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:

• Joseph Patrick Dougherty (1951–1969)
• Cornelius Michael Power (1969–1974)
• Nicolas Eugene Walsh (1974–1976)
• William Stephen Skylstad (1977–1990)
• Francis George, O.M.I. (1990–1996)
• Carlos Arthur Sevilla, S.J. (1996–2011)
• Joseph J. Tyson (2011–present)

Schools

• La Salle High School, Union Gap
• Saint Paul Cathedral School, Yakima - Grades PK-8
• St. Joseph/Marquette School, Yakima - Grades PK-8
• St. Joseph School, Kennewick, WA - Grades PK-8
• Christ the King School, Richland, WA - Grades K-8
• St. Rose of Lima School, Ephrata, WA - Grades PK-6
• St. Joseph School, Wenatchee, WA - Grades PK-5

See also

• Catholic Church by country
• Catholic Church in the United States
• Ecclesiastical Province of Seattle
• Global organisation of the Catholic Church
• List of Roman Catholic archdioceses (by country and continent)
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses (alphabetical) (including archdioceses)
• List of Roman Catholic dioceses (structured view) (including archdioceses)
• List of the Catholic dioceses of the United States

References

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

External links

• Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima Official Site

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