The Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaylord (Latin: Dioecesis Gaylordensis) is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Northern Michigan region of the United States. It comprises the twenty-one most northern counties of the lower peninsula of the state, and includes the cities of Gaylord, Traverse City, Alpena, Manistee and Petoskey. The fifth and current bishop is Steven J. Raica. The diocese covers approximately 11,171 square miles (28,930 km2) and has a population of 505,000, 66,000 of whom are Catholic. It contains 77 parishes and 17 schools.