Metropolitan Archdiocese of Detroit, USA 🇺🇸

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Detroit / Detroiten(sis) (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Gaylord, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Marquette, Saginaw

Neighbouring Dioceses: Lansing (←), Saginaw (↑), London (→), Toledo (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Websites:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Saint Anne (July 26)

Liturgical Calendar (National) 📅

History

1833.03.08: Established as Diocese of Detroit / Detroiten(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Cincinnati and became suffragan of Baltimore)
1843.11.28: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Milwaukee
1850.07.19: Became suffragan of Cincinnati
1853.07.29: Lost territory to establish Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Michigan
1882.05.19: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Grand Rapids
1937.05.22: Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Detroit / Detroiten(sis) (Latin) (with suffragan sees Grand Rapids, Lansing and Marquette and lost territory to establish Diocese of Lansing)
1938.02.26: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Saginaw and gained suffragan see Saginaw
1970.12.19: Gained suffragan sees Gaylord and Kalamazoo

Contact Info

Address: 1234 Washington Blvd., Detroit, MI 48226, USA

Phone: +1 (313) 237-5816

Papal Visits

Pope John Paul II (1987.09)

Present Prelates

Metropolitan Archbishop (2025.02.11 – ...):	Archbishop Edward Joseph Weisenburger (65) Ecclesiastical Superior of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands)
Auxiliary Bishop (2016.11.23 – ...):	Bishop Robert Joseph Fisher (66) Titular Bishop of Forlimpopoli
Auxiliary Bishop (2022.05.23 – ...):	Archbishop Paul Fitzpatrick Russell (陸思道) (67) Titular Archbishop of Novi
Auxiliary Bishop (2023.09.28 – ...):	Bishop Jeffrey Marc Monforton (63) Titular Bishop of Centuria

Monsignors (58)

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Detroit (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Edward Joseph Weisenburger (65)
(2025.02.11 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA)
Ecclesiastical Superior of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands)

Ecce Agnus Dei

Born:	1960.12.23 (Alton, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1987.12.19
Consecrated Bishop:	2012.05.01

Priest of Oklahoma City (USA) (1987.12.19 – 2012.02.06)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (2009.10.05 – 2012.02.06)

Bishop of Salina (USA) (2012.02.06 – 2017.10.03)

Bishop of Tucson (USA) (2017.10.03 – 2025.02.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA) (2025.02.11 – ...)

Ecclesiastical Superior of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands) (2025.02.11 – ...)

Archbishop Allen Henry Vigneron (77)
(2009.01.05 – 2025.02.11)

Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Detroit (USA)
Ecclesiastical Superior emeritus of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands)

Aspicientes in Jesum

Born:	1948.10.21 (Mount Clemens, MI, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1975.07.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1996.07.09

Priest of Detroit (USA) (1975.07.26 – 1996.06.12)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1994.09.26 – 1996.06.12)

Titular Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie in Michigan (1996.06.12 – 2003.01.10)

Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (USA) (1996.06.12 – 2003.01.10)

Coadjutor Bishop of Oakland (USA) (2003.01.10 – 2003.10.01)

Bishop of Oakland (USA) (2003.10.01 – 2009.01.05)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA) (2009.01.05 – 2025.02.11)

Ecclesiastical Superior of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands) (2009.01.05 – 2025.02.11)

Vice-President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2019.11.12 – 2022.11.15)

Cardinal Adam Joseph Maida (96)
(1990.04.28 – 2009.01.05)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio
Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Detroit (USA)
Ecclesiastical Superior emeritus of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands)

Facere omnia nova

Born:	1930.03.18 (East Vandergrift, PA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1956.05.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1984.01.25
Created Cardinal:	1994.11.26

Priest of Pittsburgh (USA) (1956.05.26 – 1983.11.07)

Bishop of Green Bay (USA) (1983.11.07 – 1990.04.28)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA) (1990.04.28 – 2009.01.05)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Vitale, Valeria, Gervasio e Protasio (1994.11.26 – ...)

