Yakima diocese
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| Country | United States |
| Metropolitan bishopric | Archdiocese of Seattle |
| Diocesan bishop | Joseph J. Tyson |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | Carlos Arthur Sevilla SJ |
| founding | 1951 |
| surface | 46,051 km² |
| Parishes | 41 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Residents | 600.055 (December 31, 2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics | 68,561 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| proportion of | 11.4% |
| Diocesan priest | 50 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious priest | 12 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 1.106 |
| Permanent deacons | 23 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Friars | 15 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| Religious sisters | 50 ( 12/31/2004 / AP2005 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. Paul's Cathedral, |
| address | 5301-A Tieton Dr., Yakima, WA 98908-3493 |
| Website | www.yakimadiocese.org |
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The diocese of Yakima ( Latin : Dioecesis Yakimensis ) is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States with its seat in Yakima . It includes Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, and Yakima Counties in Washington state .
history
Pope Pius XII founded it on June 23, 1951 from cessions of territory of the Diocese of Spokane and the Archdiocese of Seattle , to which it was also subordinated as a suffragan diocese.
Bishops of Yakima
- Joseph Patrick Dougherty (July 9, 1951– February 5, 1969)
- Cornelius Michael Power (February 5, 1969– January 15, 1974, then Archbishop of Portland, Oregon )
- Nicolas Eugene Walsh (September 5, 1974– August 10, 1976)
- William Stephen Skylstad (February 16, 1977– April 17, 1990, then Bishop of Spokane )
- Francis Eugene George OMI (July 10, 1990– April 30, 1996, then Archbishop of Portland, Oregon )
- Carlos Arthur Sevilla SJ (December 31, 1996– April 12, 2011)
- Joseph J. Tyson (since April 12, 2011)
Web links
- Entry about the diocese of Yakima on giga-catholic.com (English)
- Entry for the Diocese of Yakima on catholic-hierarchy.org
Cathedral : Saint Paul's in Yakima