List of churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit. The Detroit Archdiocese is divided into four administrative regions: Central (City of Detroit); Northeast (including Macomb and St. Clair Counties), Northwest (including Oakand and Lapeer Counties), and South (including Monroe County and southern and western Wayne County). Each of the four regions is further divided into smaller administrative areas known as vicariates.[1]
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Central Region
Genesis Vicariate
Name | Image | Year | Location | Style | Architect | Notes |
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Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church | ![]() |
1928 | 13770 Gratiot Ave., Detroit 42°25′40″N 82°58′52″W |
Neo-Gothic, | Herman & Simons | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2] and as a Michigan Historic Site.[3] |
Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament | ![]() |
1913 | 9844 Woodward Ave., Detroit 42°23′17″N 83°5′6″W |
Neo-Gothic | Henry A. Walsh | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2] and as a Michigan Historic Site.[3] |
Our Lady Queen of Apostles | 3851 Prescott St., Hamtramck | Polish parish founded in 1917 | ||||
Our Lady Queen of Heaven | ![]() |
1929 | 8200 Rolyat St., Detroit | Modern | The church was completed in 1959 and the bell tower was built in 1963.[4] | |
St. Florian Church | ![]() |
1928 | 2626 Poland Street, Hamtramck 42°23′39″N 83°3′33″W |
Late Gothic Revival, Bungalow/Craftsman | Ralph Adams Cram | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2] and as a Michigan Historic Site.[3] |
St. Gregory the Great | 1923 | 15031 Dexter Ave., Detroit | Church closed in 2013 except for weddings and special events[5] | |||
St. Hyacinth | 1924 | 3151 Farnsworth, Detroit | Byzantine-Romanesque | Donaldson and Meier | Church built in 1924 to serve the city's growing Polish community[6] | |
St. John Paul II | 5830 Simon K, Detroit | |||||
St. Moses the Black | 1125 Oakman Blvd., Detroit | Formerly Church of the Madonna, built 1924-26; two other parishes, St. Benedict (est. 1915), and St. Gregory the Great (est. 1923), were merged in 2013 with Church of the Madonna to form a new St. Moses the Black parish in the building previously known as Church of the Madonna[5][7] | ||||
St. Raymond - Our Lady of Good Counsel | 20103 Joann Ave., Detroit | [8] | ||||
Renaissance Vicariate
Name | Image | Year | Location | Style | Architect | Notes |
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Holy Family | 1910 | 641 Chrysler Dr, Detroit | Italian Baroque | Edward A. Schilling and Edward C. Van Leyen | Parish formed in 1907 as a split from Sts. Peters and Paul, serving the Sicilian community of Detroit[9][10] | |
Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church | ![]() |
1875 | 1000 Elliot Street, Detroit 42°21′3″N 83°2′47″W | Italianate, Romanesque Revival | Peter J. Diederichs | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2] and as a Michigan Historic Site.[3] Parish formed in 1876 by German immigrants, one of the first in Detroit to welcome African-Americans[11] |
St. Albertus Roman Catholic Church | ![]() |
1885 | 4231 St. Aubin Street, Detroit 42°21′36″N 83°2′31″W | Gothic Revival | Henry Engelbert | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2] and as a Michigan Historic Site.[3] |
St. Aloysius Church and Chancery | ![]() |
1924 1930 |
1234 Washington Boulevard, Detroit 42°19′58″N 83°3′3″W |
Romanesque Revival | Donaldson and Meier | Part of the Washington Boulevard Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2] and as a Michigan Historic Site.[3] Chancery sold in 2015 and offices relocated.[12] |
St. Augustine & St. Monica | 4151 Seminole St., Detroit | |||||
St. Catherine of Siena Roman Catholic Church | ![]() |
1929 | 4151 Seminole, Detroit 42°22′17″N 83°0′23″W |
