J. Peter Sartain


James Peter Sartain
Archbishop Emeritus of Seattle
Archbishop Sartain in 2012
ArchdioceseSeattle
AppointedSeptember 16, 2010
InstalledDecember 1, 2010
RetiredSeptember 3, 2019
PredecessorAlexander Joseph Brunett
SuccessorPaul D. Etienne
Previous post(s)
Orders
OrdinationJuly 15, 1978
by Carroll Thomas Dozier
ConsecrationMarch 6, 2000
by Eusebius J. Beltran, J. Terry Steib, and Andrew Joseph McDonald
Personal details
Born (1952-06-06) June 6, 1952 (age 72)
DenominationRoman Catholic Church
MottoOf you my heart has spoken
Styles of
James Peter Sartain
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop
Ordination history of
J. Peter Sartain
History
Episcopal consecration
Consecrated byEusebius J. Beltran
DateMarch 6, 2000
Episcopal succession
Bishops consecrated by J. Peter Sartain as principal consecrator
Joseph M. SiegelJanuary 19, 2010
Daniel Henry MueggenborgMay 31, 2017

James Peter Sartain (born June 6, 1952), better known as Peter Sartain, is an American prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He served as the fifth archbishop of the Archdiocese of Seattle in Washington State from 2010 to 2019.

Sartain previously served as bishop of the Diocese of Little Rock in Arkansas (2000 to 2006) and as bishop of the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois (2006 to 2010).