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Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima

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Ecclesiastical province
  
Province of Seattle

Denomination
  
Roman Catholic

Established
  
June 23, 1951

Phone
  
+1 509-965-7117

Cathedral
  
St. Paul Cathedral

Population - Catholics
  
79,000 (12.2%)

Rite
  
Roman Rite

Bishop
  
Joseph J. Tyson

Country
  
United States of America

Metropolitan archbishop
  
J. Peter Sartain

Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima

Territory
  
Central Washington State

Address
  
5301 Tieton Dr A, Yakima, WA 98908, USA

Similar
  
Saint Joseph's Parish Ca, Holy Family Catholic, St Paul's Cathedral, Holy Redeemer Church, Our Lady of Lourdes church

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.

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History

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.

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
  • References

    Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima Wikipedia