Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo
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The Roman Catholic Dioceses of Kalamazoo is a Diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in western Michigan that encompasses Allegan, Van Buren, Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph, Kalamazoo, Branch, Calhoun, and Barry in Michigan. The Dioceses is comprised of 46 parishes 13 missions, 44 priests, and 23 deacons. The Dioceses operates 3 Catholic high schools and 21 elementary schools serving more than 5,000 students throughout the Dioceses.
There have been 3 Bishops that have served the Dioceses of Kalamazoo, they are:
- Paul V. Donovan (1924-), Bishop (1971)-(1994)
- Alfred J. Markiewicz (1928-1997), Bishop (1995)-(1997)
- James A. Murray (1928-), Bishop (1998)-present
The Dioceses of Kalamazoo was founded on July 21, 1971. The motherchurch is St. Augustine Cathedral in Kalamazoo.
