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.