Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
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This article is about the archdiocese of Portland, Oregon. For the diocese of Portland, Maine, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.
The Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon (Archidioecesis Portlandensis in Oregonia) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western Oregon in the United States.
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Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon Archidioecesis Portlandensis in Oregonia | |
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Catholic | |
Location | |
Country | United States |
Territory | The counties west of Wasco, Deschutes, and Klamath. |
Ecclesiastical province | Province of Portland |
Statistics | |
Area | 76,937 km2 (29,706 sq mi) |
Population - Total - Catholics | (as of 2016) 3,448,824 431,267[1] (12.5%) |
Parishes | 124 |
Information | |
Denomination | Catholic |
Sui iuris church | Latin Church |
Rite | Roman Rite |
Established |
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Cathedral | Saint Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception |
Patron saint | Immaculate Conception |
Secular priests | 158 |
Current leadership | |
Pope | Francis |
Archbishop | Alexander King Sample |
Auxiliary Bishops | Peter Leslie Smith |
Vicar General | Peter Leslie Smith |
Bishops emeritus | |
Map | |
Website | |
archdpdx.org |
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The mother church of the archdiocese is St. Mary's cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. As of 2023, the archbishop of Portland is Alexander Sample.