Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane
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Diocese of Spokane Dioecesis Spokanensis |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Northern and Eastern Washington State |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province of Seattle |
| Population - Catholics |
103,000 (13.0%) |
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| Denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Rite | Roman Rite |
| Established | December 17, 1913 |
| Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes |
| Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Francis |
| Bishop | Thomas Anthony Daly |
| Metropolitan Archbishop |
J. Peter Sartain Archbishop of Seattle |
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| Website | |
| dioceseofspokane.org | |
The Diocese of Spokane is a diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the U.S. state of Washington. Headquartered in Spokane, the diocese encompasses Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens, Pend Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane, Adams, Whitman, Franklin, Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield and Asotin Counties. Its cathedral is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Spokane. On March 12, 2015, the Holy See announced Thomas Anthony Daly, the first auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of San José, to be the seventh Bishop of Spokane.
Canonically erected on December 17, 1913, the territories of the diocese were taken from what was then known as Diocese of Seattle. The diocese is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Seattle; its metropolitan bishop is J. Peter Sartain.
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