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Suffragan diocese Yakima, Washington, United States

Diocese of Yakima

Yakimen(sis)

The Diocese of Yakima is a Latin Rite diocese covering seven counties in central Washington State, erected on June 23, 1951, and suffragan to the Archdiocese of Seattle. It is led by Bishop Joseph J. Tyson, with St. Paul Cathedral in Yakima as its seat.

On the map

Esri
Yakima, United States, drawn to the town rather than to the door: the register holds no verified address for its cathedral.

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Established
1951
Catholics
190,000
Priests
49
Territory
46,051 km²

Parishes and churches

43 listed churches in our records. Open a parish for Mass times, confession, directions and sources where recorded.

This is our recorded coverage, not an official diocesan parish count. Confirm service times with the parish before travelling.

The bishop

Bishop
Joseph J. Tyson

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The cathedral

St. Paul Cathedral stands in Yakima, 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.

History

Central Washington State in the United States is served by the Diocese of Yakima (Latin: Dioecesis Yakimensis), a Catholic see suffragan to the metropolitan Archdiocese of Seattle. St. Paul Cathedral in Yakima is its mother church, and as of 2026 Joseph J. Tyson holds the office of bishop.