Diocese of Marquette

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: Marianopolitana
  • Erected: 9 January 1857
  • Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Saint Louis
  • State: Michigan
  • Country: United States of America

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

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)
• Henry John Paul Joseph Nussbaum, C.P. † (14 Nov 1922 Appointed - 24 Jun 1935 Died)
• Joseph Casimir Plagens † (13 Nov 1935 Appointed - 14 Dec 1940 Appointed, Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan)
• Francis Joseph Magner † (21 Dec 1940 Appointed - 13 Jun 1947 Died)
• Thomas Lawrence Noa † (20 Aug 1947 Appointed - 5 Jan 1968 Retired)
• Charles Alexander Kazimieras Salatka † (5 Jan 1968 Appointed - 27 Sep 1977 Appointed, Archbishop of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma)
• 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 - 29 Jan 2013 Appointed, Archbishop of Portland in Oregon)
• John Francis Doerfler (17 Dec 2013 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

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
2013	68,700	323,000	21.3%	83	6	89	771	48	6	42	72	ap2014
2016	75,149	311,361	24.1%	73	5	78	963	43	5	44	72	ap2017
2019	66,001	302,077	21.8%	72	5	77	857	38	5	32	74	ap2020

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

Affiliated Bishops, Living

• John Francis Doerfler (Bishop: 17 Dec 2013 - )
• James Henry Garland (Bishop: 6 Oct 1992 to 13 Dec 2005)
• Alexander King Sample (Priest: 1 Jun 1990; Bishop: 13 Dec 2005 to 29 Jan 2013)

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Affiliated Bishops, Deceased

• Ireneus Frederic Baraga † (Vicar Apostolic: 29 Jul 1853; Bishop: 9 Jan 1857 to 19 Jan 1868)
• Frederick Eis † (Priest: 30 Oct 1870; Bishop: 7 Jun 1899 to 8 Jul 1922)
• Casimir Rembert Kowalski, O.F.M. †
• 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: 20 Aug 1947 to 5 Jan 1968)
• Henry John 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: 13 Nov 1935 to 14 Dec 1940)
• Charles Alexander Kazimieras Salatka † (Bishop: 5 Jan 1968 to 27 Sep 1977)
• 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 † (Priest: 31 Aug 1866; Bishop: 16 May 1879 to 26 Feb 1899)