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((Short description|Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Michigan, USA))
((more citations needed|date=July 2020))
((Infobox diocese
| jurisdiction      = Diocese<!-- Type of jurisdiction: i.e. Diocese or Archdiocese -->
| name              = Saginaw
| latin             = Dioecesis Saginavensis
| local             = <!-- Name in the native language -->
| image             = St. Mary Cathedral - Saginaw 02.jpg
| image_size        = 250px
| image_alt         = 
| caption           = Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption
| coat              = Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw.svg
| coat_size         = 150px
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| coat_caption      = Coat of arms
<!---- Locations ---->
| country           = ((flag|United States))
| territory         = Counties of [[Arenac County|Arenac]], [[Bay County, Michigan|Bay]], [[Clare County|Clare]], [[Gladwin County|Gladwin]], [[Gratiot County|Gratiot]], [[Huron County, Michigan|Huron]], [[Isabella County|Isabella]], [[Midland County, Michigan|Midland]], [[Saginaw County|Saginaw]], [[Sanilac County|Sanilac]] and [[Tuscola County|Tuscola]].
| province          = [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit|Detroit]]
| area_sqmi         = 6,955<!-- Area in square miles, automatically converted -->
| area_footnotes    = 
| population        = 804,885
| population_as_of  = 2017
| catholics         = 153,260<!-- Number of Catholics in the diocese -->
| catholics_percent = 19
| parishes          = 56<!-- Number of parishes in the diocese -->
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| congregations     = <!-- Number of congregations in the diocese -->
| schools           = <!-- Number of church supported schools in the diocese -->
| members           = <!-- Number of members in the diocese -->
<!---- Information ---->
| denomination      = [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]
| sui_iuris_church  = [[Latin Church]]
| rite              = [[Roman Rite]]
| established       = February 26, 1938 (((age|1938|2|26)) years ago)
| dissolved         = 
| cathedral         = [[Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption (Saginaw, Michigan)|Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption]]
| cocathedral       = 
| patron            = 
| priests           = <!-- Number of priests in the diocese -->
<!---- Current leadership ---->
| pope              = ((Incumbent pope)) <!-- DO NOT CHANGE. This will update the Popes Automatically as they change -->
| bishop            = [[Robert Dwayne Gruss]]
| metro_archbishop  = [[Allen Vigneron]]
| coadjutor         = 
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| map               = Diocese of Saginaw map 1.jpg
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<!---- Website ---->
| website           = ((Official website|http://www.saginaw.org|saginaw.org))
| footnotes         = 
))
((Infobox diocese
| bishopric         = Saginaw
| border            = catholic
| image             = Bishop Gruss at Ellsworth (cropped).jpg
| incumbent         = [[Robert Dwayne Gruss]]
<!---- Locations ---->
| province          = Archdiocese of Detroit
<!---- Information ---->
| established       = 1938
| cathedral         = Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption (Saginaw, Michigan)
| first_incumbent   = William Francis Murphy
| diocese           = Diocese of Saginaw
<!---- Website ---->
| website           = http://www.saginaw.org
))

The '''Diocese of Saginaw''' (((lang-la|Dioecesis Saginavensis))) is a [[Latin Church]] ecclesiastical territory or [[diocese]] of the [[Catholic Church]] in [[Michigan]] in the United States. It is a [[suffragan diocese]] in the [[ecclesiastical province]] of the metropolitan [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit|Archdiocese of Detroit]].

The Diocese of Saginaw was founded on February 26, 1938.  The mother church of the diocese is Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption in Saginaw.

== Statistics ==
((As of|2013)), the Diocese of Saginaw had 113 priests, 19 permanent deacons, 122 religious, 18 pastoral administrator, 261 commissioned lay ministers, and 24 seminarians. There were 101,000 Catholics (19.3% of the total population of 724,142) in 56 parishes.

[[Image:Saginaw Diocese.jpg|thumbnail|291x291px|Map of the present diocesan boundaries with parishes indicated]]

==Geography==
The Saginaw Diocese is located in [[Central Michigan]] and [[The Thumb]] and consists of eleven counties, covering ((convert|6,955|sqmi)). The population is roughly an even split between urban and rural. The three major urban centers are [[Saginaw]], [[Bay City, Michigan|Bay City]], and [[Midland, Michigan|Midland]].

