The Diocese of Yakima is a

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of the

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in the central region of the

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. Headquartered in

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, the diocese comprises Benton, Chelan,

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, Kittitas, Klickitat and

Counties. The diocesan

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is St. Paul Cathedral, and the diocesan

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is Joseph J. Tyson. The diocese is a

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in the

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of the metropolitan Archdiocese of Seattle, and its

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, Archbishop of Seattle.

History

The diocese was canonically erected on June 23, 1951 by

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. Its territory was taken from the territory of the Dioceses of Seattle (which was concurrently elevated to an

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) and

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. The diocese currently has 41 parishes and 7 Catholic schools. In 2011, under Bishop Joseph Tyson, the Diocese of Yakima began a migrant ministry program in which every seminarian assists and ministers to

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s. This was inspired by the Youth Migrant Project in

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, in the Archdiocese of Seattle, where Bishop Tyson had been involved in ministry in his youth. On March 7, 2020, Fr. Alejandro Trejo, pastor of Our Lady of the Desert parish in

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, became the first priest in the United States to be diagnosed with

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during the

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Bishops of Yakima

The list of bishops of the diocese and their years of service: # Joseph Patrick Dougherty (1951–1969) #

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(1969–1974), appointed Archbishop of Portland in Oregon #

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(1974–1976), appointed auxiliary bishop of Seattle # William Stephen Skylstad (1977–1990), appointed Bishop of Spokane #

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(1990–1996), appointed Archbishop of Portland in Oregon and later Archbishop of Chicago (elevated to

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in 1998) #

Carlos Arthur Sevilla Carlos Arthur Sevilla (born August 9, 1935) is an American prelate of the Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church. He served as bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima, Diocese of Yakima in Washington State from 1996 to 2011 and as an aux ...

, S.J. (1996–2011) # Joseph J. Tyson (2011–present)

Schools

* La Salle High School, Union Gap * Christ the teacher Catholic school, Yakima - Grades PK-8 * St. Joseph/Marquette School, Yakima - Grades PK-8 * St. Joseph School, Kennewick, WA - Grades PK-8 * Christ the King School, Richland, WA - Grades K-8 *

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, Ephrata, WA - Grades PK-6 * St. Joseph School, Wenatchee, WA - Grades PK-5

References

External links

Roman Catholic Diocese of Yakima Official Site

Christian organizations established in 1951

1951 establishments in Washington (state) {{US-RC-diocese-stub

History

Bishops of Yakima

Schools

See also

References

External links