Ecclesiastical province Province of Portland Denomination Roman Catholic Area 173,013 km² Country United States of America Metropolitan archbishop Alexander King Sample | Parishes 31 Rite Roman Rite Bishop Liam Cary Patron saint Francis de Sales | |
 | ||
Territory 18 counties in Eastern Oregon Population
- Total
- Catholics (as of 2012)
509,474
34,142 (6.7%) Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Francis de Sales | ||
The Diocese of Baker (Latin: Dioecesis Bakeriensis) is a territorial division, or diocese, of the Roman Catholic Church in Eastern Oregon, United States. It is a suffragan see of the Archdiocese of Portland.
Contents
While the cathedral, Cathedral of Saint Francis de Sales, is in the small city of Baker City, the pastoral offices are located in Bend, the largest city in Oregon outside the Willamette Valley.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baker "includes almost 67,000 square miles in Oregon and has a population of 526,760 people, of whom 34,375, or seven percent, are Catholic".
History
The "Diocese of Baker City" was established on June 19, 1903, and renamed "Diocese of Baker" on February 16, 1952.
Territory
The diocese consists of the counties of Baker, Crook, Deschutes, Gilliam, Grant, Harney, Hood River, Jefferson, Klamath, Lake, Malheur, Morrow, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco and Wheeler in Eastern Oregon.
Bishops
A list of bishops of the diocese and their years of service:
- Charles Joseph O'Reilly (1903–18)
- Joseph Francis McGrath (1918–50)
Leo Fabian Fahey (1948-1950), coadjutor bishop - Francis Peter Leipzig (1950–71)
- Thomas Joseph Connolly (1971–99)
- Robert F. Vasa (2000-2011)
- Liam Stephen Cary (2012–Present)