Saturday, January 22, 2011

Home Sweet Away From Rome

A popular tactic in Catholic apologetics is to tout conversions to Roman Catholicism. This fosters the impression that Roman Catholicism is on a rising tide. Here's something I ran across recently which may be a more reliable indicator of demographic trends. Of course, this is just a sample. But it's something to ponder.




Archdiocese of Detroit

Closed / Merged Parishes

The dates are when parishes opened and closed/merged. 
All Saints Parish  (Memphis)1950 - 2007
 (Parish merged with St. Philip Neri, Columbus, and Holy Rosary Mission, Smiths Creek, to form Holy Family Parish, Memphis. Records at Holy Family.)
Anawim Community Parish  (Detroit)1971 - 1974
Annunciation/Our Lady of Sorrows Parish  (Detroit)1906 - 2006
 (Parish Records at Good Shepherd)
Ascension Parish  (Warren)1926 - 2007
 (Merged into St. Clement, Center Line. Records at St. Clement.)
Assumption BVM Parish  (Detroit)1911 - 1989
Cardinal Leger Community Parish  (Detroit)1968 - 1981
Corpus Christi Parish  (Detroit)1923 - 1989
Emmaus Community Parish  (Detroit)1971 - 1982
Epiphany Parish  (Detroit)1924 - 1989
Guardian Angels Parish  (Detroit)1927 - 2006
Holy Cross Parish  (Marine City)1825 - 2007
 (Parish merged with St. Catherine of Alexandria and St. Mark to form Our Lady on the River, Marine City. Records at Our Lady on the River.)
Holy Ghost Parish  (Detroit)1939 - 1989
Holy Innocents Parish  (Roseville)1953 - 2006
 (Parish merged with St. Barnabas Parish. Sacramental records remain at Holy Innocents, Roseville.)
Holy Name of Jesus Parish  (Detroit)1919 - 1990
Holy Rosary Mission  (Columbus)1900 - 2007
 (Mission merged with All Saints, Memphis and St. Philip Neri, Columbus to form Holy Family Parish, Memphis. Sacramental Records at Holy Family Parish - All Saints Church, Memphis)
Immaculate Conception Parish  (Detroit)1919 - 1981
Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish  (Detroit)1948 - 2006
 (Parish merged with St. Gerard, Detroit, to form Corpus Christi, Detroit. Records at Corpus Christi.)
Martyrs of Uganda Parish  (Detroit)1989 - 2006
Mother of Consolation Parish  (Detroit)1943 - 1989
Mother of Our Savior Parish  (Detroit)1959 - 1989
Our Lady Gate of Heaven Parish  (Detroit)1927 - 2003
 (Parish merged with St. Suzanne, Detroit. Records at St. Suzanne)
Our Lady Help of Christians Parish  (Detroit)1923 - 2006
 (Parish merged with Transfiguration. Records at Transfiguration, Detroit.)
Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission  (Port Huron)1954 - 2007
 (Mission merged with St. Stephen, Port Huron, and St. Joseph, Port Huron, to form Holy Trinity Parish, Port Huron. Records at Holy Trinity.)
Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish  (Detroit)1920 - 1957
Our Lady of Help Parish  (Detroit)1867 - 1968
Our Lady of Lourdes Parish  (Recife, PE)1959 - 2006
 (Archdiocese of Olinda cares for the mission)
Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Parish  (Detroit)1927 - 2008
Our Lady of Sorrows Parish  (Detroit)1884 - 2000
 (Parish Records at Good Shepherd, Detroit.)
Our Lady of the Hills Parish  (Troy)1974 - 1978
Our Lady Queen of Hope Parish  (Detroit)1965 - 1989
Patronage of St. Joseph Parish  (Detroit)1923 - 1989
Precious Blood Parish  (Detroit)1929 - 2005
 (Parish merged with St. Francis de Sales, Detroit, to form St. Peter Claver, Detroit. Records at St. Peter Claver.)
Resurrection Parish  (Detroit)1920 - 1989
Santa Maria Parish  (Detroit)1919 - 1973
SS. Kevin & Norbert Parish  (Inkster)1951 - 2004
St. Agatha Parish  (Redford)1948 - 2005
St. Agnes Parish  (Detroit)1914 - 1989
St. Albertus Parish  (Detroit)1872 - 1990
St. Andrew Parish  (Detroit)1920 - 2008
 (Parish merged with Our Lady Queen of Angels, Detroit. Records at Our Lady Queen of Angels.)
St. Anthony Parish  (Detroit)1857 - 2006
 (Parish Records at Good Shepherd, Detroit.)
St. Augustine Parish  (Detroit)1920 - 1989
St. Barnabas Parish  (Eastpointe)1955 - 2006
 (Parish merged with Holy Innocents Parish. Records remain at St. Barnabas Parish.)
St. Bartholomew Parish  (Detroit)1925 - 2008
 (Parish merged with St. Rita, Detroit. Records at St. Bartholomew - St. Rita.)
St. Beatrice Parish  (Southfield)1966 - 2007
