Church Profile
There are 1,470,009 Catholics in the seven (arch)dioceses — Detroit, Gaylord, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Marquette, and Saginaw — in the State of Michigan. This represents 14.65 percent of the total population for the State. The Catholic presence in Michigan includes:
General
- 609 Parishes
- 1,018 Priests
- 1,107 Sisters
- 54 Brothers
- 11,683 Baptisms
- 11,296 First Communions
- 12,587 Confirmations
- 3,055 Marriages
Education
- 32 High Schools
- 9,631 High School Students
- 156 Elementary Schools
- 34,626 Elementary Students
- 4,433 Lay Teachers
- 48 Sisters Teaching
- 47 Priests Teaching
- 7 Brothers Teaching
Health Care
- 17 Catholic Hospitals, assisting 4,150,627 patients annually
- 17 Health Care Centers, assisting 13,472 patients annually
Charitable Care
- 8 Day Care/Extended Day Care Centers, assisting 959 annually
- 9 Specialized Homes, assisting 2,051 individuals annually1
- 70 Special Centers for Social Services, assisting 393,969 individuals annually
Source: 2025 Official Catholic Directory, P.J. Kenedy & Sons
- Specialized homes include institutions that house youth, unwed mothers, the handicapped, or battered women, or homes that serve as places for drug rehabilitation. ⇧