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

633 Parishes
1,188 Priests
1,901 Sisters
86 Brothers
3,239 Baptisms (Adult and Infant)
16,066 First Communions
15,703 Confirmations
4,398 Marriages

Education

45 High Schools
15,095 High School Students
177 Elementary Schools
37,380 Elementary Students
2,768 Lay Teachers
38 Sisters Teaching
37 Priests Teaching
7 Brothers Teaching

Health Care

21 Catholic Hospitals, assisting 7,056,575 patients annually
9 Health Care Centers, assisting 1,444,013 patients annually

Charitable Care

5 Residential Care Orphanages, assisting 455 children annually
16 Day Care/Extended Day Care Centers, assisting 962 annually
77 Specialized Homes, assisting 21,052 individuals annually^*
76 Special Centers for Social Services, assisting 528,016 individuals annually

Source: 2017 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.