==History==

=== 1700 to 1930 ===
During the 17th century, present-day Michigan was part of the French colony of [[New France]]. The Diocese of Quebec had jurisdiction over the region. In 1763, the Michigan area became part of the British [[Province of Quebec]], forbidden from settlement by American colonists. After the [[American Revolution]], the Michigan region became part of the new United States.  For Catholics, Michigan was now under the jurisdiction of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Baltimore|Archdiocese of Baltimore]], which then comprised the entire country.

In 1808, [[Pope Pius VII]] erected the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Bardstown|Diocese of Bardstown]] in Kentucky, with jurisdiction over the new [[Michigan Territory]]. In 1821, the pope erected the Diocese of Cincinnati, taking the Michigan Territory from the Diocese of Bardstown.<ref name=":0">((Cite journal |last=Shearer |first=Donald |date=June 1933 |title=Pontificia Americana: A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH IN THE UNITED STATES 1784 -1884 |url=http://www.jstor.org/stable/41974134 |journal=Franciscan Studies |volume=11 |issue=11 |pages=343 |jstor=41974134 |via=JSTOR))</ref>

The writer [[Alexis de Tocqueville]] visited [[Saginaw]] in 1831. The northernmost point of his travels, Saginaw was considered a wilderness community of about 30 people, compared to [[Detroit]] which had 3,000 inhabitants. The [[Saginaw Valley]] area contained no parishes at this time.  [[Pope Gregory XVI]] formed the Diocese of Detroit in 1833, covering the entire Michigan Territory. Saginaw remained part of the Diocese of Detroit for the next 104 years.

The first Catholic church in the Saginaw Valley was St. Joseph, dedicated in 1850 in [[Bay City, Michigan|Bay City]].<ref>((Cite web |title=St Joseph |url=https://www.stjudethaddeus.org/st-joseph |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=www.stjudethaddeus.org |language=en))</ref> St. Mary's Parish in Saginaw, the first in that community, was established in 1853 as a mission of St. Joseph.<ref name="history">((cite web |last= |first= |title=Cathedral History |url=http://www.saginaw.org/about-the-diocese/cathedral-history.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140108113101/http://www.saginaw.org/about-the-diocese/cathedral-history.html |archive-date=2014-01-08 |accessdate=2014-01-15 |publisher=Diocese of Saginaw))</ref>

=== 1930 to 1950 ===
[[Pope Pius XI]] formed the Diocese of Saginaw in 1938 out of 16 Michigan counties that he separated from the [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids|Diocese of Grand Rapids]] and the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit|Archdiocese of Detroit]]. The pope appointed [[William F. Murphy]] from Detroit as the first bishop of Saginaw.

The 1938 ''P.J. Kenedy Official Catholic Directory'' notes that the new diocese had a Catholic population of 77,705, with 81 parishes, 31 missions, 112 priests, 41 parishes with schools (of which 17 were high schools), two hospitals, a children's home and a residence for working girls.

Murphy purchased an episcopal residence and a chancery office, and appointed officials needed for the administration of the diocese: vicar-general, chancellor, deans of the four districts, secretary, marriage tribunal personnel. Early on the agenda was the formation of a [[Catholic Charities USA|Catholic Charities]] department, which was initially sponsored by a new League of Catholic Women. He also began a special seminary collection for the education of future priests, as well as a Clergy Benefit society to provide for retired and disabled priests.

For the large migrant and resident Spanish-speaking population, Murphy established the Guadalupe Clinic and the Mexican Apostolate, and for the elderly, the St. Francis Home.

===1950 to 1970===
After Murphy died in 1950, Pope [[Pius XII]] appointed Auxiliary Bishop [[Stephen S. Woznicki]] from Detroit as bishop of Saginaw that same year.

After [[World War II]], the diocese underwent tremendous growth, with the diocese establishing new parishes and missions. In 1956, the [[Capuchin Fathers]] agreed to erect Queen of Angels Retreat House to serve lay residents and priests of the area.

