Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the central region 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 Paul Etienne, Archbishop of Seattle.

Diocese of Yakima

Dioecesis Yakimensis
St. Paul Cathedral
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryCentral Washington State
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Seattle
Population
- Catholics (including non-members)
79,000[1] (12.2%)
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
EstablishedJune 23, 1951
CathedralSt. Paul Cathedral
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
BishopJoseph J. Tyson
Metropolitan ArchbishopPaul Etienne
Bishops emeritusCarlos Arthur Sevilla, SJ
Map
Website
yakimadiocese.org

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.[1][2]

In 2011, under Bishop Joseph Tyson, the Diocese of Yakima began a migrant ministry program in which every seminarian assists and ministers to migrant workers.[3] This was inspired by the Youth Migrant Project in Burlington, Washington, in the Archdiocese of Seattle, where Bishop Tyson had been involved in ministry in his youth.[4]

On March 7, 2020, Fr. Alejandro Trejo, pastor of Our Lady of the Desert parish in Mattawa, Washington became the first priest in the United States to be diagnosed with COVID-19 during the coronavirus pandemic.[5]

Bishops of Yakima

The list of bishops of the diocese and their years of service:

  1. Joseph Patrick Dougherty (1951–1969)
  2. Cornelius Michael Power (1969–1974), appointed Archbishop of Portland in Oregon
  3. Nicolas Eugene Walsh (1974–1976), appointed auxiliary bishop of Seattle
  4. William Stephen Skylstad (1977–1990), appointed Bishop of Spokane
  5. Francis George, O.M.I. (1990–1996), appointed Archbishop of Portland in Oregon and later Archbishop of Chicago (elevated to Cardinal in 1998)
  6. Carlos Arthur Sevilla, S.J. (1996–2011)
  7. 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

References
  1. "Diocese of Yakima". Catholic-Hierarchy. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
  2. "Diocese of Yakima". Gcatholic.org. Retrieved 2014-04-16.
  3. Muth, Chaz (11 October 2018). "Working alongside migrant laborers prepares seminarians for priesthood". Crux. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  4. Carroll, Megan (7 September 2017). "Parish Youth Spend Summer Serving Migrant Farmworker Families in Skagit Valley". Northwest Catholic. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
  5. "Washington Catholic priest is first in US known to be diagnosed with coronavirus". Catholic Sentinel. 16 March 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2020.


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