Archdiocese of Seattle
Archdiocese of Seattle Archidiœcesis Seattlensis | |
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| Catholic | |
St. James Cathedral, the mother church of the archdiocese | |
Coat of arms | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Western Washington |
| Episcopal conference | United States Conference of Catholic Bishops |
| Ecclesiastical region | XII |
| Ecclesiastical province | Seattle |
| Coordinates | 47°36′23″N 122°19′32″W / 47.60639°N 122.32556°W |
| Statistics | |
| Area | 64,269 km2 (24,814 sq mi) |
Population
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| Parishes | 143 |
| Schools | 72 |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Catholic |
| Sui iuris church | Latin |
| Rite | Roman |
| Established |
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| Cathedral | St. James Cathedral |
| Patron saint | James the Greater |
| Secular priests | 115 |
| Current leadership | |
| Pope | Leo XIV |
| Archbishop | Paul D. Etienne |
| Auxiliary Bishops | |
| Vicar General | Very Rev. Gary F. Lazzeroni |
| Judicial Vicar | Very Reverend Anthony Bawyn, JCD |
| Bishops emeritus | |
| Map | |
| Website | |
| archseattle | |
The Archdiocese of Seattle (Latin: Archidiœcesis Seattlensis) is an archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western Washington State in the United States. The diocese was known as the Diocese of Nesqually from 1850 to 1907. The mother church of the archdiocese is St. James Cathedral in Seattle. Its archbishop is Paul D. Etienne. The archdiocese succeeded to the Diocese of Nesqually headquartered in Vancouver, Washington, established in 1850 as a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Oregon City. The diocese was elevated to metropolitan archdiocesan status in 1951.