Diocese of

Spokane

USA

Continent: North America

Rite: Roman (Latin)

Type: Diocese Diocese

Name: Spokane / Spokanen(sis) (Latin)

Ecclesiastical Province: Seattle

Neighbouring Dioceses: Yakima (↙), Seattle (←), Vancouver (↖), Nelson (↑), Boise City (↘), Baker (↓)

Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops

Website:

Celebrations

Patron Saint: Our Lady of Lourdes (February 11)

Cathedral Dedication Anniversary: October 7

Liturgical Calendar 📅

History

1913.12.17: Established as Diocese of Spokane / Spokanen(sis) (Latin) (from Diocese of Seattle and became suffragan of Oregon City)
1928.09.26: Became suffragan of Portland in Oregon
1951.06.23: Lost territory to establish Diocese of Yakima and became suffragan of Seattle

Contact Info

Address: 1023 W Riverdale Ave., P.O. Box 1453, Spokane, WA 99210, USA

Phone: +1 (509) 358-7300

Present Prelates

Bishop (2015.03.12 – ...):

Bishop Thomas Anthony Daly (65)

Ordinaries

Bishops of Spokane (Roman Rite)

Bishop Thomas Anthony Daly (65)
(2015.03.12 – ...)

Bishop of Spokane (USA)

Into your hands Lord

Born:	1960.04.30 (San Francisco, CA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1987.05.09
Consecrated Bishop:	2011.05.25

Priest of San Francisco (USA) (1987.05.09 – 2011.03.16)

Titular Bishop of Tabalta (2011.03.16 – 2015.03.12)

Auxiliary Bishop of San Jose (USA) (2011.03.16 – 2015.03.12)

Bishop of Spokane (USA) (2015.03.12 – ...)

Bishop Blase Joseph Cupich (77) (later Cardinal)
(2010.06.30 – 2014.09.20)

Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola
Metropolitan Archbishop of Chicago (USA)

Peace be with you

Born:	1949.03.19 (Omaha, NE, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1975.08.16
Consecrated Bishop:	1998.09.21
Created Cardinal:	2016.11.19

Priest of Omaha (USA) (1975.08.16 – 1998.07.06)

Prelate of Honour of His Holiness (1995.09.08 – 1998.07.06)

Bishop of Rapid City (USA) (1998.07.06 – 2010.06.30)

Bishop of Spokane (USA) (2010.06.30 – 2014.09.20)

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

Cardinal-Priest of S. Bartolomeo all’Isola (2016.11.19 [2016.11.20] – ...)

Bishop William Stephen Skylstad (92)
(1990.04.17 – 2010.06.30)

Bishop emeritus of Spokane (USA)

Born:	1934.03.02 (Methow, WA, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1960.05.21
Consecrated Bishop:	1977.05.12

Priest of Spokane (USA) (1960.05.21 – 1977.02.16)

Bishop of Yakima (USA) (1977.02.16 – 1990.04.17)

Bishop of Spokane (USA) (1990.04.17 – 2010.06.30)

Vice-President of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (2001.11.13 – 2004.11.15)

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

Apostolic Administrator of Baker (USA) (2011.01.24 – 2012.03.08)

Bishop Lawrence Harold Welsh
(1978.11.06 – 1990.04.17)

Born:	1935.02.01 (Winton, WY, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1962.05.26
Consecrated Bishop:	1978.12.14
Died:	1999.01.13 (St. Paul, MN, USA † 63)

Bishop of Spokane (USA) (1978.11.06 – 1990.04.17)

Titular Bishop of Aulon (1991.11.05 – 1999.01.13)

Auxiliary Bishop of Saint Paul and Minneapolis (USA) (1991.11.05 – 1999.01.13)

Bishop Bernard Joseph Topel
(1955.09.25 – 1978.04.11)

Born:	1903.03.31 (Bozeman, MT, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1927.06.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1955.09.21
Died:	1986.10.22 (Spokane, WA, USA † 83)

Titular Bishop of Binda (1955.08.09 – 1955.09.25)

Coadjutor Bishop of Spokane (USA) (1955.08.09 – 1955.09.25)

Bishop of Spokane (USA) (1955.09.25 – 1978.04.11)

Bishop Charles Daniel White
(1926.12.20 – 1955.09.25)

Born:	1879.01.05 (Grand Rapids, MI, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1910.09.24
Consecrated Bishop:	1927.02.24
Died:	1955.09.25 (Spokane, WA, USA † 76)

Bishop of Spokane (USA) (1926.12.20 – 1955.09.25)

Bishop Augustine Francis Schinner
(1914.03.18 – 1925.12.17)

Born:	1863.05.01 (Milwaukee, WI, USA)
Ordained Priest:	1886.03.07
Consecrated Bishop:	1905.07.25
Died:	1937.02.07 († 73)

Bishop of Superior (USA) (1905.05.13 – 1913.01.15)

Bishop of Spokane (USA) (1914.03.18 – 1925.12.17)

Titular Bishop of Sala (1925.12.17 – 1937.02.07)

Former Prelates

Coadjutor Bishop: Bishop Bernard Joseph Topel (1955.08.09 – 1955.09.25)

Special Churches

Cathedral: Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes, Spokane, Washington
Jubilee Churches in the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy (2016)

Churches by City (82)

Yakima (↙), Seattle (←), Vancouver (↖), Nelson (↑), Boise City (↘), Baker (↓)

Statistics (2022.12.31)

Area: 63,081 km²

Population: 158,534 Catholics (17.0% of 932,550 total)

Pastoral Centres: 80 parishes

Personnel: 86 priests (63 diocesan, 23 religious), 46 deacons, 104 religious (23 brothers, 81 sisters), 4 seminarians

Pastoral Centres

Last updated on 2026.03.30

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