In 1956, Woznicki's advisors voted to establish a six-year boarding school for the high school and junior college years of seminarians. The official founding of St. Paul's Seminary took place in 1957 and [[James A. Hickey]] was appointed its rector. The seminary opened in 1961 and closed in 1970. The building is now the diocesan headquarters and home to [[Nouvel Catholic Central High School]].

Woznicki died in 1968, and was succeeded by Bishop [[Francis Frederick Reh|Francis Reh]], previously rector of the [[Pontifical North American College]] in Rome. He was appointed in 1968 by [[Pope Paul VI]].

=== 1970 to 1980 ===
Reh began to implement changes mandated by the [[Second Vatican Council]] in the diocese and established a clergy personnel board to aid him in clergy assignments. A new tenure policy limited priests' assignments to nine years. The former four-deanery division of the diocese was multiplied into 12 vicariates. Reh transformed the quota system for diocesan support into a Catholic Services Appeal directly to parishioners for their voluntary contributions. In 1975, Reh renovated and liturgically updated his Cathedral Church of St. Mary. He also established a diocesan pastoral council of lay advisors to himself, as well as an advisory senate of priests. A liturgy office, a finance board, Latin American affairs department, Black Catholic concerns department, and a human services council were developed.

In 1971, Paul VI formed the new [[Diocese of Gaylord]] from the northern part of the Diocese of Saginaw. Although [[Clare County]] and [[Isabella County]] were added to the Diocese of Saginaw territory, the re-alignment reduced the diocese from 16 to 11 counties.

===1980 to 2020===
After Reh retired in 1980, [[Pope John Paul II]] appointed [[Kenneth E. Untener]], rector of [[St. John's Provincial Seminary]] in [[Plymouth, Michigan|Plymouth]], as the fourth bishop of [[Saginaw]]. In 1982, Untener initiated a Come Home program at [[Christmas]] time to invite alienated Catholics back to the church. He has also worked to re-establish the traditional practices of Lent. In the 1990s, established a commission for women, a diocesan Office for Stewardship and Development, a Catholic Schools Foundation, and a new Center for Ministry which is located next to the diocesan offices. Untener died of [[leukemia]] in 2004.<ref>((cite news| title=Bishop Untener dies at 66| url=http://natcath.org/NCR_Online/archives2/2004b/040904/040904m.php| last=McClory| first=Robert| date=April 9, 2004| work=[[National Catholic Reporter]]))</ref>

In 2004, John Paul II appointed Bishop [[Robert J. Carlson]] of the [[Diocese of Sioux Falls]] as the fifth bishop of Saginaw. Carlson emphasized vocations, liturgical renewal, and evangelization within the diocese. The number of seminarians increased from four in 2004 to 12 in 2005, and to 19 in 2006.<ref name=Mercer>((cite news| last=Mercer| first=Joshua| date=December 10, 2006| title=A 'Culture of Vocations' Brings Vitality to the Saginaw Diocese| url=http://www.ncregister.com/site/article/1578/| work=[[National Catholic Register]]| accessdate=2016-03-18))</ref> The first [[permanent deacon]] in over 25 years was ordained in 2006,<ref>Treadwell, M. (August 15, 2006) "Deacon Ordination First in 25 Years", Press Release.</ref> and two men were ordained to the transitional diaconate in that same year. The diocese has also implemented a series of [[Saint Andrew]] dinners to invite young men to an informal meal and discussion on vocations.

In 2006, Carlson promulgated the letter "We Have Come to Worship Him" outlining liturgical directives and norms for the renewal of worship in the diocese. A month later, the Ablaze Youth Conference was held in [[Standish, Michigan|Standish]] with several hundred young people in attendance. In 2007 the diocese began an evangelization initiative to reach out to all families in the diocese through the Faith Saginaw magazine,<ref>Ford-Mitchell, D. (January 27, 2007) "'Faith' Comes as a Gift to the Flock" Saginaw News.</ref> sent a group of 230 people to the [[March for Life (Washington, D.C.)|March for Life]] in [[Washington, D.C.]],<ref>Ford-Mitchell, D. (January 18, 2007) "Catholics Fight Abortion in D.C." Saginaw News.</ref> and held a four-day Eucharistic Congress that summer which included the ordination of two men to the priesthood, and five men to the transitional diaconate.