Romanesque Revival | Donaldson and Meier | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2] and as a Michigan Historic Site.[3] Merged into St. Edwards's in 1969 and closed in 1989. |
St. Charles Borromeo Roman Catholic Church | ![]() |
1912 | 1515 Baldwin Street, Detroit 42°21′18″N 83°0′7″W |
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Prairie School, Romanesque | Van Leyen & Schilling; Peter Dederichs | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2] and as a Michigan Historic Site.[3] |
St. Elizabeth | 1892 | 3138 E. Canfield St., Detroit | Donaldson & Meier | [13] | ||
St. Josaphat Roman Catholic Church | ![]() |
1901 | 715 E. Canfield Avenue, Detroit 42°21′21″N 83°3′10″W |
Romanesque Revival | Joseph G. Kastler, William E. N. Hunter | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2] and as a Michigan Historic Site.[3] Now part of the Mother of Divine Mercy parish.[14] |
St. Joseph Oratory | ![]() |
1870 | 1828 Jay Street, Detroit 42°20′43″N 83°2′8″W |
Late Gothic Revival; German Hall Church | Francis G. Himpler; Donaldson and Meier | St. Joseph's is an authentic German parish noted for its architecture and stained glass. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2] and as a Michigan Historic Site.[3] |
St. Mary Roman Catholic Church | ![]() |
1875 | 646 Monroe Street, Detroit 42°20′9″N 83°2′26″W |
Romanesque Revival | Peter J. Dederichs | Listed as a Michigan Historic Site.[3] |
Saints Peter and Paul Church | ![]() |
1848 | 629 E. Jefferson Avenue, Detroit 42°19′55″N 83°2′18″W |
Romanesque Revival | Francis Letouneau, Peter Kindenkins | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2] and as a Michigan Historic Site.[3] |
Sweetest Heart of Mary Roman Catholic Church | ![]() |
1893 | 4440 Russell Street, Detroit 42°21′30″N 83°2′52″W |
Gothic Revival | Spier and Rohns | Detroit's largest Catholic Church designed in a Victorian Gothic Cathedral style. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2] and as a Michigan Historic Site.[3] Now part of the Mother of Divine Mercy parish.[15] |
Southwest Vicariate
Name | Image | Year | Location | Style | Architect | Notes |
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Holy Cross Hungarian | ![]() |
1925 | 8423 South St., Detroit | Neo-Gothic | Henry Kohner | Church serving Hungarian community in Detroit[16] |
Most Holy Redeemer Church | ![]() |
1922 | 1721 Junction Ave., Detroit 42°19′2″N 83°6′7″W |
Late 19th And 20th Century Revivals, Late Victorian, Romanesque | Donaldson and Meier | Part of the West Vernor-Junction Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2] and as a Michigan Historic Site.[3] |
Most Holy Trinity Church | ![]() |
1855 | 1050 Porter St., Detroit | Gothic Revival | Patrick C. Keely | Detroit's second oldest parish, dating to 1834; includes stained glass windows by Ignace Schott and Friedrichs & Staffin[17][18] |
Our Lady of Guadalupe | 4329 Central Ave, Detroit | [19] | ||||
Basilica of Sainte Anne de Détroit | ![]() |
1886 | 1000 Ste. Anne Street, Detroit 42°19′14.83″N 83°4′16.16″W |
Classical Revival, Late Gothic Revival | Leon Coquard | Pope Francis granted the title of Minor Basilica to Ste. Anne Church in 2020. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2] and as a Michigan Historic Site.[3] |
St. Francis D'Assisi - St. Hedwig | 4500 Wesson St., Detroit 3245 Junction St., Detroit |
Two historic churches combined into one parish in 2013; St. Francis founded 1889;[20] St. Hedwig founded 1903[21] | ||||
St. Gabriel | 1916 | 8118 W. Vernor Hwy. | [22] | |||
Trinity Vicariate
Name | Image | Year | Location | Notes |
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Christ the King | 1962 | 20800 Grand River, Detroit | [23] | |
Corpus Christi | 19800 Pembroke Ave, Detroit | [24] | ||
Gesu Catholic Church and School | 17180 Oak Drive, Detroit | [25] | ||
Presentation - Our Lady of Victory | 8201 W. Outer Dr., Detroit | [26] | ||
St. Charles Lwanga | 10400 Stoepel, Detroit | |||
