Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima

Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima
Diocese of Yakima
Dioecesis Yakimensis
Location
Country United States
Territory Central Washington State
Ecclesiastical province Province of Seattle
Metropolitan Yakima, Washington
Population
- Catholics

68,561[1]
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established June 23, 1951
Cathedral Cathedral of Saint Paul
Current leadership
Pope Benedict XVI
Bishop Joseph J. Tyson
Bishop-elect of Yakima
Metropolitan Archbishop J. Peter Sartain
Archbishop of Seattle
Map
Website
yakimadiocese.org

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the central region of the state of Washington in the United States. It is led by a prelate bishop who serves as pastor to the motherchurch in the Yakima Cathedral of Saint Paul.

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Bishops

History

Canonically erected on 23 June 1951, the diocese comprises Benton, Chelan, Douglas, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat and Yakima counties. The diocese is a suffragan of the ecclesiastical province of Seattle, whose metropolitan is the Archbishop of Seattle.

Schools

  • La Salle High School, Union Gap
  • St. 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

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