Metropolitan Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon, USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Metropolitan Archdiocese Metr. Archdiocese

Name: Portland in Oregon / Portland / Portlanden(sis) in Oregon (Latin)

Suffragan Sees: Baker, Boise City, Great Falls–Billings, Helena

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

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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

Metropolitan Archbishop (2013.01.29 – ...):	Archbishop Alexander King Sample (64)
Auxiliary Bishop (2014.03.04 – ...):	Bishop Peter Leslie Smith (66) Titular Bishop of Tubunæ in Mauretania

Ordinaries

Metropolitan Archbishops of Portland in Oregon (Roman Rite)

Archbishop Alexander King Sample (64)
(2013.01.29 – ...)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Portland in Oregon (USA)

Vultum Christi contemplari

Born:	1960.11.07 (Kalispell, MT, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1990.06.01
Consecrated Bishop:	2006.01.25

Priest 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 disciples

Born:	1937.02.22 (Chicago, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1961.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1983.12.13

Priest 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

Born:	1937.01.16 (Chicago, IL, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1963.12.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1990.09.21
Created Cardinal:	1998.02.21
Died:	2015.04.17 (Chicago, IL, USA † 78)

Bishop of Yakima (USA) (1990.07.10 – 1996.04.30)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Portland in Oregon (USA) (1996.04.30 – 1997.04.08)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA) (1997.04.08 – 2014.09.20)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola (1998.02.21 – 2015.04.17)

Vice-President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2004.11.15 – 2007.11.13)

President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2007.11.13 – 2010.11.16)

Member of Council of Cardinals for the Study of Organisational and Economic Problems of the Apostolic See (2010.10.23 – 2014.02.24)

Archbishop William Joseph Levada (later Cardinal)
(1986.07.01 – 1995.08.17)

Fratres in unum

Born:	1936.06.15 (Long Beach, CA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1961.12.20
Consecrated Bishop:	1983.05.12
Created Cardinal:	2006.03.24
Died:	2019.09.26 (Roma, Italy † 83)

Priest of Los Angeles (USA) (1961.12.20 – 1983.03.25)

Chaplain of His Holiness (1980.05.15 – 1983.03.25)

Titular Bishop of Capri (1983.03.25 – 1986.07.01)

Auxiliary Bishop of Los Angeles (USA) (1983.03.25 – 1986.07.01)

Metropolitan Archbishop of Portland in Oregon (USA) (1986.07.01 – 1995.08.17)

Coadjutor Archbishop of San Francisco (USA) (1995.08.17 – 1995.12.27)

Metropolitan Archbishop of San Francisco (USA) (1995.12.27 – 2005.05.13)

Prefect of Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (2005.05.13 – 2012.07.02)

President of Pontifical Biblical Commission (2005.05.13 – 2012.07.02)

President of International Theological Commission (2005.05.13 – 2012.07.02)

Cardinal-Deacon of S. Maria in Domnica (2006.03.24 [2006.03.26] – 2016.06.20)

President of Pontifical Commission “Ecclesia Dei” (2009.07.08 – 2012.07.02)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Maria in Domnica pro hac vice Title (2016.06.20 – 2019.09.26)

Archbishop Cornelius Michael Power
(1974.01.15 – 1986.07.01)

Servite Domino in lætitia

Born:	1913.12.18 (Seattle, WA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1939.06.03
Consecrated Bishop:	1969.05.01
Died:	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 vestros

Born:	1908.08.01 (Salt Lake City, UT, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1932.06.11
Consecrated Bishop:	1952.08.05
Died:	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 justitia

Born:	1877.11.05 (Cresco, IA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1906.06.12
Consecrated Bishop:	1924.04.08
Died:	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 (USA) (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 (88) (1977.11.28 – 2011.11.25)
Auxiliary Bishop: Bishop Paul Edward Waldschmidt, C.S.C. (1977.11.28 – 1990.01.08)