The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Northern Michigan region of the United States. It comprises the twenty-one most northern counties of the lower peninsula of the state, and includes the cities of Traverse City, Alpena, Manistee and Petoskey. The prelate is Bishop Patrick Cooney, who serves as pastor of the Mother Church, the Cathedral of Saint Mary of Mount Carmel in Gaylord.

The Diocese of Gaylord was created on December 19, 1970 and canonically erected on July 20, 1971 by Pope Paul VI.

• Edmund Casimir Szoka (1971-1981, Appointed, Archbishop of Detroit)
• Robert John Rose (1981-1989, Appointed, Bishop of Grand Rapids)
• Patrick R. Cooney (1989-present)
• Bernard Hebda (2009 - )

On October 7, 2009, it was announced that Monsignor Bernard Hebda has been appointed Bishop of Gaylord by Pope Benedict XVI, though no dates have yet be set for his ordination or installation.

High schools

• Catholic Central High School, Manistee
• St. Francis High School, Traverse City
• St. Mary Cathedral High School, Gaylord
• St. Mary High School, Lake Leelanau

References

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord