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Diocese of Saginaw

Dioecesis Saginavensis



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Bishop(s)

  • Robert Dwayne Gruss, Bishop

General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
  • Erected: 26 February 1938
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Detroit
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Michigan
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 18,006 (6,954 Square Miles)
  • Description: Arenac, Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Isabella, Midland, Saginaw, Sanilac, and Tuscola
  • Conference Region: VI (OH, MI)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SAG
  • Official Web Site: https://saginaw.org
  • Mailing Address: 5800 Weiss Street, Saginaw, MI 48603, USA
  • Telephone: (989)797-6620
  • Fax: 797-6670

Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
26 February 1938ErectedArchdiocese of Detroit (Huron, Tuscola, and Sanilac)
Diocese of Grand Rapids (Saginaw, Gratiot, Midland, Bay, Gladwin, Arenac, Ogemaw, Iosco, Oscoda, Alcona, Montmorency, Alpena, and Presque Isle)
Diocese of Saginaw (erected)
19 December 1970Territory LostDiocese of Grand Rapids (Manistee, Wexford, Misaukee, Roscommon, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Crawford, Leelanau, Antrim, Otsego, Charlevoix, Emmet, and Cheboygan)
Diocese of Saginaw (Presque Isle, Montmorency, Alpena, Oscoda, Alcona, Ogemaw, and Iosco)
Diocese of Gaylord (erected)
19 December 1970Territory AddedDiocese of Grand Rapids (Isabella and Clare) Diocese of Saginaw

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
1950112,867443,90025.4%130161467731639590ap1951
1966163,200602,11327.1%1652519085829506136ap1967
1968177,774598,69129.7%1603019093533475116ap1971
1976176,746706,87125.0%140281681,052832303118ap1977
1980170,232679,00025.1%108281361,2511832278115ap1981
1990157,770754,05020.9%12461301,213197167114ap1991
1999139,876685,53220.4%114141281,09216139110ap2000
2000142,505684,53220.8%105141191,1971514137111ap2001
2001142,505685,53220.8%102151171,2171515126108ap2002
2002139,664724,14219.3%101121131,2351412124108ap2003
2003139,824724,14219.3%101131141,2261414124108ap2004
2004139,937724,14219.3%101121131,2381412124102ap2005
2010146,200764,00019.1%927991,47614794106ap2011
2014150,100788,00019.0%9551001,5011458482ap2015
2017153,260804,88519.0%875921,6651256456ap2018
2020156,500821,83019.0%715762,0591955656ap2021

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


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 30, Page 327, to Page 329
  • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 63, Page 721, to Page 723

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