Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing

Diocese of Lansing Dioecesis Lansingensis

Location
Country	United States
Territory	Counties of Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Shiawassee, and Washtenaw
Ecclesiastical province	Detroit
Statistics
Area	6,218 sq mi (16,100 km²)
Population - Total - Catholics	(as of 2004) 1,778,475 227,305 (12.8%)
Parishes	95
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	May 22, 1937 (79 years ago)
Cathedral	St. Mary Cathedral
Patron saint	Blessed Virgin Mary
Current leadership
Pope	Francis
Bishop	Earl Boyea
Emeritus Bishops	Carl Frederick Mengeling
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Website
www.dioceseoflansing.org

The Catholic Diocese of Lansing (Latin: Dioecesis Lansingensis) is located in Lansing, Michigan. It encompasses an area of 6,218 square miles (16,100 km²) including the counties of Clinton, Eaton, Genesee, Hillsdale, Ingham, Jackson, Lenawee, Livingston, Shiawassee and Washtenaw.^[1] It is a suffragan diocese of the ecclesiastical province of Detroit.

History

Pope Pius XI created the Diocese of Lansing May 22, 1937 by taking territory from the Archdiocese of Detroit. In July 1971, Pope Paul VI separated territory from the Lansing Diocese and territory from the Diocese of Grand Rapids to form the new Diocese of Kalamazoo.^[2]

The ordinary of the Diocese of Lansing is a bishop whose episcopal see is located at St. Mary Cathedral in Lansing, Michigan.

The Diocese has had five bishops:^[2]

Joseph H. Albers (1937–65)
Alexander M. Zaleski (1965–75)
Kenneth Joseph Povish (1975–95)
Carl Frederick Mengeling (1995–2008)
Earl Boyea (2008–present)

* Operates independently and with the blessing of the Diocese.

Arms of Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing
	Notes Arms was designed and adopted when the diocese was erected. It was designed in 1937 by Chaignon LaRose. Adopted 1937 Escutcheon The arms of the diocese are composed of two lances cross in the form of an X. A Cross moline is found above them. The diocesan arms are blue and silver (white). Symbolism Two lances cross in the form of an X play on the name of the See City of Lansing. Also, the city is located at the junction of the Grand and Red Cedar Rivers. Moline cross and it is found in the family arms of the Inghams. The See City is located in Ingham County, Michigan. The diocesan arms are blue and silver (white), and the heraldic colors of the Blessed Virgin, the patroness of diocese and of the cathedral church.

Diocese of Lansing

Bishops	Ordinaries Joseph H. Albers Alexander M. Zaleski Kenneth Joseph Povish Carl Frederick Mengeling Earl Alfred Boyea, Jr. Auxiliaries Michael Joseph Green James Stephen Sullivan

Churches	Cathedral St. Mary Cathedral, Lansing Parishes St. Mary of Good Counsel Church, Adrian St. Patrick's Church, Ann Arbor St. Joseph Church and Shrine, Cambridge Township St. Mary Star of the Sea Church, Jackson Former parish St. Elizabeth's Church, Tecumseh

Education	Higher Education Siena Heights University High Schools Father Gabriel Richard High School, Ann Arbor Lansing Catholic High School, Lansing Lumen Christi Catholic High School, Jackson Powers Catholic High School, Flint St. Thomas More Academy, Burton

Priests	Paul Vincent Donovan Steven J. Raica

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