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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland

Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
Archidioecesis Portlandensis in Oregonia
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon.svg
Location
Country United States
Territory The Counties West of Wasco, Crook, and Klamath.
Ecclesiastical province Province of Portland
Metropolitan Portland, Oregon
Statistics
Area 76,937 km2 (29,706 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2010)
3,269,195
415,000 (12.7%)
Parishes 124
Information
Denomination Roman Catholic
Rite Roman Rite
Established
  • December 1, 1843 (as Vicariate Apostolic of Oregon Territory)
  • July 24, 1846 (Elevated to Diocese of Oregon City)
  • July 29, 1850 (Elevated to Archdiocese)
Cathedral Saint Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saint Immaculate Conception
Secular priests 158
Current leadership
Pope Francis
Archbishop Alexander King Sample
Auxiliary Bishops Peter Leslie Smith
Vicar General Peter Leslie Smith
Emeritus Bishops
Map
Archdiocese of Portland (Oregon).jpg
Website
archdpdx.org

The Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon (Archidioecesis Portlandensis in Oregonia) is an archdiocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It encompasses the western part of the state of Oregon, from the summit of the Cascades to the Pacific Ocean. The Archbishop of Portland serves as the Ordinary of the archdiocese and Metropolitan of the Ecclesiastical Province of Portland whose suffragan dioceses cover the entire three states of Oregon, Idaho, and Montana. The dioceses of the province include Baker (eastern Oregon), Boise (Idaho), Helena (western Montana), and Great Falls-Billings (eastern Montana).

As published in the 2013 "Oregon Catholic Directory," this archdiocese serves 412,725 Catholics (out of more than 3.3 million people). There are 150 diocesan priests, 144 religious priests, 79 permanent deacons, 388 women religious, and 78 religious brothers. The archdiocese has 124 parishes, 22 missions, 1 seminary, 40 elementary schools, 10 secondary schools, and 2 Catholic colleges.

The origins of the Catholic Church in the Oregon Country derive from a July 3, 1834, petition by French Prairie settlers to priests in Canada. In response to this petition, missionary priests, Rev. Francis Xavier Norbert Blanchet and Rev. Modeste Demers arrived at Fort Vancouver on November 24, 1838. The first Mass was celebrated on January 6, 1839 at St. Paul.


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