The following is a list of religious communities serving in the Archdiocese of Detroit. For contact information, please check the website of the respective religious congregation.
Religious Communities of Women
| Community Name | Community Initials |
| Bernardine Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis | OSF |
| Carmelite Sisters of St. Joseph (El Salvador) | -- |
| Congregation of the Sisters of Divine Providence | CDP |
| Congregation of the Sisters of St. Joseph | CSJ |
| Consecrated Women of Regnum Christi | RC |
| Daughters of Charity of the Province of St. Louise | DC |
| Daughters of Divine Charity | FDC |
| Daughters of Mary (India) | DM |
| Daughters of Mary Immaculate (Chaldean) | DMI |
| Daughters of Mary, Mother of Mercy | DMMM |
| Discalced Carmelite Nuns | OCD |
| Dominican Contemplative Nuns | OP |
| Dominican Sisters (Adrian, MI) | OP |
| Dominican Sisters (Grand Rapids, MI) | OP |
| Dominican Sisters of Mary, Mother of the Eucharist | OP |
| Dominican Sisters of Mt. Thabor | OP |
| Dominican Sisters of Peace | OP |
| Felician Sisters | CSSF |
| Franciscan Sisters of the Immaculate Conception (Albania) | -- |
| Marist Sisters | SM |
| Missionaries of Charity | MC |
| Missionary Sisters of Christ the King for Polonia | MChR |
| Order of St. Basil the Great | OSBM |
| School Sisters of Notre Dame | SSND |
| Servants of Jesus | SJ |
| Servants of Mary (Servite Sisters) | OSM |
| Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati | SC |
| Sisters of Jesus the Savior | SJS |
| Sisters of Mercy of the Americas | RSM |
| Sisters of St. Francis of Sylvania | OSF |
| Sisters of St. Joseph of the Third Order of St. Francis | SSJ-TOSF |
| Sisters of the Good Shepherd | RGS |
| Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth | CSFN |
| Sisters, Home Visitors of Mary | HVM |
| Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Monroe) | IHM |
| Sisters, Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity | SOLT |
| Society of Mary Reparatrix | SMR |
Religious Communities of Men
| Community Name | Community Initials |
| Basilian Fathers (Toronto) | CSB |
| Benedictine Monks (Sylvestrine Congregation) | OSB |
| Brothers of the Christian Schools | FSC |
| Capuchin Friars | OFM Cap |
| Companions of the Cross | CC |
| Congregation of Christian Brothers | CFC |
| Congregation of Mariannhill Missionaries | CMM |
| Congregation of St. Michael the Archangel | CSMA |
| Congregation of the Holy Spirit | CSSp |
| Congregation of the Passion | CP |
| Conventual Franciscans | OFM Conv |
| Franciscan Friars | OFM |
| Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest | -- |
| Jesuit Fathers and Brothers | SJ |
| Legionaries of Christ | LC |
| Little Brothers of Jesus | LBJ |
| Marist Fathers | SM |
| Maryknoll Fathers and Brothers | MM |
| Miles Christi | MC |
| Missionaries of St. Francis de Sales | MSFS |
| Missionaries of the Precious Blood | CPPS |
| Missionary Society of St. Paul of Nigeria | MSP |
| Oblates of St. Francis de Sales | OSFS |
| Order of Preachers (Dominicans) | OP |
| Order of St. Basil the Great | OSBM |
| Pontifical Institute for Foreign Missions | PIME |
| Redemptorist Fathers | CSSR |
| Society of Christ | SCh |
| Society of Our Lady of the Most Holy Trinity | SOLT |
| Society of the Catholic Apostolate | SAC |
| Society of the Divine Word | SVD |