Archdiocese of Seattle
Seattlen(sis)
Metropolitan see · Latin Church · Seattle, Washington, United States
Founded in 1850 as the Diocese of Nesqually and elevated to an archdiocese in 1951, the Archdiocese of Seattle is the metropolitan see for Western Washington. It is led by Archbishop Paul D. Etienne.
The see
- Rank
- Metropolitan see
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 1850
- Latin
- Seattlen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint James the Greater
- Annuario code
- 001003019
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 899,000
- Population
- 6,117,925
- Catholic share
- 14.7%
- Priests
- 115
- Catholics per priest
- 7,817
- Extent
- 64,269 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 14
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
- Paul D. Etienne
- Born
- 15 June 1959
- Birthplace
- Tell City
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
St. James Cathedral stands in Seattle, 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 Seattle
This see is the metropolitan of its province.
The sees of this province:
- Diocese of SpokaneSpokane
- Diocese of YakimaYakima
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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].