Ecclesiastical Superior of Cayman Islands (Cayman Islands) (2000.07.14 – 2009.01.05)

Apostolic Administrator of Grand Rapids (USA) (2004.05.16 – 2005.06.21)

Cardinal Edmund Casimir Szoka
(1981.03.21 – 1990.04.28)

To live in faith

Born:	1927.09.14 (Grand Rapids, MI, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1954.06.05
Consecrated Bishop:	1971.07.20
Created Cardinal:	1988.06.28
Died:	2014.08.20 (Novi, MI, USA † 86)

Priest of Saginaw (USA) (1954.06.05 – 1971.06.11)

Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1962.06.08 – 1963.11.14)

Domestic Prelate (1963.11.14 – 1968.03.28)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1968.03.28 – 1971.06.11)

Bishop of Gaylord (USA) (1971.06.11 – 1981.03.21)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA) (1981.03.21 – 1990.04.28)

Cardinal-Priest of Ss. Andrea e Gregorio al Monte Celio (1988.06.28 – 2014.08.20)

President of Prefecture for the Economic Affairs of the Holy See (1990.01.22 – 1997.10.15)

President of Pontifical Commission for Vatican City State (1997.10.14 – 2006.09.15)

President of Governorate of Vatican City State (2001.02.22 – 2006.09.15)

Cardinal John Francis Dearden
(1958.12.18 – 1980.07.15)

Servio in evangelio

Born:	1907.10.15 (Cleveland, OH, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1932.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1948.05.18
Created Cardinal:	1969.04.28
Died:	1988.08.01 (Southfield, MI, USA † 80)

Priest of Cleveland (USA) (1932.12.08 – 1948.03.13)

Privy Chamberlain Supernumerary (1945.07.19 – 1948.03.13)

Titular Bishop of Sarepta (1948.03.13 – 1950.12.22)

Coadjutor Bishop of Pittsburgh (USA) (1948.03.13 – 1950.12.22)

Bishop of Pittsburgh (USA) (1950.12.22 – 1958.12.18)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA) (1958.12.18 – 1980.07.15)

President of National Conference of Catholic Bishops (1966 – 1971)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Pio X alla Balduina (1969.04.30 – 1988.08.01)

Cardinal Edward Aloysius Mooney
(1937.05.26 – 1958.10.25)

Domino servientes

Born:	1882.05.09 (Mount Savage, MD, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1904.04.10
Consecrated Bishop:	1926.01.31
Created Cardinal:	1946.02.18
Died:	1958.10.25 (Roma, Italy † 76)

Priest of Cleveland (USA) (1904.04.10 – 1926.01.21)

Domestic Prelate (1925.06.03 – 1926.01.21)

Apostolic Delegate to East India (1926.01.21 – 1931.03.23)

Titular Archbishop of Irenopolis in Isauria (1926.01.21 – 1933.08.28)

Apostolic Delegate to Japan (1931.03.30 – 1933.08.28)

Archbishop-Bishop of Rochester (USA) (1933.08.28 – 1937.05.26)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Detroit (USA) (1937.05.26 – 1958.10.25)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Susanna (1946.02.22 – 1958.10.25)

Bishops of Detroit (Roman Rite)

Bishop Michael James Gallagher
(1918.07.18 – 1937.01.20)

Born:	1866.11.16 (Auburn, MI, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1893.03.19
Consecrated Bishop:	1915.09.08
Died:	1937.01.20 (Detroit, MI, USA † 70)

Priest of Grand Rapids (USA) (1893.03.19 – 1915.07.05)

Titular Bishop of Tipasa (1915.07.05 – 1916.12.26)

Coadjutor Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA) (1915.07.05 – 1916.12.26)

Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA) (1916.12.26 – 1918.07.18)

Bishop of Detroit (USA) (1918.07.18 – 1937.01.20)

