Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw
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Diocese of Saginaw Dioecesis Saginavensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Counties of Arenac, Bay, Clare, Gladwin, Gratiot, Huron, Isabella, Midland, Saginaw, Sanilac and Tuscola. |
| Ecclesiastical province | Detroit |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 6,955 sq mi (18,010 km2) |
| Population - Total - Catholics |
(as of 2010) 764,000 146,200 (19.1%) |
| Parishes | 56 |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | February 26, 1938 (79 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption |
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| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Joseph Robert Cistone |
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| www.saginaw.org | |
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| Incumbent: Joseph Robert Cistone |
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| Province | Archdiocese of Detroit |
| Diocese | Diocese of Saginaw |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption (Saginaw, Michigan) |
| First incumbent | William Francis Murphy |
| Formation | 1938 |
| Website | http://www.saginaw.org |
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw (Latin: Dioecesis Saginavensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese covering eleven counties in Michigan, USA. It was founded on February 26, 1938; the first bishop was William Francis Murphy.
On May 20, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI named Bishop Joseph Robert Cistone, auxiliary bishop and vicar general of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia and titular bishop of Casae Medianae, as the sixth Bishop of the Diocese of Saginaw. He replaced Robert James Carlson, who became Archbishop of Saint Louis on April 21 of that year.
As of 2013[update] the diocese of Saginaw had 113 priests, 19 permanent deacons, 122 religious, 18 pastoral administrator, 261 commissioned lay ministers, and 24 seminarians. There are 26 Catholic schools in the diocese with a total enrollment of 4,033 students in 3 high schools, 1 middle school, and 22 elementary schools. There are 101,000 Catholics (19.3% of the total population of 724,142) in 56 parishes.
The Saginaw Diocese is located in Eastern Central Michigan and consists of eleven counties, covering 6,955 square miles (18,010 km2). Overall, the population is roughly an even split between urban and rural. The three major urban centers are Saginaw, Bay City, and Midland.
The bishops of the Diocese of Saginaw:
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