 (Parish merged with St. Bede, St. Ives, and St. Michael - all Southfield - to form Church of the Transfiguration, Southfield. Records at Church of the Transfiguration.)
St. Bede Parish  (Southfield)1954 - 2007
 (Parish merged with St. Beatrice, St. Ives, and St. Michael - all Southfield - to form Church of the Transfiguration, Southfield. Records at Church of the Transfiguration.)
St. Benedict the Moor Parish  (Detroit)1928 - 1976
St. Bernadette Parish  (Dearborn)1943 - 1998
St. Bernard of Clairvaux Parish  (Detroit)1849 - 1990
St. Boniface Parish  (Detroit)1866 - 1989
St. Brendan Parish  (Detroit)1954 - 2006
St. Brigid Parish  (Detroit)1924 - 1989
St. Camillus Parish  (Eloise)1941 - 1984
St. Casimir Parish  (Detroit)1882 - 1989
St. Catherine of Alexandria Parish  (Algonac)1894 - 2007
 (Parish merged with Holy Cross, Marine City, and St. Mark, Harsens Island, to form Our Lady on the River, Marine City. Records at Our Lady on the River.)
St. Catherine of Siena Parish  (Detroit)2005 - 2009
St. Catherine Parish  (Detroit)1912 - 1990
St. Christine Parish  (Detroit)1954 - 2005
St. Claude Parish  (Clinton Township)1965 - 2007
 (Inquiries or record information regarding St. Claude Parish should be directed to the St. Thecla Parish)
St. Conrad Parish  (Melvindale)1966 - 2008
 (Parish merged with St. Mary Magdalen, Melvindale. Records at St. Mary Magdalen.)
St. Cyril of Jerusalem Parish  (Taylor)1953 - 2007
 (Parish merged with St. Paschal Baylon, Taylor to form Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Taylor. Records at Our Lady of the Angels.)
St. David of Wales Parish  (Detroit)1921 - 1990
St. Dominic Parish  (Detroit)1926 - 2005
St. Dorothy Parish  (Center Line)1960 - 2007
 (Parish merged with St. Leonard of Port Maurice, Warren, to form St. Teresa of Avila Parish, Warren. Records at St. Teresa of Avila.)
St. Edward Parish  (Detroit)1927 - 1990
St. Eugene Parish  (Detroit)1954 - 1989
St. Francis de Sales Parish  (Detroit)1927 - 2005
 (Parish merged with Precious Blood, Detroit, to form St. Peter Claver, Detroit. Records at St. Peter Claver.)
St. Francis of Assisi Parish  (Ray)1968 - 2006
 (Parish merged and is now called St. Francis of Assisi/St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish. Records at merged parish.)
St. Gemma Parish  (Detroit)1947 - 2005
St. George Parish  (Detroit)1908 - 1965
St. Gerard Parish  (Detroit)1950 - 2006
 (Parish merged with Immaculate Heart of Mary, Detroit, to form Corpus Christi, Detroit. Records at Corpus Christi.)
St. Germaine Parish  (St. Clair Shores)1957 - 2009
 (Parish merged with St. Gertrude to form Our Lady of Hope. Records at Our Lady of Hope.)
St. Gertrude Parish  (St. Clair Shores)1826 - 2009
 (Parish merged with St. Germaine to forme Our Lady of Hope. Records at Our Lady of Hope.)
St. Helena Parish  (Wyandotte)1925 - 2008
St. Hugh Parish  (Southgate)1966 - 2009
 (Merged into St. Francis Cabrini. Records at St. Francis Cabrini.)
St. Ignatius of Antioch Parish  (Detroit)1948 - 1989
St. Ives Parish  (Southfield)1964 - 2007
 (Parish merged with St. Beatrice, St. Bede, and St. Michael - all Southfield - to form Church of the Transfiguration, Southfield. Records at Church of the Transfiguration.)
St. Jerome Parish  (Detroit)1954 - 1996
 (Parish closed and is now St. Lucy Croatian in Troy. Records at St. Lucy.)
St. Joachim Parish  (Detroit)1885 - 1989
St. John Berchmans/St. Juliana Parish  (Detroit)1932 - 2004
St. John Cantius Parish  (Detroit)1902 - 2007
St. John Nepomucene Parish  (Detroit)1908 - 1974
St. John the Evangelist Parish  (Detroit)1892 - 1981
St. John Vianney Parish  (Highland Park)1926 - 1978
St. Joseph Parish  (Pontiac)1923 - 2009
 (Parish merged with St. Vincent de Paul and St. Michael to form St. Vincent de Paul. Records at St. Vincent de Paul)
St. Joseph Parish  (Port Huron)1890 - 2007
 (Parish merged with St. Stephen, Port Huron, and Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission, Port Huron, to form Holy Trinity Parish, Port Huron. Records at Holy Trinity.)
St. Lawrence Parish  (Detroit)1922 - 1989
St. Leonard of Port Maurice Parish  (Warren)1950 - 2007
 (Parish merged with St. Dorothy Parish, Warren, to form St. Teresa of Avila Parish, Warren. Records at St. Teresa of Avila.)
St. Margaret Mary Parish  (Detroit)1920 - 1982
St. Mark Parish  (Harsens Island)1897 - 2007
