Diocese of Kalamazoo
Diocese of Kalamazoo Dioecesis Kalamazuensis | |
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Cathedral of Saint Augustine | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Counties of Allegan, Barry, Van Buren, Kalamazoo, Calhoun, Berrien, Cass, St. Joseph, and Branch |
| Ecclesiastical province | Detroit |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 5,337 sq mi (13,820 km2) |
Population
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| Parishes | 46 (+13 missions) |
| Schools | 22
• Three high schools • Two middle schools • 17 elementary schools • Two stand-alone preschools |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic Church |
| Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | December 19, 1970 (55 years ago) |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Saint Augustine |
| Patron saint | St. Augustine of Hippo |
| Secular priests | 75 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Bishop | Edward M. Lohse |
| Metropolitan Archbishop | Edward Weisenburger |
| Vicar General | Rev. Fabio Garzon |
| Bishops emeritus | Paul Joseph Bradley |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| diokzoo.org | |
The Diocese of Kalamazoo (Latin: Dioecesis Kalamazuensis) is a diocese of the Catholic Church in southwestern Michigan in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Detroit. The mother church is the Cathedral of Saint Augustine in Kalamazoo. The bishop is Edward Lohse.