Allen James Babcock

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Allen James Babcock
Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Appointed	February 15, 1947
Installed	1954
Term ended	1969
Orders
Ordination	March 7, 1925
Consecration	March 25, 1948
Personal details
Born	(1898-06-17)June 17, 1898 Bad Axe, Michigan
Died	June 27, 1969(1969-06-27) (aged 71)
Denomination	Catholic

Allen James Babcock (June 17, 1898 – June 27, 1969) was an American prelate of the Catholic Church who served as the seventh Bishop of Grand Rapids, Michigan from 1954 to 1969.

Biography[]

Babcock was born in Bad Axe, Michigan, and ordained to the priesthood on March 7, 1925.

On February 15, 1947, he was appointed Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit and Titular Bishop of Irenopolis in Cilicia by Pope Pius XII. He received his episcopal consecration on the following March 25 from Cardinal Edward Mooney, with Bishops William Francis Murphy and Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki serving as co-consecrators.

He was later named the seventh Bishop of Grand Rapids on March 23, 1954. He attended the Second Vatican Council (1962–1965), and died at age 71.

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Preceded by Francis J. Haas	Bishop of Grand Rapids 1954–1969	Succeeded by Joseph M. Breitenbeck
Preceded by –	Auxiliary Bishop of Detroit 1947–1954	Succeeded by –

v t Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids
Bishops	Ordinaries Henry J. Richter Michael J. Gallagher Edward D. Kelly Joseph G. Pinten Joseph C. Plagens Francis J. Haas Allen J. Babcock Joseph M. Breitenbeck Robert J. Rose Kevin M. Britt Walter A. Hurley David J. Walkowiak Auxiliaries Charles A. Salatka Joseph C. McKinney
Churches	List List of churches in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Grand Rapids Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Andrew, Grand Rapids Notable parishes Basilica of St. Adalbert, Grand Rapids
Higher Education	Colleges Aquinas College
Secondary Education	Diocesan High Schools Catholic Central High School, Grand Rapids West Catholic High School, Grand Rapids Parish High Schools St. Patrick High School, Portland Sacred Heart Academy Classical Highschool Private High Schools Muskegon Catholic Central High School, Muskegon
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v t Ordinaries of the Archdiocese of Detroit
Bishops	Frederick Rese Caspar Borgess John Samuel Foley Michael Gallagher
Coadjutor bishop	Peter Paul Lefevere
Archbishops	Edward Aloysius Mooney John Francis Dearden Edmund Szoka Adam Maida Allen Henry Vigneron
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v t Churches in the Archdiocese of Detroit
Cathedral	Cathedral of the Most Blessed Sacrament
Parishes	Detroit Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church Most Holy Redeemer Church Our Lady of the Rosary Church Sacred Heart Church St. Albertus Church Ste. Anne de Detroit Church St. Catherine of Siena Church St. Charles Borromeo Church St. Josaphat's Church St. Joseph Church St. Mary Church St. Patrick Church Saints Peter and Paul Church St. Stanislaus Bishop and Martyr Church Sweetest Heart of Mary Church Monroe County St. Mary's Church, Monroe St. Michael's Church, Monroe Wayne County St. Paul Church, Grosse Pointe Farms St. Florian Church, Hamtramck Our Lady of the Scapular Parish, Wyandotte Former St. Boniface Church, Detroit St. Theresa of Avila Church, Detroit St. Thomas the Apostle's Church, Detroit
Shrine	National Shrine of the Little Flower, Royal Oak

v t Education in the Archdiocese of Detroit
Higher education	Madonna University Marygrove College University of Detroit Mercy
Seminaries	Sacred Heart Major Seminary SS. Cyril and Methodius Seminary
High schools	Macomb County De La Salle Collegiate High School, Warren Regina High School, Warren Austin Catholic High School, Ray Township Monroe County St. Mary Catholic Central High School, Monroe Oakland County Academy of the Sacred Heart High School, Bloomfield Hills Bishop Foley Catholic High School, Madison Heights Brother Rice High School, Bloomfield Hills Detroit Catholic Central High School, Novi Everest Collegiate High School and Academy, Independence Township Marian High School, Bloomfield Hills Mercy High School, Farmington Hills Notre Dame Preparatory, Pontiac Our Lady of the Lakes High School, Waterford Shrine Catholic High School, Royal Oak St. Mary's Preparatory, Orchard Lake Village St. Catherine of Siena Academy, Wixom St. Clair County Cardinal Mooney Catholic High School, Marine City Wayne County Cabrini High School, Allen Park Detroit Cristo Rey High School, Detroit Divine Child High School, Dearborn Gabriel Richard Catholic High School, Riverview Ladywood High School, Livonia Loyola High School, Detroit University of Detroit Jesuit High School and Academy, Detroit
Former	Higher education Duns Scotus College Maryglade College High schools Girls Catholic Central High School, Detroit Holy Redeemer High School, Detroit Notre Dame High School, Harper Woods Sacred Heart High School, Roseville Our Lady of Mount Carmel High School, Wyandotte

v t Clergy of the Archdiocese of Detroit
Auxiliary bishops	Moses Anderson Allen James Babcock Leonard Paul Blair Earl Alfred Boyea, Jr. Joseph M. Breitenbeck Kevin Michael Britt Michael J. Byrnes Arturo Cepeda Patrick R. Cooney Henry Edmund Donnelly John Anthony Donovan Daniel E. Flores Thomas Gumbleton Donald Hanchon Bernard Joseph Harrington Walter A. Hurley Joseph Leopold Imesch Edward D. Kelly Arthur Henry Krawczak Dale Joseph Melczek John Clayton Nienstedt Joseph C. Plagens John M. Quinn Francis R. Reiss Walter Joseph Schoenherr Allen Henry Vigneron Stephen Stanislaus Woznicki Alexander M. Zaleski Robert J. Fisher
Priests	Alexander Joseph Brunett Solanus Casey Charles Coughlin Francis Kelley Camillus Paul Maes Jeffrey Marc Monforton William Murphy John A. Trese Kenneth Edward Untener

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