St. Juan Diego | 7800 Woodmont, Detroit 5780 Evergreen Ave, Detroit |
Parish formed after combination of St. Christopher and St. Thomas Aquinas[27] | ||
St. Mary of Redford | 14750 Saint Mary's St., Detroit | [28] | ||
St. Peter Claver | 13305 Grove St, Detroit | Chapel ceiling collapsed in 2018[29][30] | ||
Sts. Peter and Paul | 7685 Grandville, Detroit | Parish opened in northwest Detroit serving workers at Ford's new Rouge Plant, many of whom were Polish immigrants[31] | ||
St. Scholastica | 8201 W. Outer Dr, Detroit | [32] | ||
St. Suzanne - Our Lady Gate of Heaven | 1962 | 19321 W. Chicago, Detroit | St. Suzanne parish founded in 1946, current church dedicated 1962; Our Lady Gate of Heaven was merged into the parish in 2002[33] |
Northeast Region
Blue Water Vicariate
The Blue Water Vicariate consists of nine parishes in the St. Clair County communities of Ira Township, Lakeport, Marine City, New Baltimore, Port Huron, Marysville, Memphis, Richmond, and St. Clair.[34]
Name | Image | Year | Location | Notes |
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Holy Cross | ![]() |
1903 | 610 South Water St, Marine City | Merged with St. Catherine of Alexandria Church in Algonac and St. Mark Church on Harsens Island to form Our Lady on the River Parish.[35] |
Holy Family | 79780 Main St, Memphis | Clustered community sharing resources with St. Austine in Richmond[36] | ||
Immaculate Conception | ![]() |
1918 | Ira Township | Parish dates to 1853; original church destroyed by fire 1917; current church built the following year[37] |
St. Augustine | 1912 | 68035 S. Main St., Richmond | Established as a mission church in 1880; church built in 1912 using stones gathered from fields on congregants[38] | |
St. Catherine of Alexandria | 1959 | 1103 Washington St, Algonac | Merged with Holy Cross Church in Marine City and St. Mark Church on Harsens Island to form Our Lady on the River Parish.[39] | |
St. Christopher | 1000 Michigan Ave, Marysville | Parish founded 1936; current church built in 1980s[40] | ||
St. Edward on the Lake | 1956 | 6945 Lakeshore Rd., Lakeport | [41] | |
St. Joseph | ![]() |
1922 | 1331 7th St., Port Huron | The church contributes to Holy Trinity parish.[42] |
St. Mary | 1505 Ballentine St, Port Huron | [43] | ||
St. Mary's | 1865 1886 |
415 N. Sixth St., St. Clair | Brick church built 1864-65 and Queen Anne-style rectory built in 1886; designated as Michigan Historical Marker L1270A[44] | |
St. Mary Queen of Creation | 1962 | 50931 Maria, New Baltimore | Parish dating to 1875; original 83-year-old church building destroyed by fire in 1958; new church dedicated 1962[45] | |
St. Stephen | 325 32nd St., Port Huron | The church contributes to Holy Trinity parish.[46] | ||
Central Macomb Vicariate
The Central Macomb Vicariate consists of 23 parishes in the Macomb County communities of Center Line, Clinton Township, Harrison Township, Mount Clemens, Sterling Heights, and Warren.[34]
Name | Image | Year | Location | Notes |
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Our Lady of Czestochowa | 3100 18 Mile Rd, Sterling Heights | [47] | ||
Our Lady of Grace | 26256 Ryan Rd, Warren | Parish serving Vietnamese community[48] | ||
St. Anne | ![]() |
32000 Mound Rd, Warren | Early Italian Renaissance style church designed by Charles M. Valentine and Associates and built in 1964; parish dates to 1946, originally covering 20 square miles[49] | |
St. Blase | 12151 15 Mile Rd, Sterling Heights | Parish established 1967; current church built 1976[50] | ||
St. Clement | ![]() |