 (Parish merged with St. Catherine of Alexandria, Algonac, and Holy Cross, Marine City, to form Our Lady on the River, Marine City. Records at Our Lady on the River.)
St. Martin of Tours Parish  (Detroit)1923 - 1989
St. Maximilian Kolbe Parish  (Macomb Township)1996 - 2006
 (Parish merged with St. Francis of Assisi to form St. Francis of Assisi/St. Maximillian Kolbe. Records at merged parish.)
St. Michael Parish  (Pontiac)1919 - 2009
 (Parish merged with St. Joseph and St. Vincent de Paul to form St. Vincent de Paul Parish. Records at St. Vincent de Paul.)
St. Michael Parish  (Southfield)1930 - 2007
 (Parish merged with St. Beatrice, St. Bede, and St. Ives - all Southfield - to form Church of the Transfiguration, Southfield. Records at Church of the Transfiguration.)
St. Monica Parish  (Detroit)1924 - 1989
St. Paschal Baylon Parish  (Taylor)1956 - 2007
 (Parish merged with St. Cyril of Jerusalem, Taylor to form Our Lady of the Angels Parish, Taylor. Records at Our Lady of the Angels.)
St. Patrick Mission  (North Branch)1896 - 2007
 (Records at SS. Peter and Paul, North Branch.)
St. Paul Parish  (Maltese)1920 - 1961
St. Peter Claver Parish  (Detroit)1911 - 1938
 (Records at Sacred Heart, Detroit)
St. Peter Lithuanian Parish  (Detroit)1921 - 1995
St. Philip Neri Parish  (Detroit)1927 - 1989
St. Philip Neri Parish  (Columbus)1850 - 2007
 (Parish merged with All Saints, Memphis and Holy Rosary, Smiths Creek to form Holy Family Parish, Memphis. Sacramental Records at Holy Family Parish - All Saints Church, Memphis)
St. Rita Parish  (Detroit)1924 - 2008
 (Parish merged with St. Bartholomew, Detroit. Records at St. Bartholomew - St. Rita.)
St. Rose of Lima Parish  (Detroit)1919 - 1989
St. Stanislaus Parish  (Detroit)1898 - 1989
St. Stephen Parish  (Port Huron)1851 - 2007
 (Parish merged with St. Joseph, Port Huron and Our Lady of Guadalupe Mission, Port Huron to form Holy Trinity Parish, Port Huron. Records at Holy Trinity.)
St. Theresa of Avila Parish  (Detroit)1915 - 1989
St. Thomas the Apostle Parish  (Detroit)1914 - 1989
St. Valerie of Ravenna Parish  (Clinton Township)1958 - 2009
 (Parish merged with St. Louis in Clinton Township. Records at St. Louis)
St. Vincent de Paul Parish  (Pontiac)1851 - 2009
 (Parish merged with St. Joseph and St. Michael to form St. Vincent de Paul. Records at St. Vincent de Paul.)
St. Vincent Parish  (Detroit)1866 - 1965
St. Wenceslaus Parish  (Detroit)1870 - 1962
Transfiguration Parish  (Detroit)1925 - 2006
 (Parish merged with Our Lady Help of Christians. Records remain at Transfiguration, Detroit.)
Vida Nueva Community Parish  (Utica)1972 - 1982
Visitation Parish  (Detroit)1920 - 1989


http://www.aodonline.org/AODOnline/Parishes+2317/ParishLocator.asp?ParishLocatorPageType=ClosedParishes

7 comments:

  1. Wow.

    That's quite a lot of parishes closing!!!

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  2. Many from Detroit, MI.

    Population decrease from about 1.5 million in the 70's to maybe 500,000 or less in 25 years due to many factors--unions, high taxes (so corporate headquarters and manufacturing moves out), and more.

    Detroit has vacant lots, acres, and stretches--in some places--for miles. The city government is considering moving "business farms" to take over the acres, raise crops, and give proceeds to city.

    Half of the public schools will be shut next year. Remaining class sizes of 60+.

    She once was a beautiful city.

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  3. It's only a matter of time until all you heretics return to the One True Holy and Apostolic Church.

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  4. Were you alluding to the Orthodox Presbyterian Church or the Presbyterian Church in America?

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  5. Guffaw! That's a knee-slapper, Steve!

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  6. Grace Presbyterian Church of New Zealand. That's where Glenn Peoples praches.

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  7. Well, if the church where Glenn preaches is "One True Holy and Apostolic Church," then I'll transfer my membership to the One True Holy and Schismatic Church.

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