Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
Portlanden(sis) in Oregon
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Portland, Oregon, United States
The Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon is a Latin Church metropolitan see covering western Oregon, erected as a diocese in 1846 and elevated to an archdiocese in 1850, making it one of the oldest in the western United States. Its current archbishop is Alexander K. Sample, appointed in 2013.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1846
- Latin
- Portlanden(sis) in Oregon
- Patron
- Immaculate Conception
- Annuario code
- 001002640
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 430,700
- Population
- 3,448,824
- Catholic share
- 12.5%
- Priests
- 158
- Catholics per priest
- 2,726
- Extent
- 76,937 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 5.6
of the people living within its bounds
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Archbishop
- Alexander K. Sample
- Born
- 7 November 1960
- Birthplace
- Kalispell
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
The cathedral
Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Immaculate Conception stands in Portland, the church that holds the cathedra from which this see takes its name.
On what a cathedral is, see the cathedral; every see church on earth is gathered at the cathedrals.
The province of Portland in Oregon
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of BakerBaker
- Diocese of Great Falls-BillingsGreat Falls
- Diocese of HelenaHelena
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
History
Established in 1846, the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon (Archidioecesis Portlandensis in Oregonia) covers western Oregon in the United States and was the second Catholic archdiocese founded in the country, after Baltimore. In 2004, amid a sexual abuse scandal, it became the first archdiocese to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Saint Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland is its mother church, and Alexander Sample serves as archbishop.
What is kept by invitation
The record above is published because it is public: what this see is, when it was erected, who holds its chair, and where it stands among its neighbours.
The working record is not. The chancery's address, telephone and email, the clergy of the see, and the hours of Mass, confession and adoration in the parishes within it are kept for members, and a person reads every request.
Sources
The see's own website · Wikipedia
This record is compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. On the method, see the keeping of the record. Whoever finds an error is asked, in charity, to write: [email protected].