Bishop John Samual Foley
(1888.02.11 – 1918.01.05)

Born:	1833.11.05 (Baltimore, MD, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1856.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1888.11.04
Died:	1918.01.05 (Detroit, MI, USA † 84)

Priest of Baltimore (USA) (1856.12.20 – 1888.02.11)

Bishop of Detroit (USA) (1888.02.11 – 1918.01.05)

Bishop Caspar Henry Borgess
(1871.12.30 – 1887.04.16)

Born:	1826.08.01 (Addrup, Germany)
Ordained Priest:	1848.12.08
Consecrated Bishop:	1870.04.24
Died:	1890.05.03 († 63)

Priest of Cincinnati (USA) (1848.12.08 – 1870.02.14)

Titular Bishop of Calydon (1870.02.14 – 1871.12.30)

Coadjutor Bishop of Detroit (USA) (1870.02.14 – 1871.12.30)

Bishop of Detroit (USA) (1871.12.30 – 1887.04.16)

Titular Bishop of Phacusa (1888.08.12 – 1890.05.03)

Bishop Frederick John Conrad Résé
(1833.02.25 – 1871.12.30)

Born:	1791.02.06 (Vienenburg, Germany)
Ordained Priest:	1823.03.15
Consecrated Bishop:	1833.10.06
Died:	1871.12.30 (Kloppenburg, Germany † 80)

Bishop of Detroit (USA) (1833.02.25 – 1871.12.30)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Caspar Henry Borgess (1870.02.14 – 1871.12.30)
Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Peter Paul Lefevère (1841.07.23 – 1869.03.04)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Gerard William Battersby (66) (2016.11.23 – 2024.03.19)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop José Arturo Cepeda Escobedo (57) (2011.04.18 – 2025.08.26)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Donald Francis Hanchon (78) (2011.03.22 – 2023.03.03)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Michael Jude Byrnes (later Archbishop) (2011.03.22 – 2016.10.31)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Daniel Ernest Flores (64) (2006.10.28 – 2009.12.09)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Francis Ronald Reiss (85) (2003.07.07 – 2015.11.11)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Michael Quinn (80) (2003.07.07 – 2008.10.15)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Walter Allison Hurley (89) (2003.07.07 – 2005.06.21)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Earl Alfred Boyea (75) (2002.07.22 – 2008.02.27)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Leonard Paul Blair (77) (later Archbishop) (1999.07.08 – 2003.10.07)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Allen Henry Vigneron (77) (later Archbishop) (1996.06.12 – 2003.01.10)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Clayton Nienstedt (79) (later Archbishop) (1996.06.12 – 2001.06.12)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Kevin Michael Britt (1993.11.23 – 2002.12.10)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Bernard Joseph Harrington (1993.11.23 – 1998.11.04)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Dale Joseph Melczek (1982.12.03 – 1995.10.28)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Patrick Ronald Cooney (1982.12.03 – 1989.11.06)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Moses Bosco Anderson, S.S.E. (1982.12.02 – 2003.10.24)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Arthur Henry Krawczak (1973.02.08 – 1982.08.17)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Joseph Leopold Imesch (1973.02.08 – 1979.06.30)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Thomas John Gumbleton (1968.03.08 – 2006.02.02)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Walter Joseph Schoenherr (1968.03.08 – 1995.03.07)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Joseph Matthew Breitenbeck (1965.10.18 – 1969.10.15)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Henry Edmund Donnelly (1954.09.06 – 1967.11.04)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop John Anthony Donovan (1954.09.06 – 1967.02.25)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Alexander Mieceslaus Zaleski (1950.03.28 – 1964.10.07)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Allen James Babcock (1947.02.15 – 1954.03.23)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki (1937.12.13 – 1950.03.28)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Joseph Casimir Plagens (1924.05.22 – 1935.11.16)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Edward Denis Kelly (1910.12.09 – 1919.01.16)