In 2009, [[Pope Benedict XVI]] appointed Carlson as archbishop of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis|Archdiocese of Saint Louis]] and named Auxiliary Bishop [[Joseph Robert Cistone|Joseph Cistone]], of the [[Archdiocese of Philadelphia]] as bishop of Saginaw.<ref name=Cistone>((cite news| title=Rinunce e Nomine: Nomina del Vescovo di Saginaw (U.S.A.)| url=http://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2009/05/20/0354/00814.pdf| date=May 20, 2009|trans-title=Waivers and Nominations: Appointment of the Bishop of Saginaw (U.S.A.)| work=Daily Bulletin| publisher=[[Holy See Press Office]]))</ref>

In March 2018, Saginaw police executed a [[search warrant]] at Cistone's residence along with the chancery and cathedral rectory. They had been dissatisfied with the cooperation they had been receiving from Cistone in the investigation of sexual abuse allegations against Robert DeLand.<ref name=":1">((Cite web |last=CNA |title=Saginaw diocesan employee alleges retaliation after reporting abuse |url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/44499/saginaw-diocesan-employee-alleges-retaliation-after-reporting-abuse |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=Catholic News Agency |language=en))</ref>

Cistone served until his death from [[lung cancer]] in 2018.<ref>((Cite web|url=https://www.saginaw.org/news/bishop-cistone-dies-home|title=Bishop Cistone Dies at Home|website=www.saginaw.org))</ref> [[Pope Francis]] appointed Bishop [[Robert Dwayne Gruss|Robert Gruss]] of the [[Diocese of Rapid City]] as his replacement.

=== 2020 to present ===
((Main|2020 coronavirus pandemic in Michigan))
Early in 2020, as a result of the [[COVID-19]] outbreak, Bishop Gruss suspended mass throughout the diocese to prevent the spread of the virus. Gruss switched over to broadcasting Mass from the Cathedral of Mary of the Assumption via [[WNEM-TV|WNEM TV 5]] and other Saginaw news outlets. Later on, Gruss permitted mass to resume across the diocese, but restricted some pew areas to maintain [[social distancing]], disabled the [[baptismal font]]s when not being used for baptisms, and reduced the number of communion stations. Face masks were mandated and hand sanitizer was provided in the churches.

In May 2020, Gabriel Villarreal, a maintenance man for the diocese, sued the diocese, claiming [[harassment]] by other diocese employees,  Villarreal said the harassment started after he accused DeLand of sexually abusing his son. Fellow workers called him a "mole" and a "spy", cut back his working hours, and mocked him.<ref name=":1" />

By the summer of 2021, the diocese permitted parishioners who had received [[COVID-19 vaccine|COVID-19 vaccination]] to attend mass without masks.  The baptismal font was restarted and pews were opened up. However, drinking fountains were disabled, mandatory hand sanitizer stations maintained, masks for the non-vaccinated remained, and the suspension of altar servers. In autumn 2021, altar servers were permitted to assist the pastor again, communion stations were returned to their original pre-pandemic settings, minus the serving of the chalices containing the Blood of Christ, and pews still cordoned off were opened up again.

As of 2023, Cruss is the bishop of Saginaw.

=== Sex abuse ===
Megan Winans, a [[Central Michigan University]] student, sued the Diocese of Saginaw in February 2016.  She claimed that 
Denis Heames had misused counseling sessions to draw her into a sexual relationship.  Heames was parochial administrator at St. Mary University Parish in [[Mount Pleasant, Michigan|Mount Pleasant]] until the diocese removed him in July 2015 for "boundary violations".<ref>((Cite web |last=Hoag |first=Andy |date=2016-02-11 |title=CMU student's lawsuit against former Catholic priest alleges sexual relationship |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw/2016/02/report_lawsuit_filed_against_n.html |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=mlive |language=en))</ref> Soon after Winans filed her lawsuit, the diocese verified that Heames had sexually harassed her.<ref>((Cite web |title=Internal investigation finds priest sexually harassed student, by Sydney Smith, Central Michigan Life (February 15, 2016) |url=https://www.bishop-accountability.org/news2016/01_02/2016_02_15_Sydney_Life_Internal_sexually.htm |access-date=2023-07-15 |website=www.bishop-accountability.org))</ref>

