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.