parish: 1854, current building: 1961 | 25320 Van Dyke Ave, Center Line | From the Michigan Historical Marker: "Priests from Detroit served the Catholics of Kunrod’s Corner, present-day Center Line, from 1852 to 1857. In 1854 Saint Clement Catholic Parish was founded, and a church was erected on land sold to the Diocese of Detroit by Hermann and Magthalina Cramer and Anthony Joseph Clemens. Belgian, French, German, and Irish Catholics worshipped in the wooden church built on this site. Henry H. Meuffels became the first resident pastor in 1857. In 1880-81 a spacious brick church was constructed to serve a growing parish. In 1892 the Sisters of Saint Dominic from Wisconsin reorganized the Saint Clement Elementary School and opened the high school in 1923. The present church was built in 1960-61. Saint Clement is Center Line’s oldest religious institution."[51] |
Ss. Cyril and Methodius | 1988 | 41233 Ryan Rd, Sterling Heights | Parish dates to 1918 serving the Slovak Catholic community, originally in Detroit; new church in Sterling Heights opened 1988[52][53] | |
St. Ephrem | 38900 Dodge Park Rd, Sterling Heights | Parish formed 1964[54] | ||
St. Faustina | 14025 Twelve Mile Rd, Warren | [55] | ||
San Francesco | 22870 S Nunneley Rd, Clinton Twp, | [56] | ||
St. Hubert | 38775 Prentiss St, Harrison Twp | [57] | ||
St. Jane Frances de Chantal | 38750 Ryan Rd, Sterling Heights | |||
St. Louis | 24415 Crocker Blvd, Clinton Twp | |||
St. Louise | 2500 Twelve Mile Rd, Warren | |||
St. Malachy | 14115 E 14 Mile Rd, Sterling Heights | |||
St. Mark | 4401 Bart Ave, Warren | |||
St. Martin de Porres | ![]() |
31555 Hoover Rd, Warren | ||
St. Mary, Our Lady Queen of Families | 12253 Frazho Rd, Warren | |||
St. Matthias | 12509 19 Mile Rd, Sterling Heights | |||
St. Michael | 40501 Hayes Rd, Sterling Heights | |||
St. Paul of Tarsus | 41300 Romeo Plank Rd, Clinton Twp | |||
St. Peter | 1960 | Mount Clemens | Modern English Gothic church with pointed arches, large windows and flying buttresses[58] | |
St. Rene Goupil | 35955 Ryan Rd, Sterling Heights | |||
St. Ronald | 17701 15 Mile Rd, Clinton Twp | |||
St. Thecla | 20740 S Nunneley Rd, Clinton Twp |
North Macomb Vicariate
Name | Image | Year | Location | Notes |
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St. Clement of Rome | 343 South Main St., Romeo | Parish founded 1921[59] | ||
St. Isidore | ||||
Saints John and Paul | 1984 | 7777 28 Mile Rd., Washington Twp | Parish established 1980; church constructed 1983-1984[60] | |
St. John Vianney | ||||
St. Lawrence | 1951 | 44633 Utica Rd., Utica | Michigan Historical Site #L1799;[61] current church built 1950-1951[62] | |
St. Mary Mystical Rose | 1948 | 24040 Armada Ridge Rd., Armada | Parish established 1946; church building was constructed 1947-1948[63] | |
St. Therese of Lisieux | 48115 Schoenherr Rd, Shelby Twp |
SERF Vicariate
The SERF Vicariate consists of the southeastern section of the Northeast Region and includes the Macomb County communities of Eastpointe, Grosse Pointe Farms, Grosse Pointe Park, Grosse Pointe Woods, Roseville, and St. Clair Shores.[64]
Name | Image | Year | Location | Notes |
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Holy Innocents and Saint Barnabas | 26100 Ridgemont St, Roseville | |||
Our Lady of Hope | 28301 Little Mack Ave., Roseville | Parish formed in 2007 with the merger of St. Germaine and St. Gertrude into a single parish[65] | ||
Our Lady Star of the Sea | 1999 | 467 Fairford Rd., Grosse Pointe Woods | Parish founded 1954; new church dedicated 1999[66] | |
St. Ambrose | 1927 | 15020 Hampton Rd., Grosse Pointe Park | Norman Gothic church designed by Donaldson and Meier, built in 1927; parish established 1916[67] | |
St. Basil the Great | 22851 Lexington Ave., Eastpointe | |||
St. Clare of Montefalco | 1953 | 1401 Whittier Road, Grosse Pointe Park | Parish dates to 1923; current church dedicated in 1953[68] | |
St. Isaac Jogues | 21100 Madison St., St. Clair Shores | |||
St. Joan of Arc | 22412 Overlake St., St. Clair Shores | |||
St. Lucy | 23401 E. Jefferson, St. Clair Shores | |||
St. Margaret of Scotland | 21201 E 13 Mile Rd, Saint Clair Shores | |||
Saint Paul Catholic Church[69] | ![]() |
1899 | 157 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Farms 42°23′41″N 82°53′37″W |
