St. Roch (Diocese of Saginaw)
| St. Roch | |
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| Dedication: | St. Roch |
| Type/Classification: | Territorial Parish |
| Non-Parochial: | No |
| Operated By: | Diocesan clergy |
| Venerated Saints: | None specified |
| Diocese: | Diocese of Saginaw |
| Deanery: | |
| Address: | 6253 Main St., Caseville, Michigan 48725 |
| City: | Caseville, MI |
| Subdivision: | Michigan |
| Country: | United States |
| County: | Huron County |
| Website: | Website |
| Founded: | |
| School: | No |
| Email: | None specified |
| AI Confidence: | 3/10 |
| Review Level: | 0/5 |
St. Roch is a territorial parish of the Diocese of Saginaw, located in the Lake Huron shoreline village of Caseville, Michigan, in Huron County. The parish is dedicated to Saint Roch (also known as Saint Rocco), a fourteenth-century pilgrim saint from Montpellier, France, traditionally venerated as a protector against plague and illness.
Caseville sits along Saginaw Bay in Michigan's "Thumb" region, and St. Roch has long served the local Catholic community of this small resort and farming town. As with many rural parishes of the Diocese of Saginaw, its congregation reflects the historically strong Catholic presence brought to the region by nineteenth-century immigrant settlers.
No confirmed founding date is documented in available sources, though the presence of a parish dedicated to Saint Roch in Caseville reflects the pattern of Catholic parish establishment throughout Huron County during the region's agricultural and lumbering settlement era.
History
Detailed historical records for St. Roch Parish in Caseville are not widely available in public sources. According to the Diocese of Saginaw's parish listings, St. Roch continues to serve as a territorial parish for Catholics in and around Caseville.[1] The choice of Saint Roch as patron may reflect devotional traditions brought by early European immigrant settlers to the Thumb region, many of whom carried strong regional devotions to plague saints from their home countries.
Special features
- Patronal feast day observed in honor of Saint Roch, traditionally celebrated on August 16
- Service to a small lakeside community in Michigan's Thumb region
Relics
According to established Catholic tradition, the main altar of a dedicated Catholic church customarily contains relics of saints. Specific details regarding relics associated with St. Roch Parish are not publicly documented in available sources.
Architecture and Art
Exterior features
Specific architectural details of the church building are not publicly documented in available sources.
Interior features
The interior worship space is arranged in the customary manner for Catholic parish churches, with the sanctuary and altar as the focal point for the congregation.
Stained Glass Windows
No confirmed details regarding stained glass windows are documented in available sources.
Statues and Sculptures
Devotional imagery of Saint Roch, often depicted with a pilgrim's staff, a wound on his leg, and an accompanying dog, is traditional in churches dedicated to this saint, though specific statuary at this parish is not documented in available sources.
Other Artwork
No further devotional artwork is publicly documented in available sources.
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- St. Joseph (Diocese of Saginaw, Auburn)
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- Our Lady of Guadalupe (Diocese of Saginaw)
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- St. Hedwig (Diocese of Saginaw)
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- St. James (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Joseph (Diocese of Saginaw, Bay City)
- St. Maria Goretti (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Mary of the Assumption (Diocese of Saginaw)
- St. Stanislaus Kostka (Diocese of Saginaw)
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External links
Social media
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References
- ↑ "Diocese of Saginaw - Parish Directory". Roman Catholic Diocese of Saginaw. https://www.saginaw.org/.