Oregon Catholic Press

Oregon Catholic Press
Founded	1922
Founder	Archbishop Alexander Christie
Country of origin	United States
Headquarters location	Portland, Oregon
Publication types	Music, books, newspapers
Imprints	OCP, Spirit & Song, Catholic Sentinel, and El Centinela
Number of employees	150+
Official website	www.ocp.org

OCP (formerly known as Oregon Catholic Press, and originally the Catholic Truth Society of Oregon) is an American liturgical publisher based in Portland, Oregon. The not-for-profit company publishes liturgical music, books, choral collections, hymnals, missals, and support materials for the Catholic Church in English, Spanish, Vietnamese, Korean and Chinese. "Spirit and Song", a division of OCP, publishes contemporary worship music for the Life Teen youth market.^[1] OCP also publishes the Catholic Sentinel, the diocesan newspaper for the Archdiocese of Portland. OCP products are used in two-thirds of all Catholic churches in the U.S.^[2]

OCP represents such musical composers as Michael Joncas, Dan Schutte, and members of the St. Louis Jesuits. Through its "Spirit and Song" label, OCP represents Christian singer-songwriter Matt Maher and other emerging artists.

OCP is an owner of International Christian Resources, LLC, which manages LicenSing Online, providing multiple license options and a digital Music Store of congregational editions, accompaniments, choral music and MP3's, representing more than 200 member publishers.^[3]

Leadership

Cardinal William Joseph Levada, as Archbishop of Portland from 1986 to 1995. Served on the Board of Directors until 2014.^[4]
Cardinal Francis George, OMI, as Archbishop of Portland from 1996 to 1997.
John George Vlazny, as Archbishop of Portland from 1997 to 2013.
Alexander Sample, as Archbishop of Portland from 2013 to present.
John Limb, Publisher, from 1988 to present.

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External links

Oregon Catholic Press (official website)
NAMM (National Association of Music Merchants) Oral History Interview with John Limb April 26, 2006

Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon

Ordinaries	Archbishops of Oregon City François Norbert Blanchet Charles John Seghers William Hickley Gross Alexander Christie Archbishops of Portland Edward Howard Robert Joseph Dwyer Cornelius Michael Power William Levada Francis George John George Vlazny Alexander King Sample

Auxiliary Bishops	Paul E. Waldschmidt Kenneth Steiner Peter Leslie Smith

Churches	Cathedral St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Abbeys Mount Angel Abbey Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey Parishes Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Cottage Grove St. Mary's Church, Mount Angel St. Patrick's Church, Portland St. Paul's Church, St. Paul St. Joseph's Church, Salem St. Boniface Church, Sublimity Former churches St. Patrick's Church, Independence St. John the Evangelist Church, Zigzag

Education	Higher Education University of Portland Marylhurst University High Schools Blanchet Catholic School, Salem Central Catholic High School, Portland De La Salle North Catholic High School, Portland Jesuit High School, Portland La Salle High School, Milwaukie Marist Catholic High School, Eugene Regis High School, Stayton St. Mary's Academy, Portland St. Mary's High School, Medford Valley Catholic School, Beaverton

Priests	Liam Cary Francis Peter Leipzig Edward John O'Dea Edwin Vincent O'Hara Charles Joseph O'Reilly

Miscellany	Catholic Sentinel Oregon Catholic Press Monastery of Our Lady of Jordan Monastery of the Precious Blood The Grotto

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Oregon Catholic Press

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