French Gothic designed by Harry J. Rill, built in 1899; listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2] and as a Michigan Historic Site.[3] |
St. Pio of Pietrelcina | 18720 13 Mile Rd, Roseville | |||
St. Veronica | 21440 Universal, Eastpointe | Altar includes relics from six saints[70] |
Northwest Region
Lakes Vicariate
Name | Image | Year | Location | Notes |
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Holy Spirit | 3700 Harvey Lake Rd, Highland | |||
Our Lady of Refuge | 3750 Commerce Rd, Orchard Lake | [71] | ||
Our Lady of the Lakes | 5481 Dixie Hwy, Waterford | |||
Prince of Peace | 1976 | 4300 Walnut Lake Rd., West Bloomfield | [72] | |
St. Anne | 1990 | 825 South Ortonville Rd., Ortonville | Church built in 1990, parish dates to 1947[73] | |
St. Daniel | 7010 Valley Park Drive, Clarkston | [74] | ||
St. Mary, Our Lady of the Snows | 1955 E. Commerce, Milford | [75] | ||
St Patrick | 9086 Hutchins Rd, White Lake | |||
St. Perpetua | 134 Airport Rd, Waterford | |||
St. Rita | ![]() |
309 E. Maple St., Holly | Parish founded in 1925[76] |
Pontiac Vicariate
Name | Image | Year | Location | Notes |
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Christ the Redeemer | 2700 Waldon Rd, Lake Orion | |||
Sacred Heart | 3400 S Adams Rd, Auburn Hills | |||
St. Andrew | 1400 Inglewood Ave, Rochester | |||
St. Benedict | 80 S Lynn St, Waterford | |||
St. Damien of Molokai | 1953 | 120 Lewis Street, Pontiac | [77] | |
St. Irenaeus | 771 Old Perch Rd, Rochester Hills | |||
St. John Fisher | ![]() |
3665 E Walton Blvd, Auburn Hills | ||
St. Joseph | 715 N Lapeer Rd, Lake Orion | |||
St. Joseph Chapel & Shrine | 1923 | 400 South Blvd. West, Pontiac | [78] | |
St. Mary of the Hills | 2675 John R Rd, Rochester Hills | |||
St. Paul Albanian | 525 W Auburn Rd, Rochester Hills | |||
St. Vincent de Paul Site | ![]() |
1895 | 46408 Woodward Ave., Pontiac | Gothic style church[77] |
South Oakland Vicariate
The South Oakland Vicariate is part of the Northwest Region of the Archdiocese of Detroit and includes 24 parishes in the Oakland County communities of Berkley, Beverly Hills, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Clawson, Farmington, Farmington Hills, Hazel Park, Madison Heights, Northville, Oak Park, Royal Oak, Southfield, and Troy.[79]
Name | Image | Year | Location | Notes |
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Christ Our Light | 3077 Glouchester Dr, Troy | [80] | ||
Church of the Transfiguraton | 25225 Code Rd., Southfield | Consolidated parish formed in 2007 following the combination of four area parishes (St. Beatrice, St. Bede, St. Ives, and St. Michael); the consolidated parish operates in what was previously St. Michael's;[81] St. Michael's was founded as a parish in 1930 | ||
Divine Providence Lithuanian | 1973 | 25335 W Nine Mile Rd, Southfield | Catholic parish serving the Lithuanian community; parish traces its history to Detroit's first Lithuanian church in Detroit in 1908. The old church in Detroit was demolished for freeway construction in 1966. New church in Southfield dedicated 1973.[82] | |
Guardian Angels | 581 E 14 Mile Rd, Clawson | Parish formed in 1920 as a mission church of Holy Name in Birmingham; became an independent parish in 1923[83] | ||
Holy Name | 1955 | 630 Harmon, Birmingham | Church designed by George Diehl and Associates[84] | |
National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica | ![]() |
1936 | 1200 W. Twelve Mile Rd., Royal Oak 42°30′14″N 83°9′26″W |
Art Deco church constructed by "Radio Priest" Charles Coughlin, designed by Henry J. McGill, and declared a National Shrine in 1998. Declared a Minor Basilica in 2015. |
Our Lady of Albanians | 29350 Lahser Rd, Southfield, MI | |||
Our Lady of La Salette | 1967 | 2600 Harvard Rd, Berkley | Parish dates to 1921 with the original church still standing at 1799 Coolidge[85] | |
Our Lady of Sorrows | ![]() |
24040 Raphael Rd, Farmington | [86] | |
