Diocese of Spokane
| Diocese of Spokane | |
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Seattle |
| Diocesan bishop | Thomas Anthony Daly |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | William Stephen Skylstad |
| founding | December 17, 1913 |
| surface | 63,058 km² |
| Parishes | 83 (2004) |
| Residents | 722,677 (2004) |
| Catholics | 86,721 (2004) |
| proportion of | 12% |
| Diocesan priest | 69 (2004) |
| Religious priest | 89 (2004) |
| Catholics per priest | 549 |
| Permanent deacons | 47 (2004) |
| Friars | 100 (2004) |
| Religious sisters | 247 (2004) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes |
| Website | www.dioceseofspokane.org/ |
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The Diocese of Spokane ( Latin : Dioecesis Spokanensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States with its seat in Spokane .
The diocese was established by papal decree of December 17, 1913. Their territory was previously under the dioceses of Seattle and Walla Walla . She is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Seattle .
Bishops
- Augustine Francis Schinner (1914-1925)
- Charles Daniel White (1926–1955)
- Bernard Joseph Topel (1955–1978)
- Lawrence Harold Welsh (1978–1990)
- William Stephen Skylstad (1990-2010)
- Blase Joseph Cupich (2010-2014, then Archbishop of Chicago )
- Thomas Anthony Daly (since 2015)
Web links
- Website of the Diocese of Spokane (English)
- Entry for the Diocese of Spokane on catholic-hierarchy.org
Cathedral : Our Lady of Lourdes