The Episcopal Diocese of Oregon is a diocese of the
Episcopal Church which consists of the western portion of the State of
Oregon
Oregon () is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of it ...
bordered by the
Pacific Ocean
The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the continen ...
, the
Columbia River
The Columbia River (Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana''; Sinixt dialect'' '') is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, C ...
, the
Cascade Range
The Cascade Range or Cascades is a major mountain range of western North America, extending from southern British Columbia through Washington and Oregon to Northern California. It includes both non-volcanic mountains, such as the North Cascades, ...
and the Oregon–
California
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border. Major cities in the diocese are
Portland
Portland most commonly refers to:
* Portland, Oregon, the largest city in the state of Oregon, in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States
* Portland, Maine, the largest city in the state of Maine, in the New England region of the northeas ...
,
Salem
Salem may refer to: Places
Canada
Ontario
* Bruce County
** Salem, Arran–Elderslie, Ontario, in the municipality of Arran–Elderslie
** Salem, South Bruce, Ontario, in the municipality of South Bruce
* Salem, Dufferin County, Ontario, part ...
,
Eugene and
Medford. The diocese is a part of Province VIII of the Episcopal Church.
The seat of the diocese is
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon.
Michael Joseph Hanley was elected tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon at the diocese's annual convention on November 30, 2009. He was ordained to the episcopate and installed on April 10, 2010.
Diana Akiyama was elected eleventh bishop of the diocese on August 28, 2020. She was consecrated on January 30, 2021, at the
Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon.
She is the first Japanese-American woman to be ordained a bishop in The Episcopal Church.
Bishops of Oregon
For more information on the bishops who have served the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon, see the diocesan website https://diocese-oregon.org/about/history/
Suffragan and assisting bishops
*
Hal Raymond Gross, Suffragan Bishop, 1965–1979
*
Sandy (Sanford Zangwill Kaye) Hampton, Assisting Bishop, 2008–2010 (previously Suffragan Bishop of Minnesota 1989–1996 and Assistant Bishop of Olympia, 1996–2003)
References
External links
Official Homepage*
Journal of the Annual Convention, Diocese of Oregon'
Episcopal Church in Oregon
Oregon, Episcopal Diocese of
Province 8 of the Episcopal Church (United States)
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