Our Lady Queen of Martyrs | 1951 | 32340 Pierce St., Beverly Hills | [87] | |
Our Mother of Perpetual Help | 1962 | 13500 Oak Park Blvd, Oak Park | Church built in 1962; current parish was established in 2014 through the merger of Our Lady of Fatima and St. James parishes[88] | |
St. Anastasia | 4571 John R Rd, Troy | [89] | ||
St Andrew Kim Korean | Northville | Catholic parish serving Korean Catholic community[90] | ||
St. Elizabeth Ann Seton | 280 E Square Lake Rd, Troy | [91] | ||
St. Fabian | 32200 W 12 Mile Rd, Farmington Hills | [92] | ||
St. Gerald | 1964 | 21300 Farmington Rd, Farmington | Church built in 1964 to serve Farmington and Livonia; merged in 2014 with St. Alexander of Farmington Hills[93] | |
St. Hugo of the Hills | 1931 | 2215 Opdyke Rd, Bloomfield Hills | Norman Gothic church built 1930-1931 using Lannon stone, as a tribute to Hugo MacManus, designed by Artur Des Rossiers, Harley Ellington Pierce Yee & Associates[94][95] | |
St. Justin - St. Mary Magdalen | 1600 E Evelyn Ave, Hazel Park | |||
St. Lucy Croatian | 200 E Wattles Rd, Troy | Catholic parish serving the Croatian community[96] | ||
St. Mary of Royal Oak | 1954 | 730 South Lafayette Ave, Royal Oak | ||
St. Owen | 1969 | 6869 Franklin Rd, Bloomfield Hills | Modern architecture, dedicated in 1969[97] | |
St. Regis | 1968 | 3695 Lincoln Rd, Bloomfield Hills | Modern architecture, completed in 1968[98] | |
St. Thomas More | ![]() |
1963 | 4580 Adams Rd, Troy | [99] |
St. Vincent Ferrer | 1958 | 28353 Herbert St, Madison Heights | Church built in 1958[100] |
Thumb Vicariate
The Thumb Vicariate is part of the Northwest Region of the Archdiocese of Detroit and includes 10 parishes or missions in the Lapeer and western St. Clair County communities of Allenton, Brown City, Capac, Dryden, Emmett, Imlay City, Lapeer, North Branch, and Yale.[101]
Name | Image | Year | Location | Notes |
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Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary | 814 West Nepessing St., Lapeer | Historic church in Lapeer[102] | ||
Our Lady of Mount Carmel | Emmett | |||
Sacred Heart | 1972 | 700 Maple Vista, Imlay City | Parish formed in the early 1850s; current church built 1972[103] | |
Sacred Heart | Yale | |||
Sacred Heart Mission | Brown City | |||
Saint Cornelius | Dryden | |||
St. John the Evangelist | Allenton | |||
St. Mary Burnside | North Branch | |||
St. Nicholas | Capac | |||
Ss. Peter and Paul | 1979 | 6645 Washington, North Branch | [104] |
South Region
Downriver Vicariate
The Downriver Vicariate is part of the South Region of the Archdiocese of Detroit and is made up of 17 parishes in the Downriver Wayne County communities of Allen Park, Ecorse, Flat Rock, Grosse Ile, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, Riverview, Southgate, Taylor, Trenton, Woodhaven, and Wyandotte.
Name | Image | Year | Location | Notes |
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Christ the Good Shepherd | 1540 Riverbank St, Lincoln Park | [105] | ||
Our Lady of the Angels | 6442 Pelham Rd, Taylor | [106] | ||
Our Lady of Scapular | 1915 | 976 Pope John Paul II Ave, Wyandotte | Parish dates to 1870[107] | |
Our Lady of the Woods | 21892 Gudith Rd, Woodhaven | [108] | ||
Sacred Heart | 1968 | 21599 Parke Lane, Grosse Ile | Modern ten-sided structure with center altar designed to symbolize the waters around the island; George Diehl, architect[109] | |
St. Alfred | 24175 Baske St, Taylor | [110] | ||
Ss. Andrew & Benedict | 2430 S Beatrice St, Detroit | |||
St. Andre Bessette | 4250 W Jefferson Ave, Ecorse | New parish formed in 2011 through merger of St. Francis Xavier in Ecorse and Our Lady of Lourdes in River Rouge; operates at the former St. Francis Xavier Church[111] | ||
St. Constance | 21555 Kinyon St, Taylor | [112] | ||
St. Cyprian | 13249 Pennsylvania Rd, Riverview | [113] | ||
St. Frances Cabrini | 9000 Laurence Ave, Allen Park | [114] | ||
