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Archdiocese of Seattle

Archidioecesis Seattlensis



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General Information

  • Type of Jurisdiction: Archdiocese
  • Elevated: 23 June 1951
  • Metropolitan See
  • Rite: Latin (or Roman)
  • State: Washington
  • Country: United States of America
  • Square Kilometers: 64,269 (24,823 Square Miles)
  • Conference Region: XII (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA)
  • Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SEA
  • Official Web Site: https://archseattle.org
  • Mailing Address: 710 9th Ave., Seattle, WA 98104, USA
  • Telephone: (206)382-4560
  • Fax: 382-3495

Historical Details


Past and Present Ordinaries



Historical Summary

DateEventFromTo
Diocese of Nesqually
31 May 1850ErectedArchdiocese of Oregon City Diocese of Nesqually (erected)
29 July 1853Territory AddedDiocese of Walla Walla (suppressed) Diocese of Nesqually
Archdiocese of Oregon City
Diocese of Seattle
11 September 1907Name ChangedDiocese of Nesqually Diocese of Seattle
17 December 1913Territory LostDiocese of Seattle Diocese of Spokane (erected)
23 June 1951Territory LostDiocese of Seattle (Chelan, Kittitas, Klickitat, and Yakima)
Diocese of Spokane (Douglas, Grant, and Benton)
Diocese of Yakima (erected)
Archdiocese of Seattle
23 June 1951ElevatedDiocese of Seattle Archdiocese of Seattle

Statistics

YearCatholicsTotal PopulationPercent CatholicDiocesan PriestsReligious PriestsTotal PriestsCatholics Per PriestPermanent DeaconsMale ReligiousFemale ReligiousParishesSource
Diocese of Seattle
1950183,0001,662,77011.0%1271763036032321,008113ap1951
Archdiocese of Seattle
1966292,6752,189,80013.4%2122734856033191,174118ap1967
1970334,4682,528,00013.2%2022354377652811,072125ap1971
1976340,2212,628,19012.9%17922039985224271875127ap1977
1980358,4602,825,35012.7%22123245379148267895130ap1981
1990320,8143,598,8008.9%21416337785083201673133ap1991
1999508,9004,425,10011.5%1991353341,5238633650138ap2000
2000852,3024,485,80019.0%1911163072,77676144523168ap2001
2001850,9254,587,37518.5%1841173012,82673146492168ap2002
2002861,2004,655,10018.5%1961093052,82371138488169ap2003
2003860,0004,711,70018.3%2071053122,75671134471169ap2004
2004904,0004,755,50019.0%2051083132,88898133452169ap2005
2010972,0005,202,50018.7%2141033173,066113122409144ap2011
2013990,0005,299,77018.7%209953043,256124114370147ap2014
2014997,0005,350,04518.6%204942983,345116109367147ap2015
2016863,0005,501,54015.7%194932873,006111114341146ap2017
2017856,0005,610,84015.3%196962922,931117115322145ap2018
2020873,0005,851,52514.9%187952823,095105109285144ap2021

Note: Any changes in boundaries over time are not indicated in the above table.


Affiliated Bishops, Living

Affiliated Bishops, Deceased



Source(s)

  • Diocese of Nesqually
    • Series Episcoporum Ecclesiae Catholicae, Volume 1, Page 175
  • Archdiocese of Seattle
    • Acta Apostolicae Sedis, Volume 43, Page 714, to Page 716
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