Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette 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
.
, the number of registered Catholics in the diocese was 65,500. Fifty-eight diocesan priests and 11 religious were serving the people at
74 parishes and 23 missions. There were 10 parish grade schools. Sixty-three women religious were also in service to the diocese.
. The Vicarate Apostolic of Upper Michigan was raised to the status of a Diocese as the Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie on January 9, 1857. On January 3, 1937 the See city was transferred to Marquette, and the Diocese was renamed the Diocese of Marquette. The Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie
is now maintained as a titular see
.
of the Diocese of Marquette is a bishop
whose episcopal see
is located at Cathedral of Saint Peter in Marquette.
The Diocese has had twelve bishops:
Alexander King Sample was appointed bishop on December 13, 2005 at the age of 45, and was installed as Bishop on January 25, 2006.
Roman Rite
The Roman Rite is the liturgical rite used in the Diocese of Rome in the Catholic Church. It is by far the most widespread of the Latin liturgical rites used within the Western or Latin autonomous particular Church, the particular Church that itself is also called the Latin Rite, and that is one of...
, encompassing all of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan
Upper Peninsula of Michigan
The Upper Peninsula of Michigan is the northern of the two major land masses that make up the U.S. state of Michigan. It is commonly referred to as the Upper Peninsula, the U.P., or Upper Michigan. It is also known as the land "above the Bridge" linking the two peninsulas. The peninsula is bounded...
, in the ecclesiastical province
Ecclesiastical Province
An ecclesiastical province is a large jurisdiction of religious government, so named by analogy with a secular province, existing in certain hierarchical Christian churches, especially in the Catholic Church and Orthodox Churches and in the Anglican Communion...
of the Archbishop of Detroit. It encompasses an area of 16,281 square miles (42,152 square kilometers).
Its cathedral
Cathedral
A cathedral is a Christian church that contains the seat of a bishop...
is St. Peter Cathedral
St. Peter Cathedral, Marquette
St. Peter Cathedral is a large Roman Catholic cathedral located on Baraga Avenue in Marquette, Michigan. As the mother church of the Diocese of Marquette, it is one of the most notable marks of Catholic presence in the Upper Peninsula...
in Marquette
Marquette, Michigan
Marquette is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and the county seat of Marquette County. The population was 21,355 at the 2010 census, making it the most populated city of the Upper Peninsula. Marquette is a major port on Lake Superior, primarily for shipping iron ore and is the home of Northern...
, which replaced Holy Name of Mary Pro-Cathedral
Holy Name of Mary Pro-Cathedral (Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan)
Holy Name of Mary Pro-Cathedral, also known as St. Mary’s Pro-Cathedral, is the original cathedral church for the Diocese of Marquette The historic church is located in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan, United States. It one of the oldest Catholic parishes in the United States and was listed on the...
at Sault Ste. Marie
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Sault Ste. Marie is a city in and the county seat of Chippewa County in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is in the north-eastern end of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, on the Canadian border, separated from its twin city of Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, by the St. Marys River...
.
, the number of registered Catholics in the diocese was 65,500. Fifty-eight diocesan priests and 11 religious were serving the people at
74 parishes and 23 missions. There were 10 parish grade schools. Sixty-three women religious were also in service to the diocese.
History
This diocese was originally established as the Vicariate Apostolic of Upper Michigan on July 29, 1853, formed by a division of the Diocese of DetroitRoman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit is an archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church covering the Michigan counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne...
. The Vicarate Apostolic of Upper Michigan was raised to the status of a Diocese as the Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie on January 9, 1857. On January 3, 1937 the See city was transferred to Marquette, and the Diocese was renamed the Diocese of Marquette. The Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie
Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie is a titular see of the Roman Catholic Church. As it is a titular see, it is not an active diocese.-History:...
is now maintained as a titular see
Titular see
A titular see in various churches is an episcopal see of a former diocese that no longer functions, sometimes called a "dead diocese". The ordinary or hierarch of such a see may be styled a "titular bishop", "titular metropolitan", or "titular archbishop"....
.
Ordinaries
The ordinaryOrdinary
In those hierarchically organised churches of Western Christianity which have an ecclesiastical law system, an ordinary is an officer of the church who by reason of office has ordinary power to execute the church's laws...
of the Diocese of Marquette is a bishop
Bishop
A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. Within the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox Churches, in the Assyrian Church of the East, in the Independent Catholic Churches, and in the...
whose episcopal see
Episcopal See
An episcopal see is, in the original sense, the official seat of a bishop. This seat, which is also referred to as the bishop's cathedra, is placed in the bishop's principal church, which is therefore called the bishop's cathedral...
is located at Cathedral of Saint Peter in Marquette.
The Diocese has had twelve bishops:
- Most Rev. Ireneus Frederic BaragaFrederic BaragaFrederic Baraga, Servant of God was a Slovene American Roman Catholic missionary, bishop, and grammarian.-Early life:Frederic Baraga was born as Friderik Irenej Baraga in the manor house at Mala Vas no...
(1853–1868) - Most Rev. Ignatius MrakIgnatius MrakIgnatius Mrak was the second Roman Catholic Bishop of the Diocese of Marquette, in Michigan, United States....
(1868–1879) - Most Rev. John VertinJohn VertinJohn Vertin was a Slovene-American Catholic priest who became the third Bishop of Marquette, U.S.A. He was responsible for the reconstruction in 1880 of St...
(1879–1899) - Most Rev. Frederick EisFrederick EisFrederick Eis was a German-born prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie-Marquette from 1899 to 1922.-Biography:...
(1899–1922) - Most Rev. Paul Joseph NussbaumPaul Joseph NussbaumPaul Joseph Nussbaum, C.P. was an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Corpus Christi, Texas and Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie-Marquette, Michigan...
(1922–1935) - Most Rev. Joseph Casimir Plagens (1935–1940)
- Most Rev. Francis Joseph MagnerFrancis Joseph MagnerFrancis Joseph Magner was an American prelate of the Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Marquette from 1941 to 1947.-Early life and education:...
(1940–1947) - Most Rev. Thomas Lawrence NoaThomas Lawrence NoaThomas Lawrence Noa was an American clergyman of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as Bishop of Marquette from 1947 to 1968.-Biography:...
(1947–1968) - Most Rev. Charles SalatkaCharles SalatkaCharles Alexander K. Salatka was the second Roman Catholic Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Oklahoma City and the ninth bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette, Michigan....
(1968–1977) - Most Rev. Mark Francis SchmittMark Francis SchmittMark Francis Schmitt was the tenth Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Marquette, in Marquette, Michigan....
(1978–1992) - Most Rev. James Henry GarlandJames Henry GarlandJames Henry Garland is a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as the bishop of the Diocese of Marquette in the state of Michigan from 1992–2005.-Biography:...
(1992–2005) - Most Rev. Alexander King SampleAlexander King SampleAlexander King Sample is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He is the twelfth and current Bishop of Marquette, Michigan.-Early life and education:...
(2005–present)
Alexander King Sample was appointed bishop on December 13, 2005 at the age of 45, and was installed as Bishop on January 25, 2006.