Spokane (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]

Bishop(s)

Thomas Anthony Daly, Bishop
William Stephen Skylstad, Bishop Emeritus

General Information

Type of Jurisdiction: Diocese
Erected: 17 December 1913
Metropolitan: Archdiocese of Seattle
Depends on: Dicastery for Bishops
Rite: Latin (or Roman)
State: Washington
Country: United States of America
Square Kilometers: 63,081 (24,365 Square Miles)
Description: Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens, Pend'Oreille, Lincoln, Spokane, Adams, Whitman, Franklin, Walla Walla, Columbia, Garfield, and Asotin
Conference Region: XII (AK, ID, MT, OR, WA)
Catholic Directory Abbreviation: SPK
Official Web Site: https://www.dioceseofspokane.org
Mailing Address: Chancery Office, P.O. Box 1453, 1023 West Riverside Ave., Spokane, WA 99210; 525 E. Mission Ave., Spokane, WA 99202, USA
Telephone: (509)358-7305
Fax: 358-7302

Past and Present Ordinaries

Augustine Francis Schinner † (18 Mar 1914 Appointed - 17 Dec 1925 Resigned)
Charles Daniel White † (20 Dec 1926 Appointed - 25 Sep 1955 Died)
Bernard Joseph Topel † (25 Sep 1955 Succeeded - 11 Apr 1978 Retired)
Lawrence Harold Welsh † (6 Nov 1978 Appointed - 17 Apr 1990 Resigned)
William Stephen Skylstad (17 Apr 1990 Appointed - 30 Jun 2010 Retired)
Blase Joseph Cupich (30 Jun 2010 Appointed - 20 Sep 2014 Appointed, Archbishop of Chicago, Illinois)
Thomas Anthony Daly (12 Mar 2015 Appointed - )

Historical Summary

Date	Event	From	To
17 December 1913	Erected	Diocese of Seattle (Okanogan, Ferry, Stevens, Pend'Oreille, Douglas, Grant, Lincoln, Spokane, Adams, Whitman, Benton, Franklin, Walla-Walla, Columbia, Garfield, and Asotin)	Diocese of Spokane (erected)
23 June 1951	Territory Lost	Diocese of Seattle (Chelan, Kittitas, Klickitat, and Yakima) Diocese of Spokane (Douglas, Grant, and Benton)	Diocese of Yakima (erected)

Year Catholics Total Population Percent Catholic Diocesan Priests Religious Priests Total Priests Catholics Per Priest Permanent Deacons Male Religious Female Religious Parishes Source

1950 44,101 397,672 11.1% 70 86 156 282 209 425 48 ap1951

1964 68,267 488,100 14.0% 107 112 219 311 291 655 57 ap1967

1968 68,837 510,006 13.5% 99 114 213 323 182 617 54 ap1971

1976 72,250 490,000 14.7% 93 93 186 388 139 460 56 ap1977

1980 75,000 614,000 12.2% 86 102 188 398 16 156 488 58 ap1981

1990 75,132 598,500 12.6% 87 94 181 415 33 130 412 81 ap1991

1999 78,432 721,646 10.9% 88 101 189 414 44 14 326 78 ap2000

2000 76,681 726,702 10.6% 74 106 180 426 52 137 314 82 ap2001

2001 76,691 720,569 10.6% 80 99 179 428 48 129 299 81 ap2002

2002 75,791 691,931 11.0% 76 85 161 470 44 109 281 83 ap2003

2003 66,274 679,105 9.8% 72 69 141 470 48 92 255 83 ap2004

2004 86,721 722,677 12.0% 69 89 158 548 47 100 247 83 ap2005

2010 103,000 792,306 13.0% 71 81 152 677 55 87 190 80 ap2011

2014 107,983 830,641 13.0% 67 67 134 805 56 75 130 81 ap2015

2017 110,771 852,087 13.0% 70 28 98 1,130 52 32 111 80 ap2018

2020 151,644 879,430 17.2% 69 28 97 1,563 45 28 85 80 ap2021

2022 156,756 922,093 17.0% 67 27 94 1,667 46 27 81 81 ap2023

Year	Catholics	Total Population	Percent Catholic	Diocesan Priests	Religious Priests	Total Priests	Catholics Per Priest	Permanent Deacons	Male Religious	Female Religious	Parishes	Source
1950	44,101	397,672	11.1%	70	86	156	282		209	425	48	ap1951
1964	68,267	488,100	14.0%	107	112	219	311		291	655	57	ap1967
1968	68,837	510,006	13.5%	99	114	213	323		182	617	54	ap1971
1976	72,250	490,000	14.7%	93	93	186	388		139	460	56	ap1977
1980	75,000	614,000	12.2%	86	102	188	398	16	156	488	58	ap1981
1990	75,132	598,500	12.6%	87	94	181	415	33	130	412	81	ap1991
1999	78,432	721,646	10.9%	88	101	189	414	44	14	326	78	ap2000
2000	76,681	726,702	10.6%	74	106	180	426	52	137	314	82	ap2001
2001	76,691	720,569	10.6%	80	99	179	428	48	129	299	81	ap2002
2002	75,791	691,931	11.0%	76	85	161	470	44	109	281	83	ap2003
2003	66,274	679,105	9.8%	72	69	141	470	48	92	255	83	ap2004
2004	86,721	722,677	12.0%	69	89	158	548	47	100	247	83	ap2005
2010	103,000	792,306	13.0%	71	81	152	677	55	87	190	80	ap2011
2014	107,983	830,641	13.0%	67	67	134	805	56	75	130	81	ap2015
2017	110,771	852,087	13.0%	70	28	98	1,130	52	32	111	80	ap2018
2020	151,644	879,430	17.2%	69	28	97	1,563	45	28	85	80	ap2021
2022	156,756	922,093	17.0%	67	27	94	1,667	46	27	81	81	ap2023