About: Church Profile

There are 2.1 million Catholics in the seven dioceses in the State of Michigan. This represents 21 percent of the total population for the State. The Catholic presence in Michigan including:

• 765 Parishes
• 1,269 Priests
• 2,435 Sisters
• 42 High Schools
• 16,917 High School Students
• 213 Elementary Schools
• 46,908 Elementary Students
• 4,314 Lay Teachers
• 91 Sisters Teaching
• 32 Priests Teaching
• 11 Brothers Teaching
• 26 Catholic Hospitals, assisting 4,794,252 patients annually
• 8 Residential Care Orphanages, assisting 421 children annually
• 97 Special Centers for Social Services, assisting 389,502 annually

Source: 2010 Official Catholic Directory, P.J. Kennedy & Sons