St. Joseph | 2565 3rd St, Trenton | Parish established 1849[115] | ||
St. Mary Magadalen | 19624 Wood St, Melvindale | |||
St. Pius X | 14141 Pearl St, Southgate | |||
St. Roch | 25022 Gibraltar Rd, Flat Rock | [116] | ||
St. Timothy | 2901 Manning St, Trenton | [117] | ||
St. Vincent Pallotti | 334 Elm St, Wyandotte | [118] |
Monroe Vicariate
Name | Image | Year | Location | Notes |
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Divine Grace | ![]() |
2996 W Labo Rd, Carleton | Formed by the 2013 merger of St. Joseph Parish in Maybee and St. Patrick Parish in Carleton; the combined parish occupies the Victorian Gothic church that was St. Patrick, built 1870-1873 and is listed in the Register of Michigan State Historic Sites.[119] | |
Our Lady of Mount Carmel | 8330 Lewis Ave, Temperance | Established as a mission church in 1957; church built 1958[120] | ||
St. Anne | ![]() |
1907 | 2420 N Dixie Hwy, Monroe | |
St. Anthony | ![]() |
4605 St Anthony Rd, Temperance | Historic church built in 1907[121] | |
St. Charles Borromeo | ![]() |
1886 | 8109 Swan Creek Rd, Newport | Parish dates to 1847; current church completed 1886[122] |
St. Gabriel | Ida | |||
St. John the Baptist | ![]() |
Monroe | ||
St. Joseph | ![]() |
Erie | ||
St. Mary | ![]() |
1839 | 127 N. Monroe St., Monroe | Historic church completed in 1839 |
St. Mary, Our Lady of the Annunciation | Rockwood | |||
St. Michael | ![]() |
1867 | 502 W. Front St., Monroe | Parish founded in 1852. Construction of the present church began in 1866 and finished in 1867. |
Northwest Wayne Vicariate
The Northwest Wayne Vicariate is part of the South Region of the Archdiocese of Detroit and is made up of 18 parishes in the communities of Canton, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, Garden City, Livonia, Novi, Northville, Novi, Plymouth, South Lyon, and Westland.
Name | Image | Year | Location | Notes |
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Holy Family | 1977 | 24505 Meadowbrook Rd., Novi | Parish formed in 1974; church dedicated 1977[123] | |
Our Lady of Good Counsel | ![]() |
1062 Church St, Plymouth | [124] | |
Our Lady of Loretto | 17116 Olympia, Redford | Parish established 1953; church opened 1954[125] | ||
Our Lady of Victory | 133 Orchard Drive, Northville | Parish dates to 1912; new church built 1957[126] | ||
Resurrection | 48755 Warren Rd, Canton | [127] | ||
St. Aidan | ![]() |
17500 Farmington Rd., Livonia | [128] | |
St. Colette | 17600 Newburgh Rd, Livonia | [129] | ||
St. Edith | 15089 Newburgh Rd, Livonia | [130] | ||
St. Genevieve - St. Maurice | 1967 | 29015 Jamison St, Livonia | St. Genevieve formed 1959 and St. Maurice in 1960; the two were merged in 2012[131] | |
St. James | ![]() |
1993 | 46325 10 Mile Rd, Novi | Parish founded 1989; church completed 1993[132] |
St. John XXIII | 12100 Beech Daly Rd, Redford | [133] | ||
St. John Neumann | 1978 | 44800 Warren Rd, Canton | Parish formed 1976; church built 1978[134] | |
St. Joseph | 1966 | 830 South Lafayette, South Lyon | First church dedicated 1910; new church dedicated 1966[135] | |
St. Kenneth | ![]() |
1968 | 14951 North Haggerty Rd, Plymouth | Parish established 1967; church dedicated 1968[136] |
St. Mary, Cause of Our Joy | 8200 N. Wayne Rd, Westland | [137] | ||
St. Michael the Archangel | 1962 | 11441 Hubbard, Livonia | Livonia's first Catholich parish dating to 1931; current church built 1962[138] | |
St. Priscilla | 19120 Purlingbrook St, Livonia | [139] | ||
St. Thomas a'Beckett | 555 S. Lilley Rd, Canton | Parish formed 1977[140] | ||
St. Thomas the Apostle | 31530 Beechwood, Garden City | [141] | ||
St. Valentine | 14841 Beech Daly, Redford | [142] |
West Wayne Vicariate
The West Wayne Vicariate is part of the South Region of the Archdiocese of Detroit and is made up of 18 parishes in the Wayne County communities of Belleville, Dearborn, Dearborn Heights, New Boston, Romulus, Wayne, and Westland.
