List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo explained

This is a list of current and former Roman Catholic churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo. The diocese is located in the southwestern portion of Michigan's lower peninsula and includes more than 55 churches in the cities of Battle Creek and Kalamazoo and the counties of Allegan, Van Buren, Berrien, Cass, Saint Joseph, Kalamazoo, Branch, Calhoun, and Barry.[1]

The cathedral church of the diocese is the Cathedral of Saint Augustine in Kalamazoo.

Battle Creek

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
St. Jerome229 Collier Ave, Battle Creek[2]
St. Joseph61 N 23rd St, Battle Creek[3]
St. Philip112 Capital Ave NE, Battle CreekParish dates to 1849; current Romanesque church built in 1929[4]

Benton Harbor and St. Joseph

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
St. Bernard555 E Delaware Ave, Benton HarborNow operates as a single parish with St. John[5]
St. John600 Columbus Ave, Benton HarborNow operates as a single parish with St. Bernard
St. Joseph (downtown)220 Church St, St. JosephParish traces roots to 1850; current church built 1869; spire added 1891[6]
St. Joseph (south)5353 Roosevelt Rd, StevensvilleSouth branch of St. Joseph Church in downtown St. Joseph

Kalamazoo

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
Cathedral of St. Augustine542 W Michigan Ave, KalamazooParish began as a mission in 1843; current cathedral built 1950-1951[7]
St. Joseph936 Lake St, KalamazooEstablished as a mission in 1904[8]
St. Mary939 Charlotte Ave, Kalamazoo[9]
St. Monica4408 S Westnedge Ave, KalamazooEstablished 1955; church built 1956-1957[10]
St. Thomas More421 Monroe St, KalamazooWestern Michigan University student parish[11]

Other areas

NameImageLocationDescription/notes
St. John the Evangelist1020 Irwin Ave, Albion[12]
Blessed Sacrament110 Cedar St, Allegan[13]
Sacred Heart2036 20th, Allegan
St. Ann12648 East D Avenue, Augusta
Sacred Heart 201 S Walnut St, Bangor
St. Gabriel429 Rose Hill, Berrien Springs
Our Lady Queen of Peace 3903 Lake St, Bridgman
St. Mary's Assumption602 W Chicago St, Bronson
St. Anthony509 W Fourth St, Buchanan
St. Mary's Visitation 2459 146th Ave, Byron Center
St. Ann421 N Broadway St, Cassopolis
St. Clare23226 M-86, Centreville
St. Charles Borromeo150 Taylor St, Coldwater
St. Barbara479 S Burr Oak Rd, Colon
Holy Family500 W St. Mary St, Decatur
St. Peter100 St. Peter Dr, Douglas
St. Stanislaus1871 136th Ave, Dorr
Holy Maternity of Mary210 N Front St, Dowagiac
Sacred Heart of Mary51841 Leach St, DowagiacSilver Creek Township
Our Lady of the Lake24832 US 12 East, Edwardsburg
San Felipe de Jesus5586 117th Ave, Fennville
St. Jude13809 N M-40, Gobles
Immaculate Conception & Sacred Heart63559 60th Ave, Hartford
St. Rose of Lima805 S Jefferson Ave, Hastings
St. Margaret Mary296 E Dibble St, Marcellus
St. Mary212 Hanover Street, Marshall
St. John Bosco 23830 Front Ave, Mattawan
St. Edward332 W State St, Mendon
St. Cyril203 N State St, Nashville
St. Mary of the Lake718 W Buffalo Ave, New Buffalo
St. Mark3 N 19th St, Niles
St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception219 S State St, Niles
St. Margaret766 S Farmer St, Otsego
St. Ambrose1628 East G Ave, Parchment
St. Mary500 Paw Paw St, Paw Paw
St. Catherine of Siena1150 W Centre Ave, Portage
St. Agnes5760 Sawyer Rd, Sawyer
St. Basil513 Monroe Blvd, South Haven
Holy Angels402 S Nottawa, Sturgis
St. Mary of the Assumption28 W Ash St, Three Oaks
Immaculate Conception645 S Douglas, Three Rivers
Our Lady of Fatima8220 M-60, Union City
St. Martin of Tours5855 E. W Ave, Vicksburg
St. Joseph 157 Lucinda Lane, Watervliet
Ss. Cyril and Methodius159 131st Ave, Wayland
St. Therese of Lisieux 128 Cedar St, Wayland
St. Joseph16603 US 12, White Pigeon

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Parish Finder. Diocese of Kalamazoo. May 4, 2020.
  2. Web site: Home page. Saint Jerome Catholic Church. May 4, 2020.
  3. Web site: Home page. Saint Joseph Catholic Church. May 4, 2020.
  4. Web site: Parish History. St. Philip Roman Catholic Church. May 4, 2020.
  5. Web site: Home page. SS. John & Bernard Parish. May 4, 2020.
  6. Web site: Parish History. St. Joseph Parish. May 4, 2020.
  7. Web site: History. St. Augustine Cathedral. May 4, 2020.
  8. Web site: History of St. Joseph Parish. St. Joseph Catholic Church. May 4, 2020.
  9. Web site: Home page. St. Mary's Catholic Church. May 4, 2020.
  10. Web site: History. St. Monica Church. May 4, 2020.
  11. Web site: Home page. Saint Thomas More Catholic Student Parish. May 4, 2020.
  12. Web site: Home page. St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church. May 4, 2020.
  13. Web site: Home page. Blessed Sacrament Parish. May 4, 2020.

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