List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids

This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids. The diocese is located in the western portion of Michigan's lower peninsula and includes the city of Grand Rapids and 11 counties: Ionia, Kent, Lake, Mason, Mecosta, Montcalm, Muskegon, Newaygo, Oceana, Osceola, and Ottawa.[1]

Diocese of Grand Rapids in red

The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Saint Andrew in Grand Rapids.

Kent County

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Grand Rapids

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Name Image Location Description/notes
Basilica of Saint Adalbert   654 Davis Ave NW, Grand Rapids Romanesque Revival church built between 1907 and 1913[2][3]
Blessed Sacrament   2275 Diamond Ave NE, Grand Rapids Established in 1946[4]
Cathedral of Saint Andrew   215 Sheldon Blvd SE, Grand Rapids Gothic Revival church built between 1875 and 1876[5]
Holy Spirit   2230 Lake Michigan Dr NW, Grand Rapids Established in 1952.[6][7]
Immaculate Heart of Mary   1935 Plymouth Ave SE, Grand Rapids Established in 1948[8]
Latvian Apostolate   504 Grand Ave NE, Grand Rapids Established in 1951[9]
Our Lady of Sorrows   101 Hall St SE, Grand Rapids Established in 1908[10]
Sacred Heart of Jesus   156 Valley Ave SW, Grand Rapids Established in 1904[11][12]
St. Alphonsus   224 Carrier St NE, Grand Rapids Established in 1888[13]
St. Anthony of Padua   2510 Richmond NW, Grand Rapids Established in 1906[14]
St. Isidore   628 Diamond Ave NE, Grand Rapids Established in 1897[15]
St. Jude   1120 Four Mile NE, Grand Rapids Established in 1946[16]
St. Mary   423 First St NW, Grand Rapids Established in 1857; cornerstone laid in 1873[17][18]
St. Paul the Apostle   2750 Burton St SE, Grand Rapids Established in 1965[19]
St. Stephen   750 Gladstone Dr SE, Grand Rapids Established in 1924[20]
St. Thomas the Apostle   1449 Wilcox Park Dr SE, Grand Rapids Established in 1924[21]
Ss. Peter and Paul   520 Myrtle St NW, Grand Rapids Established in 1904[22]
Shrine of St. Francis Xavier & Our Lady of Guadalupe   250 Brown St SE, Grand Rapids Established in 1914; merged with St. Dominic Parish in Wyoming[23]

Outside Grand Rapids

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Name Image Location Description/notes
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary   6390 Belmont Ave NW, Belmont Established in 1914[24]
Holy Family   9669 Kraft Ave, Caledonia Established in 1970[25]
St. John Paul II   3110 17 Mile Rd, Cedar Springs Established in 2013[26]
Holy Trinity   1200 Alpine Church Rd NW, Comstock Park Established in 1848[27]
St. Clara Chapel   4584 N Bailey Rd, Coral Part of Mary Queen of Apostles Parish, Sand Lake[28]
St. Margaret Chapel   10195 16 Mile Rd NE, Cedar Springs Merged with St. John Paul II[29][26]
St. Mary Magdalen   1253 52nd St SE, Kentwood Established in 1956[30]
St. Patrick   4351 Parnell Ave NE, Parnell Established in 1844[31]
Our Lady of Consolation   4865 Eleven Mile Rd, Rockford Established in 1972[32]
Mary Queen of Apostles   One W Maple St, Sand Lake Established in 1923[28]
Holy Family   425 S State St, Sparta Established in 1947[33]
Holy Name of Jesus   1630 Godfrey Ave SW, Wyoming Established in 1908[34]
Our Lady of La-Vang   2019 Porter SW, Wyoming Established in 1999[35]
St. Dominic   50 Bellevue St SW, Wyoming Merged with the Shrine of St. Francis Xavier and Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish
St. John Vianney   4101 Clyde Park Ave SW, Wyoming Established in 1942[36]
St. Joseph the Worker   225 32nd St SW, Wyoming Established in 1887[37]

East Diocese (Ionia and Montcalm Counties)

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Name Image Location Description/notes
St. Joseph   409 S Bridge St, Belding Established in 1894; re-established 2012 as St. Joseph-St. Mary; clustered with St. Charles Borromeo Parish[38]
St. Mary Chapel   9041 Krupp Rd, Belding Merged with St. Joseph; clustered with St. Charles Borromeo Parish[38]
St. Mary   404 N Division St, Carson City Established in 1896; current church built in 1896;[39] now clustered with St. John the Baptist Parish, Hubbardston[40]
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque   1051 E Howard City Rd, Edmore Merged in 2012 with St. Bernardette Parish in Stanton[41]
St. Charles Borromeo   505 S Lafayette St, Greenville Established in 1875[42]
Christ the King   9596 N Reed Rd, Howard City Established in 1975; reestablished 2011 as Christ the King-St. Francis de Sales Parish[43]
St. John the Baptist   324 S Washington St, Hubbardston Established in 1853; church built in 1868;[44] now clustered with St. Mary Parish in Carson City[45]
Ss. Peter and Paul   434 High St, Ionia Established in 1860[46]
St. Edward   531 Jordan Lake St, Lake Odessa Established in 1945[47]
St. Francis de Sales   829 E Richardson, Lakeview Merged with Christ the King Parish in 2011[43]
St. Mary   402 Amity St, Lowell Established in 1879[48]
St. Joseph   126 East St, Pewamo Established in 1903[49]
St. Patrick   520 W Grand River, Portland Established in 1878[50]
St. Anthony   6700 David Hwy, Saranac Established in 1951[51]
St. Bernadette of Lourdes   991 Main St, Stanton Merged in 2012 with St. Margaret Parish of Edmore[41]

