Archdiocese of Seattle
| Archdiocese of Seattle | |
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| Basic data | |
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| Country | United States |
| Diocesan bishop | Paul Dennis Etienne |
| Auxiliary bishop |
Eusebio Elizondo Almaguer MSpS Daniel Mueggenborg |
| Emeritus diocesan bishop | James Peter Sartain |
| founding | 1850 |
| surface | 64,269 km² |
| Parishes | 145 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Residents | 5,610,840 ( 12/31/2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Catholics | 856,000 (December 31, 2017 / AP2018 ) |
| proportion of | 15.3% |
| Diocesan priest | 196 (December 31, 2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Religious priest | 96 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Catholics per priest | 2,932 |
| Permanent deacons | 117 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Friars | 115 (31.12.2017 / AP2018 ) |
| Religious sisters | 322 (December 31, 2017 / AP2018 ) |
| rite | Roman rite |
| Liturgical language | English |
| cathedral | St. James Cathedral |
| Website | www.seattlearchdiocese.org |
| Suffragan dioceses |
Diocese of Spokane Diocese of Yakima |
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The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Seattle ( lat. : Archidioecesis Seattlensis ) is in the United States located Roman Catholic archdiocese , based in Seattle , Washington .
history
The Archdiocese of Seattle was on May 31, 1850 by Pope Pius IX. built from cession of territory by the Diocese of Walla Walla as the Diocese of Nesqually and subordinated to the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon as a suffragan . On September 11, 1907, the Diocese of Nesqually was renamed the Diocese of Seattle . The Diocese of Seattle gave on December 17, 1913 parts of its territory to establish the Diocese of Spokane . Another assignment of territory took place on June 23, 1951 to establish the diocese of Yakima .
On June 23, 1951, the Diocese of Seattle was by Pope Pius XII. with the Apostolic Constitution Dominici gregis raised to the archbishopric.
territory
The Archdiocese of Seattle covers the western part of the state of Washington .
Bishops of Nesqually
- Augustin Magloire Alexandre Blanchet , 1850–1879
- Egidius Junger , 1879–1895
- Edward John O'Dea , 1896-1907
Bishops of Seattle
- Edward John O'Dea, 1907-1932
- Gerald Shaughnessy SM , 1933-1950
- Thomas Arthur Connolly , 1950–1951
Archbishops of Seattle
- Thomas Arthur Connolly, 1951-1975
- Raymond Gerhardt Hunthausen , 1975–1991
- Thomas Joseph Murphy , 1991–1997
- Alexander Joseph Brunett , 1997-2010
- James Peter Sartain , 2010–2019
- Paul Dennis Etienne , since 2019
See also
Web links
- Of the Archdiocese of Seattle website (English)
- Entry for the Archdiocese of Seattle on catholic-hierarchy.org