Robert DeLand was indicted on [[criminal sexual conduct]] in March 2018 by a 17-year-old male and a 21-year-old male.  The two accusers said that DeLand showed them [[pornography]] and inappropriately touched them. After the [[indictment]], more alleged victims came forward.<ref>((Cite web |title=Teen accuses Saginaw priest of ‘grooming’ him |url=https://www.detroitnews.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/03/12/teen-sues-saginaw-priest-robert-deland/32877955/ |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=The Detroit News |language=en-US))</ref> Also in March 2018, DeLand's teenage victim sued the diocese.<ref>((Cite web |title=Lawsuit: Priest charged with sex crimes groped teen |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/2018/03/13/lawsuit-saginaw-priest-charged-sex-crimes-groped-teen/420031002/ |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=Detroit Free Press |language=en-US))</ref> DeLand was acquitted of charges in his first trial but pleaded [[No-contest|no contest]] in a second separate trial in March 2019 on criminal sexual conduct.<ref>((Cite web |last=https://www.michiganradio.org/people/steve-carmody |date=2019-03-27 |title=Prosecutors welcome 'no contest' plea from Saginaw Catholic priest |url=https://www.michiganradio.org/law/2019-03-27/prosecutors-welcome-no-contest-plea-from-saginaw-catholic-priest |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=Michigan Radio |language=en))</ref>  He was sentenced to two to 15 years in prison.<ref>((Cite web |last=Holloway |first=Caleb |date=2021-04-27 |title=Former Saginaw priest released from prison after criminal sexual conduct charges |url=https://midmichigannow.com/news/local/former-saginaw-priest-released-from-prison-after-criminal-sexual-conduct-charges |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=WEYI |language=en))</ref> DeLand was laicized by the Vatican in November 2022.<ref>((Cite web |last=Waterman |first=Cole |date=2022-11-30 |title=Saginaw Catholic priest, sex offender Father Bob DeLand returned to lay state by Pope Francis |url=https://www.mlive.com/news/saginaw-bay-city/2022/11/saginaw-catholic-priest-sex-offender-father-bob-deland-returned-to-lay-state-by-pope-francis.html |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=mlive |language=en))</ref>

In November 2018, the diocese released a list of 18 deceased priests with credible accusations of sexual abuse of a minor.<ref>((Cite web |last=Ciak |first=Joel Feick/Madeline |date=2018-11-21 |title=Saginaw Catholic Diocese releases list of dead priests accused of sexually abusing minors |url=https://midmichigannow.com/deceased-priests-accused-of-sexually-abusing-minors |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=WEYI |language=en))</ref> In April 2018, the diocese asked retired Michigan Appeals Court Judge Michael Talbot to conduct an investigation into its sexual abuse allegations.<ref>((Cite web |last=https://www.michiganradio.org/people/steve-carmody |date=2018-04-13 |title=Diocese of Saginaw brings in retiring judge for internal review of priest abuse allegations |url=https://www.michiganradio.org/law/2018-04-13/diocese-of-saginaw-brings-in-retiring-judge-for-internal-review-of-priest-abuse-allegations |access-date=2023-07-14 |website=Michigan Radio |language=en))</ref>

==Bishops==
[[Image:Saginaw Bishops.jpg|thumbnail|right|250px|Bishops of the Diocese of Saginaw]]

===Bishops of Saginaw===
# [[William Murphy (Bishop of Saginaw)|William Francis Murphy]] (1938-1950)
# [[Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki]] (1950-1968, retired)
# [[Francis Frederick Reh]] (1968-1980, retired)
# [[Kenneth Edward Untener]] (1980-2004)
# [[Robert James Carlson]] (2005-2009), appointed [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Saint Louis|Archbishop of Saint Louis]]
# [[Joseph Robert Cistone]] (2009-2018)
# [[Robert Dwayne Gruss]] (2019–present)

===Auxiliary bishop===
[[James Aloysius Hickey]] (1967-1974), appointed [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Cleveland|Bishop of Cleveland]] and later [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington|Archbishop of Washington]] (elevated to [[Cardinal (Catholic Church)|cardinal]] in 1988)

===Other diocesan priests who became bishop===
*[[Kenneth Joseph Povish]], appointed [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Crookston|Bishop of Crookston]] in 1970 and later [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Lansing|Bishop of Lansing]] 
*[[James A. Hickey]], appointed archbishop of the [[Washington, D.C. Archdiocese|Archdiocese of Washington]]
*[[Joseph Victor Adamec]], appointed Bishop of [[Altoona-Johnstown Diocese|Diocese of Altoona-Johnstown Diocese]].

