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]
The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Saint Andrew in Grand Rapids.
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
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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] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
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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] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
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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] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes | |
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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] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
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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] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
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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] |
Name | Image | Location | Description/notes |
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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] |
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