Name | Image | Year | Location | Notes |
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Divine Child | 1055 North Silvery Lane, Dearborn | Parish founded 1950[143] | ||
Sacred Heart | ![]() |
1937 | Dearborn | Parish dates to 1836; current church dedicated 1937[144] |
St. Albert the Great | 4855 Parker St, Dearborn Heights | [145] | ||
St. Aloysius Gonzaga | 11280 Ozga St, Romulus | [146] | ||
St. Alphonsus-St. Clement | 13540 Gould St., Dearborn | [147] | ||
St. Anselm | 17650 W Outer Dr, Dearborn Heights | [148] | ||
St. Anthony | 409 W Columbia Ave, Belleville | [149] | ||
St. Barbara | ![]() |
13534 Colson Ave, Dearborn | ||
St. Cunegunda | 5900 St. Lawrence St, Detroit | |||
St. John the Baptist | 26123 McDonald St, Dearborn Heights | |||
St Kateri Tekakwitha | ![]() |
16101 Rotunda Dr, Dearborn | [150] | |
St. Linus | 6466 Evangeline, Dearborn Heights | [151] | ||
St. Mary | 34530 W Michigan Ave, Wayne | [152] | ||
St. Richard | 35851 Cherry Hill Rd, Westland | |||
Ss. Simon and Jude | 32500 Palmer Rd, Westland | |||
St. Sabina | 25605 Ann Arbor Trail, Dearborn Heights | [153] | ||
St. Sebastian | 20710 Colgate, Dearborn Heights | [154] | ||
St. Stephen | 18858 Huron River Dr, New Boston | [155] |
Former churches and other buildings
Name | Image | Year | Location | Style | Architect | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Academy of the Sacred Heart aka Grosse Pointe Academy | ![]() |
1928 | 171 Lake Shore Road, Grosse Pointe Farms 42°23′35″N 82°53′37″W |
Tudor Revival | William Schickel, Magginnis and Walsh |
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2] and as a Michigan Historic Site.[3] |
Bishop Gallagher Residence | ![]() |
1925 | 1880 Wellesley, Detroit 42°26′3″N 83°7′4″W |
Tudor Revival | McGinnis and Walsh | Part of the Palmer Woods Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places,[2] and as a Michigan Historic Site.[3] Sold in 1989 |
Chapel of St. Theresa-the Little Flower, aka St. Patrick's | ![]() |
1926 | 58 Parsons St., Detroit 42°20′54″N 83°3′36″W |
Neo-Romanesque | Donaldson and Meier | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2] Formerly a chapel of St. Patrick's Cathedral; closed in 2015 |
Sacred Heart Major Seminary | ![]() |
1923 | 2701 W. Chicago Blvd., Detroit 42.374919°N 83.111483°W |
Classical Revival, Collegiate Gothic | Donaldson and Meier | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2] and as a Michigan Historic Site[3] and as a Michigan Historic Site.[3] |
Cathedral of St. Anthony | ![]() |
1901 | 5247 Sheridan Street, Detroit | Romanesque Revival | Donaldson and Meier | Listed as a Michigan Historic Site.[3][156] Formerly Roman Catholic, now part of the Ecumenical Catholic Church of Christ[157] |
St. Benedict | 1915 | Highland Park | Church closed in 2013.[5] Now operated by Soul Harvest Ministries.[158] | |||
St. Bonaventure Monastery | ![]() |
1883 | 1740 Mt. Elliott, Detroit 42°21′4″N 83°0′52″W |
Gothic Revival | Peter J. Diederichs | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2] and as a Michigan Historic Site.[3] |
Saints Peter and Paul Academy, aka St. Patrick Senior Center | ![]() |
1892 | 64 Parsons Street, Detroit 42°20′54″N 83°3′37″W |
Gothic Revival | Leon Coquard | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2] |
St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Roman Catholic Church | ![]() |
1900 | 5818 Dubois, Detroit 42°22′19″N 83°2′49″W |
Late Gothic Revival, Beaux-Arts, Renaissance | Kastler & Hunter, Harry J. Rill | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2] and as a Michigan Historic Site.[3] Ceased operating as a Roman Catholic church in 1989. |
St. Theresa of Avila Roman Catholic Church | ![]() |
1919 | 8666 Quincy Avenue, Detroit 42°21′49″N 83°7′11″W |
Romanesque Revival | Van Leyen, Schilling & Keough, Edward Schilling | Listed on the National Register of Historic Places[2] and as a Michigan Historic Site.[3] Ceased operating as a Roman Catholic church in 1989. |
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