Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima

Diocese of Yakima
Dioecesis Yakimensis
Location
Country United States
Territory Central Washington State
Ecclesiastical province Province of Seattle
Population
- Catholics

79,000[1] (12.2%)
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established June 23, 1951
Cathedral St. Paul Cathedral
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Bishop Joseph J. Tyson
Metropolitan Archbishop J. Peter Sartain
Map
Website
yakimadiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the central region of the state of the U.S. state of Washington. Headquartered in Yakima, the diocese comprises Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat and Yakima Counties. The diocesan cathedral is St. Paul Cathedral, and the diocesan bishop is Joseph J. Tyson. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Seattle, and its metropolitan archbishop is J. Peter Sartain, Archbishop of Seattle.

History

St. Paul Cathedral

The diocese was canonically erected on June 23, 1951 by Pope Pius XII. Its territory was taken from the territory of the Dioceses of Seattle (which was concurrently elevated to an archdiocese) and Spokane. The diocese currently has 41 parishes and 7 Catholic schools.[1][2]







Bishops

The list of bishops of the diocese and their years of service:

Schools

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "Diocese of Yakima". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
  2. "Diocese of Yakima". Gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2014-04-16.

External links

Coordinates: 46°35′48″N 120°31′46″W / 46.59667°N 120.52944°W / 46.59667; -120.52944


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