Archdiocese of Detroit

Archdiocese of Detroit

Archidiœcesis Detroitensis
Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament in Detroit, the mother church of the archdiocese since 1938
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
Territory Michigan counties of Lapeer, Macomb, Monroe, Oakland, St. Clair, and Wayne
Episcopal conferenceUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Ecclesiastical regionRegion VI
Ecclesiastical provinceDetroit
Statistics
Area3,901 km2 (1,506 sq mi)
Population
  • Total
  • Catholics
  • (as of 2025)
  • 4,300,592
  • 907,605 ( 20%)
Parishes209
Information
DenominationCatholic Church
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedMarch 8, 1833 (193 years ago)
CathedralCathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Patron saintSt. Anne
Current leadership
PopeLeo XIV
ArchbishopEdward Weisenburger
Auxiliary Bishops
Vicar GeneralJeff Day
Judicial VicarSal Palazzolo
Bishops emeritus
Map
Website
aod.org

The Archdiocese of Detroit (Latin: Archidiœcesis Detroitensis) is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in the south-east portion of Michigan in the United States. It is the metropolitan archdiocese of the Ecclesiastical Province of Detroit, which includes all the dioceses in the state of Michigan. It was erected in 1833 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1937. The Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament is the mother church. The Basilica of Sainte Anne de Détroit is the second oldest continuously operating Catholic parish in the United States, dating to 1701.