Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, USA 🇺🇸 (original) (raw)

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Immaculate Conception (December 8)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: February 14

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

• 1928.09.26: Established as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon / Portland / Portlanden(sis) in Oregon (Latin) (from the suppressed Metropolitan Archdiocese of Oregon City and with suffragan sees Baker City, Boise City, Great Falls, Helena, Seattle and Spokane)
• 1951.06.23: Lost suffragan sees Seattle and Spokane

Contact Info

Address: 2838 E Burnside St., Portland, OR 97214-1895, USA

Phone: +1 (503) 234-5334

Present Prelates

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Portland in Oregon (Roman Rite)
Archbishop Alexander King Sample (63) (2013.01.29 – ...)Metropolitan Archbishop of Portland in Oregon (USA)Vultum Christi contemplariBorn:1960.11.07 (Kalispell, MT, USA)Ordained Priest:1990.06.01Consecrated Bishop:2006.01.25Priest of Helena (USA) (1990.06.01 – 2005.12.13)Bishop of Marquette (USA) (2005.12.13 – 2013.01.29)Metropolitan Archbishop of Portland in Oregon (USA) (2013.01.29 – ...)
Archbishop John George Vlazny (87) (1997.10.28 – 2013.01.29)Metropolitan Archbishop emeritus of Portland in Oregon (USA)Go and make disciplesBorn:1937.02.22 (Chicago, IL, USA)Ordained Priest:1961.12.20Consecrated Bishop:1983.12.13Priest of Chicago (USA) (1961.12.20 – 1983.10.18)Titular Bishop of Ston (1983.10.18 – 1987.05.19)Auxiliary Bishop of Chicago (USA) (1983.10.18 – 1987.05.19)Bishop of Winona (USA) (1987.05.19 – 1997.10.28)Metropolitan Archbishop of Portland in Oregon (USA) (1997.10.28 – 2013.01.29)
Archbishop Francis Eugene George, O.M.I. (later Cardinal) (1996.04.30 – 1997.04.08)Christo gloria in ecclesia
Archbishop William Joseph Levada (later Cardinal) (1986.07.01 – 1995.08.17)Fratres in unum
Archbishop Cornelius Michael Power (1974.01.15 – 1986.07.01)Servite Domino in lætitiaBorn:1913.12.18 (Seattle, WA, USA)Ordained Priest:1939.06.03Consecrated Bishop:1969.05.01Died:1997.05.22 († 83)Bishop of Yakima (USA) (1969.02.05 – 1974.01.15)Metropolitan Archbishop of Portland in Oregon (USA) (1974.01.15 – 1986.07.01)
Archbishop Robert Joseph Dwyer (1966.12.09 – 1974.01.15)Levate oculos vestrosBorn:1908.08.01 (Salt Lake City, UT, USA)Ordained Priest:1932.06.11Consecrated Bishop:1952.08.05Died:1976.03.24 († 67)Bishop of Reno (USA) (1952.05.19 – 1966.12.09)Metropolitan Archbishop of Portland in Oregon (USA) (1966.12.09 – 1974.01.15)
Archbishop Edward Daniel Howard (1928.09.26 – 1966.12.09)In sanctitate et justitiaBorn:1877.11.05 (Cresco, IA, USA)Ordained Priest:1906.06.12Consecrated Bishop:1924.04.08Died:1983.01.02 (Beaverton, OR, USA † 105)Priest of Dubuque (USA) (1906.06.12 – 1923.12.23)Titular Bishop of Isauropolis (1923.12.23 – 1926.04.30)Auxiliary Bishop of Davenport (USA) (1923.12.23 – 1926.04.30)Metropolitan Archbishop of Oregon City (1926.04.30 – 1928.09.26)Metropolitan Archbishop of Portland in Oregon (USA) (1928.09.26 – 1966.12.09)Titular Archbishop of Albulæ (1966.12.09 – 1983.01.02)

Former Prelates

• Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Kenneth Donald Steiner (87) (1977.11.28 – 2011.11.25)
• Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Paul Edward Waldschmidt, C.S.C. (1977.11.28 – 1990.01.08)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 76,937 km²

Population: 429,860 Catholics (11.8% of 3,648,160 total)

Pastoral Centres: 125 parishes, 2 missions

Personnel: 319 priests (178 diocesan, 141 religious), 75 deacons, 518 religious (206 brothers, 312 sisters), 21 seminarians