Name
Michigan Catholic Conference
Phone
(800) 395-5565
Fax
(517) 372-3940
Address
510 S. Capitol Ave.
Lansing, MI 48933

Church Profile

There are 1,823,448 Catholics in the seven (arch)dioceses — Detroit, Gaylord, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Marquette, and Saginaw — in the State of Michigan. This represents 18 percent of the total population for the State. The Catholic presence in Michigan includes:

General

  • 621 Parishes
  • 1,105 Priests
  • 1,529 Sisters
  • 74 Brothers
  • 13,324 Baptisms (Adult and Infant)
  • 13,190 First Communions
  • 11,369 Confirmations
  • 5,351 Marriages

Education

  • 36 High Schools
  • 12,514 High School Students
  • 166 Elementary Schools
  • 33,211 Elementary Students
  • 3,311 Lay Teachers
  • 9 Sisters Teaching
  • 35 Priests Teaching
  • 8 Brothers Teaching

Health Care

  • 21 Catholic Hospitals, assisting 11,192,517 patients annually
  • 6 Health Care Centers, assisting 24,775 patients annually

Charitable Care

  • 5 Residential Care Orphanages, assisting 641 children annually
  • 14 Day Care/Extended Day Care Centers, assisting 735 annually
  • 40 Specialized Homes, assisting 14,292 individuals annually*
  • 83 Special Centers for Social Services, assisting 430,442 individuals annually

Source: 2020 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.

Name
Michigan Catholic Conference
Phone
(800) 395-5565
Fax
(517) 372-3940
Email
Address
510 South Capitol Avenue
Lansing, Michigan 48933
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