==Coat of arms==
The coat of arms for the Diocese of Saginaw shows a cross in red on a silver field. There are four flames which symbolize the tongues of fire of Pentecost. The name "Saginaw" means the "Place of the Sauk," who were known to the first Europeans as "Gens de Feu" (People of the Fire). Also, because the cathedral is dedicated to [[St. Mary]] and her [[Assumption of Mary|Assumption]], in the center of the cross is a six-pointed star. In addition to symbolizing that [[Blessed Virgin Mary|the Virgin Mary]] is the House of David, the six pointed star is also one of the heraldic attributes used to indicate the [[Assumption of Mary]].

==Churches==
((Main|List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw))

==Religious institutes==
The Diocese of Saginaw is home to three motherhouses:

* [[Poor Clares|Franciscan Poor Clare Nuns]] (Sisters of St. Clare) 
* Mission Sisters of the Holy Spirit
* [[Religious Sisters of Mercy]]

The diocese hosts 15 women's [[religious institute]]s working in various apostolates:

* [[Bernardine Sisters of St. Francis]]
* [[Giuseppe Allamano#Consolata Missionaries|Consolata Mission Sisters]]
* [[Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul]] 
* [[Dominican Order|Dominican Sisters]]; [[Felician Sisters]]
* [[School Sisters of Notre Dame]]
* [[Sisters for Christian Community]]
* [[Sisters of Charity]]
* Servants of Jesus
* Sisters of Mercy of the Americas
* [[Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur]]
* [[Sisters of St. Joseph]]
* Sisters of St Joseph of Chambrey
* [[Sisters of the Precious Blood (Switzerland)|Sisters of the Precious Blood]]
* [[Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary]]

The diocese hosts four religious institutes of men:

* [[Order of Friars Minor Capuchin|Capuchin Fathers]] 
* [[Franciscan]] Friars 
* [[Oblates of St. Francis de Sales]] 
* [[Society of Jesus]] (Jesuits)

==Education==
The Diocese of Saginaw has 26 Catholic schools with an enrollment of 4,033 students.  There are three high schools, one middle school, and 22 elementary schools.
* [[All Saints Central High School]] – Bay City
* [[Nouvel Catholic Central High School]] – Saginaw
* [[Sacred Heart Academy High School (Mt. Pleasant, Michigan)|Sacred Heart Academy High School]] – Mt. Pleasant

==See also==
((Portal|Catholicism|Michigan))
* [[Catholic Church by country]]
* [[Catholic Church hierarchy]]
* [[Historical list of the Catholic bishops of the United States]]
* [[List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States]]
* [[Lists of patriarchs, archbishops, and bishops]]

==References==
((Reflist))

==External links==
* [http://www.saginaw.org/ Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw Official Site]
* [http://www.catholic-hierarchy.org/diocese/dsagi.html Catholic Hierarchy page on Diocese of Saginaw]
* [http://saginaw.org/bishops Bishops of the Diocese of Saginaw page] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071213031608/http://saginaw.org/bishops |date=2007-12-13 ))
* [http://www.saginaw.org/vocations/main/ Diocese of Saginaw Vocations page]
* [http://www.catholic.org/national/national_story.php?id=22277 Article about Saginaw Vocations]
* [http://www.faithsaginaw.org/ Faith Saginaw Magazine website] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120206054428/http://www.faithsaginaw.org/ |date=2012-02-06 ))
* [http://www.mikofc.org Michigan Knights of Columbus website]
* [http://www.saginawserraclub.org/ Saginaw Serra Club website] ((Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070608223232/http://www.saginawserraclub.org/ |date=2007-06-08 ))
* [http://www.serraus.org Serra International USA Council website]

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