneron
Bishops emeritusJames Henry Garland
Map
Website
dioceseofmarquette.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette (Latin: Diœcesis Marquettensis) is an ecclesiastical territory of the Catholic Church, encompassing the Upper Peninsula region of Michigan in the United States. The diocese is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Detroit. Its cathedral is St. Peter Cathedral in Marquette, which replaced Holy Name of Mary Pro-Cathedral at Sault Ste. Marie.

  1. ^ "Diocese of Marquette :: Coat of Arms".