Diocese of Yakima Dioecesis Yakimensis | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | Central Washington State |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Seattle |
Population - Catholics | 79,000[1] (12.2%) |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established | June 23, 1951 |
Cathedral | St. Paul Cathedral |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Bishop | Joseph J. Tyson |
Metropolitan Archbishop | Paul Etienne |
Bishops emeritus | Carlos Arthur Sevilla |
Map | |
Website | |
yakimadiocese.org |
The Diocese of Yakima (Latin: Dioecesis Yakimensis) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese of the Catholic Church in central Washington State in the United States. It is a suffragan see in the ecclesiastical province of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Seattle.
The mother church of the Diocese of Yakima is St. Paul Cathedral in Yakima. As of 2023, the current bishop is Joseph J. Tyson.[2]
hierarchy
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