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.