Diocese of Yakima
Yakimen(sis)
Suffragan diocese · Latin Church · Yakima, Washington, United States
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.
The see
- Rank
- Suffragan diocese
- Tradition
- Latin Church
- Erected
- 23 June 1951
- Latin
- Yakimen(sis)
- Patron
- Saint Paul the Apostle
- Annuario code
- 001000189
The see in figures
- Catholics
- 190,000
- Population
- 751,808
- Catholic shareof the people living within its bounds
- 25.3%
- Priests
- 49
- Catholics per priest
- 3,878
- Extent
- 46,051 km²
- Catholics per km²
- 4.1
Figures as recorded in the register, from the Annuario Pontificio and the see's own published statements. Shares and ratios are computed from the two figures shown beside them.
The bishop
- Bishop
- Joseph J. Tyson
A see whose chair stands empty is recorded as vacant rather than filled with a guess. On what a bishop is, see the bishop.
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.
The province of Seattle
A suffragan of Archdiocese of Seattle.
The sees of this province:
- Archdiocese of SeattleSeattle
- Diocese of SpokaneSpokane
On how the Church is ordered into provinces, see the diocese.
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.
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Compiled from the published statements of the see and the references of the Holy See, among them the Annuario Pontificio. Corrections: hello@catholicintelligence.com.