Diocese of Marquette

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Bishop(s) Alexander King Sample, Bishop James Henry Garland, Bishop Emeritus Mark Francis Schmitt, Bishop Emeritus

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese Name Changed: 3 January 1937 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Detroit Rite: Latin (or Roman) State: Michigan Country: United States of America Square Kilometers: 42,152 (16,281 Square Miles) Conference Region: VI (OH, MI) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: MAR Official Web Site: http://www.dioceseofmarquette.org/ Mailing Address: P.O. Box 550, 444 S. Fourth St., Marquette, MI 49855 Telephone: (906)225-1141 Fax: 225-0437

Historical Details

• Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Michigan
  • Erected: 29 July 1853
  • Vicariate
  • State: Michigan
  • Country: United States of America

• Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie
  • Latin Name: Marianopolitanus
  • Erected: 9 January 1857
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Detroit
  • State: Michigan
  • Country: United States of America

• Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie-Marquette
  • Latin Name: Marianopolitanus-Marquettensis
  • Name Changed: 23 October 1865
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Detroit
  • State: Michigan
  • Country: United States of America

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Past and Present Ordinaries

• Ireneus Frederic Baraga † (29 Jul 1853 Appointed - 19 Jan 1868 Died)
• Ignatius Mrak † (25 Sep 1868 Appointed - 28 Apr 1879 Resigned)
• John Vertin † (16 May 1879 Appointed - 26 Feb 1899 Died)
• Frederick Eis † (7 Jun 1899 Appointed - 8 Jul 1922 Retired)
• Paul Joseph Nussbaum, C.P. † (14 Nov 1922 Appointed - 24 Jun 1935 Died)
• Joseph Casimir Plagens † (16 Nov 1935 Appointed - 16 Dec 1940 Appointed, Bishop of Grand Rapids)
• Francis Joseph Magner † (21 Dec 1940 Appointed - 13 Jun 1947 Died)
• Thomas Lawrence Noa † (25 Aug 1947 Appointed - 5 Jan 1968 Retired)
• Charles Alexander K. Salatka † (10 Jan 1968 Appointed - 11 Oct 1977 Appointed, Archbishop of Oklahoma City)
• Mark Francis Schmitt (21 Mar 1978 Appointed - 6 Oct 1992 Retired)
• James Henry Garland (6 Oct 1992 Appointed - 13 Dec 2005 Resigned)
• Alexander King Sample (13 Dec 2005 Appointed - )

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Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Michigan
29 July 1853	Erected	Diocese of Detroit	Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Michigan (erected)
Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie
9 January 1857	Erected	Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Michigan	Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie (erected) (Name changed and Vicariate raised to a Diocese)
Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie-Marquette
23 October 1865	Name Changed	Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie	Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie-Marquette
Diocese of Marquette
3 January 1937	Name Changed	Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie-Marquette	Diocese of Marquette

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Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
Diocese of Marquette
1950	91,034	323,544	28.1%	146	25	171	532		13	319	92	ap1951
1966	106,798	307,105	34.8%	159	22	181	590		28	329	96	ap1967
1970	107,486	297,000	36.2%	137	17	154	697		22	252	93	ap1971
1976	96,644	304,347	31.8%	121	17	138	700		17	201	87	ap1977
1980	98,528	316,000	31.2%	117	17	134	735		17	156	89	ap1981
1990	75,298	309,400	24.3%	112	10	122	617	7	10	98	92	ap1991
1999	72,552	319,700	22.7%	103	12	115	630	21		64	74	ap2000
2000	65,497	309,000	21.2%	96	11	107	612	21	11	63	74	ap2001
2001	70,237	309,000	22.7%	94	13	107	656	22	13	59	74	ap2002
2002	70,200	317,616	22.1%	93	10	103	681	25	10	61	74	ap2003
2003	69,500	317,616	21.9%	92	11	103	674	27	11	58	74	ap2004
2004	68,360	317,616	21.5%	88	12	100	683	28	12	58	74	ap2005

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

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Affiliated Bishops

• Ireneus Frederic Baraga † (Vicar Apostolic: 29 Jul 1853; Bishop: 9 Jan 1857 to 19 Jan 1868)
• Frederick Eis † (Bishop: 7 Jun 1899 to 8 Jul 1922)
• James Henry Garland (Bishop: 6 Oct 1992 to 13 Dec 2005)
• Francis Joseph Magner † (Bishop: 21 Dec 1940 to 13 Jun 1947)
• Ignatius Mrak † (Bishop: 25 Sep 1868 to 28 Apr 1879)
• Thomas Lawrence Noa † (Bishop: 25 Aug 1947 to 5 Jan 1968)
• Paul Joseph Nussbaum, C.P. † (Bishop: 14 Nov 1922 to 24 Jun 1935)
• Joseph Gabriel Pinten † (Priest: 1 Nov 1890 to 30 Nov 1921)
• Joseph Casimir Plagens † (Bishop: 16 Nov 1935 to 16 Dec 1940)
• Charles Alexander K. Salatka † (Bishop: 10 Jan 1968 to 11 Oct 1977)
• Alexander King Sample (Priest: 1 Jun 1990; Bishop: 13 Dec 2005 - )
• Mark Francis Schmitt (Bishop: 21 Mar 1978 to 6 Oct 1992)
• John Stariha † (Priest: 19 Sep 1869 to 1871)
• Edmund Casimir Szoka (Priest: 5 Jun 1954 to 11 Jun 1971)
• John Vertin † (Bishop: 16 May 1879 to 26 Feb 1899)