Roman Catholic Diocese of Baker

Diocese of Baker Dioecesis Bakeriensis
St. Francis de Sales Cathedral, Baker City
Location
Country	United States
Territory	18 counties in Eastern Oregon
Ecclesiastical province	Province of Portland
Metropolitan	Baker City, Oregon
Population - Catholics	36,553[1] (8.2%)
Information
Denomination	Roman Catholic
Rite	Roman Rite
Established	June 19, 1903
Cathedral	St. Francis de Sales Cathedral
Patron saint	St. Francis de Sales
Current leadership
Pope	Benedict XVI
Bishop	sede vacante (vacant see)
Metropolitan Archbishop	John George Vlazny Archbishop of Portland in Oregon
Emeritus Bishops	Thomas Joseph Connolly
Map
Website
dioceseofbaker.org

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.

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.

Due to the appointment of Bishop Robert F. Vasa as Coadjutor Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Santa Rosa in California, the Diocese of Baker is now a vacant see (sede vacante).

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

• Charles Joseph O'Reilly (1903-18)
• Joseph Francis McGrath (1918-50)
• Francis Peter Leipzig (1950-71)
• Thomas Joseph Connolly (1971-99)
• Robert F. Vasa (1999-2011)

Apostolic Administrator

• William S. Skylstad Apostolic Administrator

References

1. ^ Catholic Hierarchy

External links

• Diocese of Baker (official website)
• Catholic-Hierarchy.org - Diocese of Baker
• New Advent.org - Diocese of Baker City