Parishes Transferred to New Vicariates

On June 1, 2021, Archbishop Vigneron issued a decree transferring some parishes from one vicariate to another effective July 1, 2021, so as to coordinate with the placement of these parishes into Families, as follows:

Mother of Divine Mercy ParishFrom Renaissance VicariateTo Genesis Vicariate
St. Jude ParishFrom Renaissance VicariateTo Genesis Vicariate
Most Blessed Sacrament Cathedral ParishFrom Genesis VicariateTo Renaissance Vicariate
Our Lady of the Assumption (Grotto) ParishFrom Genesis VicariateTo Renaissance Vicariate
SS. Peter and Paul Parish (Jesuit)From Renaissance VicariateTo Trinity Vicariate
St. Moses the Black ParishFrom Genesis VicariateTo Trinity Vicariate
St. Mary Mystical Rose ParishFrom North Macomb VicariateTo Blue Water Vicariate
St. Matthias ParishFrom Central Macomb VicariateTo North Macomb Vicariate
St. Matthew ParishFrom Renaissance VicariateTo SERF Vicariate
St. Benedict ParishFrom Pontiac Area VicariateTo Lakes Vicariate
Sacred Heart ParishFrom Pontiac Area VicariateTo South Oakland Vicariate
St. Damien of Molokai ParishFrom Pontiac Area VicariateTo South Oakland Vicariate
St. William ParishFrom Lakes VicariateTo Northwest Wayne Vicariate
St. Gerald ParishFrom South Oakland VicariateTo Northwest Wayne Vicariate
St. Mary, Cause of Our Joy ParishFrom Northwest Wayne VicariateTo West Wayne Vicariate
St. Thomas the Apostle ParishFrom Northwest Wayne VicariateTo West Wayne Vicariate

For more information on this decree, contact the Chancellor’s Office: chancellor@aod.org