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

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.

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.