Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo
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Diocese of Kalamazoo Dioecesis Kalamazuensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Counties of Allegan, Barry, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, and Branch |
| Ecclesiastical province | Detroit |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,337 sq mi (13,820 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
952,812 101,888 (11%) |
| Parishes | 46 |
| Schools |
22 • 3 High Schools • 2 Middle Schools • 17 Elementary Schools • (2 Stand-alone Preschools) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | December 19, 1970 (46 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Augustine |
| Patron saint | St. Augustine of Hippo |
| Secular priests | 75 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Paul Joseph Bradley |
| Vicar General | Msgr. Michael Hazard |
| Emeritus Bishops | James Albert Murray |
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• 3 High Schools
• 2 Middle Schools
• 17 Elementary Schools
The Diocese of Kalamazoo (Latin: Dioecesis Kalamazuensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in the southwestern portion of the State of Michigan. The Diocese of Kalamazoo encompasses Allegan, Van Buren, Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph, Kalamazoo, Branch, Calhoun, and Barry Counties. The Diocese consists of 46 parishes, 13 missions, 75 priests, and 36 deacons. The Diocese operates 3 high schools, 2 middle schools and 17 grade schools, serving more than 3,000 students throughout the same. There are also two parish run preschools. It currently has 13 seminarians in formation to be priests from the local area and from Columbia and Nigeria.
The territory comprising the Diocese was originally part of the Archdiocese of Detroit. It was later became part of the Diocese of Grand Rapids from which it was created. On December 19, 1970, the Diocese of Kalamazoo was erected by Pope Paul VI and the parish of St. Augustine designated as the cathedral church of the new diocese. The Diocese was officially inaugurated on July 21, 1971, when Paul Vincent Donovan was consecrated and installed as the first bishop. From the erection of the diocese until its closure in 1992 the Diocese of Kalamazoo hosted Nazareth College.
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