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Steven Raica was born on November 8, 1952, in Munising, Michigan to Steve and Mary Raica. [1] He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Michigan State University in East Lansing, Michigan, a Master of Divinity degree from St. John's Provincial Seminary in Plymouth, Michigan, and a Master of Religious Studies degree from the University of Detroit.
On October 13, 1981, Pope John Paul II appointed Robert John Rose as the second bishop of the Diocese of Gaylord. [3] In 1989, the pope named Rose as bishop of the Diocese of Grand Rapids. John Paul II replaced him with Auxiliary Bishop Patrick R. Cooney of the Archdiocese of Detroit later that year. [4] Cooney died in 2012.
Robert Rose was born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, on February 28, 1930, to Urban Henry and Maida Ann (née Glerum) Rose. [1] Rose attended St. Francis Xavier School in Grand Rapids and in 1944 entered St. Joseph's Seminary in the same city. [1]
He was ordained a deacon in 1977 and a priest in 1978 by Bishop Robert S. Kerr of the Diocese of Vermont. [2] A proponent of Total Ministry, he served from 1985 to 1989 as canon missioner for cluster ministries in the Oklahoma, then served for 10 years as ministry development coordinator in Northern Michigan before being elected bishop in 1999.
Patrick Cooney was born in Detroit, Michigan, to Michael and Elizabeth (née Dowdall) Cooney. [1] The oldest of four children, he has two sisters, Mary, now deceased, (a retired teacher of the Detroit Public School System) and Leontia (an Adrian Dominican nun), and one brother, Michael (a priest of the Archdiocese of Detroit).
Foley retired in 2005. In 2007, Pope Benedict XVI named Bishop Robert Baker from the Diocese of Charleston as bishop of Birmingham. Baker retired in 2020. The current bishop of Birmingham is Steven J. Raica, formerly bishop of the Diocese of Gaylord. He was appointed by Pope Francis in 2020. [18] [19]
Despite his popularity and personal charm, Foley was generally regarded as an ineffective bishop with an unsuccessful administration. [25] Foley died in 1918, after 30 years as bishop of Detroit. [11] The last bishop of Detroit was Bishop Michael Gallagher from Grand Rapids, appointed by Pope Benedict XV in 1918. [26]
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