St. John the Baptist (Diocese of Saginaw)

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St. John the Baptist
Dedication: St. John the Baptist
Type/Classification: Territorial Parish
Non-Parochial: No
Operated By: Diocesan clergy
Venerated Saints: None specified
Diocese: Diocese of Saginaw
Deanery:
Address: 545 Mapleridge Rd., Carrolton, Michigan 48724
City: Carrolton, MI
Subdivision: Michigan
Country: United States
County: Saginaw County
Website: No website specified
Founded:
School: No
Email: None specified
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St. John the Baptist is a territorial parish of the Diocese of Saginaw, located in the Carrolton area of Saginaw County, Michigan. The parish is dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, the prophet and forerunner of Christ who baptized Jesus in the Jordan River and is venerated throughout the Catholic Church as a herald of the Messiah.

Situated at 545 Mapleridge Road, the parish serves Catholic families in the Carrolton area near Saginaw, Michigan. As a territorial parish, it ministers to Catholics residing within its assigned geographic boundaries rather than to a particular ethnic, linguistic, or national community.

No confirmed founding date is documented in available sources, though the parish has long served as a spiritual home for Catholics in the Saginaw area, continuing the devotion to Saint John the Baptist common among Catholic communities of the region.

History

Limited documentation is publicly available regarding the founding and early history of St. John the Baptist Parish in Carrolton. The parish is part of the Diocese of Saginaw, which was established in 1938 to serve Catholics in central Michigan.[1] According to diocesan records, the parish has continued to serve the Carrolton community as a territorial parish within Saginaw County.

Specific milestones, founding clergy, and construction dates for the current church building are not confirmed in publicly available sources at this time.

Special features

  • Territorial parish serving the Carrolton community within the Diocese of Saginaw
  • Continues the tradition of devotion to Saint John the Baptist as patron and namesake

Relics

According to established Catholic tradition, the main altar of a dedicated parish church customarily contains relics of saints, as is customary practice within the Catholic Church. Specific details regarding relics held at St. John the Baptist are not publicly documented in available sources.

Architecture and Art

Exterior features

Specific architectural details regarding the exterior of the church building are not publicly documented in available sources.

Interior features

Details regarding the interior layout and sanctuary arrangement are not publicly documented in available sources.

Stained Glass Windows

No confirmed information regarding stained glass windows is available in publicly documented sources.

Statues and Sculptures

No confirmed information regarding statuary or sculpture is available in publicly documented sources. Devotional imagery, if present, would be expected to reflect the parish's dedication to Saint John the Baptist.

Other Artwork

No further devotional artwork is publicly documented in available sources.

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References

  1. ↑ "Diocese of Saginaw". Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw. https://www.saginaw.org/. 
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