Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette
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Diocese of Marquette Dioecesis Marquettensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Counties of Alger, Baraga, Chippewa, Delta, Dickinson, Gogebic, Houghton, Iron, Keweenaw, Luce, Mackinac, Marquette, Menominee, Ontonagon, and Schoolcraft |
| Ecclesiastical province | Detroit |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 16,281 sq mi (42,170 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2004) 317,616 68,360 (21.5%) |
| Parishes | 74 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | July 29, 1853 (163 years ago) |
| Cathedral | St. Peter Cathedral |
| Patron saint | St. Peter |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | John Francis Doerfler |
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| Website | |
| dioceseofmarquette.org | |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette (Latin: Dioecesis Marquettensis) is a suffragan diocese of the Roman rite, encompassing all of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, in the ecclesiastical province of the Archbishop of Detroit. It encompasses an area of 16,281 square miles (42,152 square kilometers). Its cathedral is St. Peter Cathedral in Marquette, which replaced Holy Name of Mary Pro-Cathedral at Sault Ste. Marie.
In 2000, the number of registered Catholics in the diocese was 65,500. There were fifty-eight diocesan priests and 11 religious at 74 parishes and 23 missions. There were 10 parish grade schools. Sixty-three women religious were also in service to the diocese.
Pope Pius IX separated territory from the Diocese of Detroit, to create the Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Michigan on July 29, 1853. On January 9, 1857, he raised the Vicarate to the status of a Diocese, as the Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie. In 1865, Bishop Baraga transferred the See city to Marquette, and requested it be renamed the Diocese of Sault Ste. Marie and Marquette. In 1937 it became simply the Diocese of Marquette, and the Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie became a titular see.
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