Mid Diocese (Mecosta, Newaygo and Oceana Counties)

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Name Image Location Description/notes
St. Mary   1009 Marion Ave, Big Rapids Established in 1873[52]
St. Paul Campus Church   1 Damascus Rd, Big Rapids Serves the Ferris State University community[52]
St. Michael   6382 S. Maple Island Rd, Brunswick Established in 1885[53]
St. John the Baptist   6800 South 50th Ave, Claybanks Established in 1886[54]
Kateri Tekakwitha Native American Center   3802 N 144th Ave, Elbridge Established in 1891[55]
All Saints   500 Iroquois Dr, Fremont Established in 1901
St. Gregory   316 Peach Ave, Hart Established in 1908; reestablished in 2014 as St. Gregory-Our Lady of Fatima Church upon merger with parish in Shelby[56]
Christ the King Chapel   263 S Elm St, Hesperia Established in 1902; merged with St Michael Parish in Brunswick[57]
St. Bartholomew   599 W Brooks St, Newaygo Established in 1902[58]
St. Anne   23949 22 Mile Rd, Paris Established in 1889[59]
St. Vincent Chapel   637 E 6th St, Pentwater Merged with St. Joseph Parish in Weare[60]
St. Michael the Archangel   8929 50th Ave, Remus Established in 1888[61]
Our Lady of the Assumption   3000 Winston Rd, Rothbury Established in 1923[62]
Our Lady of Fatima   1372 S. Oceana Dr, Shelby Merged in 2014 with St. Gregory Parish in Hart[56]
St. Joseph   2380 W Jackson St, Weare Established in 1884[60]
St. Joseph   965 Newell St, White Cloud Established in 1892[63]

North Diocese (Lake, Mason and Osceola Counties)

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Name Image Location Description/notes
St. Ann   1001 Michigan Ave, Baldwin Established in 1916; merged in 2011 to form St. Mary-St. Ignatius Parish[64]
St. Mary   85 S Madison, Custer Established in 1933; merged in 2012 to form St. Mary-St. Jerome Parish[65]
Sacred Heart   9878 US-10, Evart Established in 1960[66]
St. John Cantius   2845 E Michigan Ave, Free Soil Established in 1906[67]
St. Bernard   5734 10-1/2 Mile Rd, Irons Established in 1948[68]
St. Simon   702 E Bryant Rd, Ludington Established in 1876[69]
St. Ignatius Chapel   701 State St, Luther Merged in 2011 with St. Ann Parish in Baldwin[64]
St. Agnes   603 E Main St, Marion Established in 1972[70]
St. Philip Neri   831 S Chestnut, Reed City Established in 1880[71]
St. Jerome   203 West State St, Scottville Merged in 2012 with St. Mary Parish in Custer[65]

West Diocese (Muskegon and Ottawa Counties)

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Name Image Location Description/notes
St. Luke University Parish   10144 42nd Ave, Allendale Established in 2007 at Grand Valley State University[72]
St. Francis Xavier   2044 Gooding Rd, Conklin Established in 1892[73]
Our Lady of the Lake   480 152nd Ave, Holland Established in 1979[74]
St. Francis de Sales   171 W 13th St, Holland Established in 1903[75]
Holy Redeemer   2700 Baldwin St, Jenison Established in 1975[76]
St. Mary of the Woods Chapel   150 Church St, Lakewood Club Merged with Prince of Peace Parish[77]
St. Mary   15164 Juniper Dr, Marne Established in 1852; clustered with St. Michael Parish in Coopersville[78]
St. James   5149 Dowling St, Montague Established in 1876[79]
St. Mary's Church of the Immaculate Conception   196 W Webster Ave, Muskegon Established in 1856; current church built in 1889; reestablished by merger with Our Lady of Grace and St. Jean Baptiste[80][81]
St. Patrick/St. Anthony 920 Fulton Street, Grand Haven Established in 1857
St. Michael the Archangel   1716 Sixth St, Muskegon Established in 1909[82]
St. Thomas the Apostle   3252 Apple Ave, Muskegon Twp. Established in 1948[83]
Prince of Peace   1110 Dykstra Rd, North Muskegon Established in 1975; reestablished 2012; merged with St. Mary of the Woods[84]
St. Francis de Sales   2929 McCracken Ave, Norton Shores Established in 1948[85]
St. Catherine   3376 Thomas St, Ravenna Established in 1908[86]
St. Mary   403 E Savidge St, Spring Lake Established in 1863[87]
St. Joseph   18784 8th Ave, Wright Established in 1850[88]

Former churches

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Name Image Location Description/notes
Our Lady of Grace   451 S Getty St, Muskegon Built between 1949 and 1950; merged with St. Mary Parish in 2018, closed in 2023[89]
Sacred Heart   150 E Summit Ave, Muskegon Heights Established in 1919, closed in 2023[90][91]
St. James   733 Bridge St NW, Grand Rapids Church built between 1870 and 1872; merged with the Basilica of St. Adalbert. St. James closed in 2022.[92][93]
St. Jean Baptiste 1292 Jefferson St, Muskegon Established in 1883; merged with St. Mary's in 2012, closed in 2015 and building sold in 2017, slated for demolition in spring of 2024[81][94][95][96]
Saint Joseph 1224 5th Street, Muskegon Established in 1883, closed and demolished in the 1990s, now Saint Joseph Park[97]

References

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