Gaylord (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy] (original) (raw)

Bishop(s) Jeffrey Joseph Walsh, Bishop

General Information Type of Jurisdiction: DioceseErected: 19 December 1970 Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Detroit Rite: Latin (or Roman)State: MichiganCountry: United States of AmericaSquare Kilometers: 28,932 (11,174 Square Miles)Description: 21 most northern counties of Michigan's Lower Peninsula.Conference Region: VI (OH, MI) Catholic Directory Abbreviation: GLDOfficial Web Site: http://www.dioceseofgaylord.org/ Mailing Address: Diocesan Pastoral Center, 611 W. North St., Gaylord, MI 49735-8349, USATelephone: (989)732-5147Fax: 705-3589

Past and Present Ordinaries

Edmund Casimir Szoka † (11 Jun 1971 Appointed - 28 Mar 1981 Appointed, Archbishop of Detroit, Michigan)
Robert John Rose † (13 Oct 1981 Appointed - 24 Jun 1989 Appointed, Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan)
Patrick Ronald Cooney † (6 Nov 1989 Appointed - 7 Oct 2009 Retired)
Bernard Anthony Hebda (7 Oct 2009 Appointed - 24 Sep 2013 Appointed, Coadjutor Archbishop of Newark, New Jersey)
Steven John Raica (27 Jun 2014 Appointed - 25 Mar 2020 Appointed, Bishop of Birmingham, Alabama)
Jeffrey Joseph Walsh (21 Dec 2021 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
19 December 1970	Erected	Diocese of Grand Rapids (Manistee, Wexford, Misaukee, Roscommon, Benzie, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, Crawford, Leelanau, Antrim, Otsego, Charlevoix, Emmet, and Cheboygan)Diocese of Saginaw (Presque Isle, Montmorency, Alpena, Oscoda, Alcona, Ogemaw, and Iosco)	Diocese of Gaylord (erected)

Statistics

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1976	79,795	323,264	24.7%	58	19	77	1,036	23	163	59	ap1977
1980	84,425	423,000	20.0%	64	21	85	993	1	26	153	59	ap1981
1990	91,717	418,800	21.9%	69	17	86	1,066	9	22	105	84	ap1991
1999	82,074	458,130	17.9%	72	16	88	932	12	1	59	81	ap2000
2000	79,421	458,130	17.3%	64	16	80	992	12	17	55	81	ap2001
2001	82,835	476,244	17.4%	61	16	77	1,075	13	17	50	81	ap2002
2002	78,430	476,244	16.5%	60	13	73	1,074	13	15	49	81	ap2003
2003	80,165	497,120	16.1%	56	13	69	1,161	12	15	45	81	ap2004
2004	76,060	497,264	15.3%	57	11	68	1,118	14	12	41	81	ap2005
2006	70,327	514,001	13.7%	54	11	65	1,081	17	17	35	81	ap2007
2012	74,500	544,000	13.7%	67	6	73	1,020	23	6	29	80	ap2013
2013	75,100	546,000	13.8%	74	6	80	938	22	6	27	80	ap2014
2016	76,637	557,909	13.7%	81	4	85	901	21	4	19	77	ap2017
2019	78,300	569,800	13.7%	66	4	70	1,118	18	4	18	75	ap2020
2021	79,100	575,630	13.7%	70	3	73	1,083	27	3	17	75	ap2022

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.

Affiliated Bishops, Living

Bernard Anthony Hebda(Bishop: 7 Oct 2009 to 24 Sep 2013)
Walter Allison Hurley(Apostolic Administrator: 23 Jun 2020 to 4 Mar 2022)
Steven John Raica(Bishop: 27 Jun 2014 to 25 Mar 2020)
Jeffrey Joseph Walsh(Bishop: 21 Dec 2021 - )
Chad William Zielinski(Priest: 8 Jun 1996 to 8 Nov 2014)

Source(s)

Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 63, Page 721, to Page 723

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