Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane
Latin Catholic ecclesiastical jurisdiction in Washington, USA / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Diocese of Spokane (Latin: Dioecesis Spokanensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Catholic Church in Washington State in the United States. It is a suffragan diocese in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Seattle.
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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[1] (13.0%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | December 17, 1913 |
Cathedral | Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes |
Patron saint | Our Lady of Lourdes[2] |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Thomas Anthony Daly |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Paul Etienne Archbishop of Seattle |
Bishops emeritus | William S. Skylstad |
Map | |
Website | |
dioceseofspokane.org |
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The mother church of the Diocese of Spokane is the Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes in Spokane. As of 2023, the bishop of Spokane is Thomas Daly. The diocese was erected on December 17, 1913,