Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie-Marquette
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie(-Marquette/ in Michigan), previously a residential episcopal see of the Catholic Church in Michigan, USA, is now a titular see.[1]
History
Established on 1853.07.29 as Apostolic Vicariate of Upper Michigan, on territory split off from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Detroit, notably the northern part of Michigan, headquartered in Sault Ste. Marie.[2] with Holy Name of Mary in the See City as the cathedral church [3] and episcopal see.
Promoted on 1857.01.09 as Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie, on 1865.10.23 renamed as Diocese of Sault Sainte Marie–Marquette
Formally suppressed on 1937.01.03, its territory being reassigned to establish Diocese of Marquette, while in fact the see city of the diocese was transferred to Marquette, [4] to where the incumbent was appointed first Bishop.
Residential Bishops
(all Roman Rite)
- Apostolic Vicar of Upper Michigan
- Ireneus Frederic Baraga (1853.07.29 – 1857.01.09 see below), Titular Bishop of Amyzon (1853.07.29 – 1857.01.09)
- Suffragan Bishops of Sault Sainte Marie
- Ireneus Frederic Baraga (see above 1857.01.09 – 1865.10.23 see below)
- Suffragan Bishops of Sault Sainte Marie-Marquette
- Ireneus Frederic Baraga (see above 1865.10.23 – death 1868.01.19)
- Ignatius Mrak (1868.09.25 – retired 1879.04.28), emeritate as Titular Bishop of Antinœ (1881.04.26 – death 1901.01.02)
- John Vertin (1879.05.16 – death 1899.02.26)
- Frederick Eis (1899.06.07 – 1922.07.08), emeritate as Titular Bishop of Bida (1922.07.08 – death 1926.05.05)
- Paul Joseph Nussbaum, Passionists (C.P.) (1922.11.14 – death 1935.06.24); previously Bishop of Corpus Christi (USA) (1913.04.04 – 1920.03.26) and Titular Bishop of Gerasa (1920.03.26 – 1922.11.14)
- Joseph Casimir Plagens (1935.11.16 – 1937.01.03); previously Titular Bishop of Rhodiapolis (1924.05.22 – 1935.11.16) & Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit (Michigan, USA) (1924.05.22 – 1935.11.16); later first Bishop of successor see Marquette (USA) (1937.01.03 – 1940.12.16), Bishop of Grand Rapids (USA) (1940.12.16 – 1943.03.31)
Titular See
The diocese was nominally restored in 1995 as Latin Catholic Titular bishopric of Sault Sainte Marie and in 1996 renamed as Sault Sainte Marie in Michigan, under which name it has had the following incumbents, so far of the fitting episcopal (lowest) rank :
- Allen Henry Vigneron (1996.06.12 – 2003.01.10) - the later Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Detroit (2009.01.05 – ..., also Ecclesiastical Superior of Mission sui iuris of Cayman Island, 2009.01.05 – ...) was the titular Bishop of this see from 1996 to 2003 while serving as the Auxiliary Bishop of the same diocese; later Coadjutor Bishop of Oakland (USA) (2003.01.10 – 2003.10.01), succeeding as Bishop of Oakland (USA) (2003.10.01 – 2009.01.05).
- Francis J. Kane (2003.01.24 – ...), as Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Chicago is the current Titular Bishop of Sault Sainte Marie.
See also
Notes
- ↑ http://www.gcatholic.org/dioceses/former/t1523.htm
- ↑ http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09689a.htm
- ↑ "Holy Name of Mary Pro-Cathedral, Sault Ste. Marie". Diocese of Marquette. Retrieved 2011-10-19.
- ↑ "Diocese of Marquette". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 21 January 2015.