Paul D. Etienne


Paul Dennis Étienne
Archbishop of Seattle
ArchdioceseSeattle
AppointedApril 29, 2019 (as Coadjutor)
InstalledSeptember 3, 2019
PredecessorJ. Peter Sartain
Previous posts
Orders
OrdinationJune 27, 1992
by Gerald Andrew Gettelfinger
ConsecrationDecember 9, 2009
by Charles J. Chaput, Daniel M. Buechlein, David L. Ricken
Personal details
BornPaul Dennis Étienne
(1959-06-15) June 15, 1959
Alma materBellarmine University
University of St. Thomas (BA)
Pontifical Gregorian University (JCL)
MottoVeritas in caritate
(Truth in charity)
Styles of
Paul Dennis Etienne
Reference style
Spoken styleYour Excellency
Religious styleArchbishop

Paul Dennis Étienne (born June 15, 1959) is an American Catholic prelate who has served as archbishop of Seattle in Washington State since 2019. He previously served as bishop of Cheyenne in Wyoming from 2009 to 2016 and archbishop of Anchorage in Alaska from 2016 to 2019.