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Roman Catholic Diocese of Baker

Diocese of Baker
Dioecesis Bakeriensis
Coat of Arms of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Baker.svg
Coat of Arms of the Diocese of Baker
Location
Country United States
Territory 18 counties in Eastern Oregon
Ecclesiastical province Province of Portland
Statistics
Area 173,013 km2 (66,801 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics
(as of 2012)
509,474
34,142 (6.7%)
Parishes 31
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 Francis
Bishop Liam Stephen Cary
Metropolitan Archbishop Alexander King Sample
Map
Diocese of Baker.jpg
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.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Baker "includes almost 67,000 square miles in Oregon and has a population of 526,760 people, of whom 34,375, or seven percent, are Catholic".

The "Diocese of Baker City" was established on June 19, 1903, and renamed "Diocese of Baker" on February 16, 1952.

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.


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