Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
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 for the Catholic Church in the Cayman Islands, which consists of Saint Ignatius Parish on Grand Cayman (the Archdiocese of Kingston maintains a mission sui iuris jurisdiction over the Cayman Islands).
Archdiocese of Detroit Archidiœcesis Detroitensis | |
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Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne |
| 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 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | March 8, 1833 (190 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 | Adam Joseph Cardinal Maida Thomas Gumbleton Donald Hanchon Francis R. Reiss |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| aod.org | |
Established as the Diocese of Detroit on March 8, 1833, it was elevated to archiepiscopal status on May 22, 1937. 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.
The Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament, located at 9844 Woodward Avenue, in Detroit has served as the mother church since 1938. Earlier cathedrals were: Ste. Anne de Detroit, 1833 to 1848; Sts. Peter and Paul Church, 1848 to 1877; 1877 to 1890, St. Aloysius (as pro-cathedral), 1890 to 1938, St. Patrick's Church at 124 Adelaide Street.