Diocese of Western Oregon Dioecesis Oregonensis | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| Territory | Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Washington, Yamhill |
| Ecclesiastical province | Province VIII |
| Statistics | |
| Congregations | 65 (2024)[1] |
| Members | 11,567 (2023)[2] |
| Information | |
| Denomination | Episcopal Church |
| Established | September 11, 1889 |
| Cathedral | Trinity Cathedral |
| Language | English,Spanish |
| Current leadership | |
| Bishop | Diana Akiyama |
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 Location of the Diocese of Oregon | |
| Website | |
| ecwo.org/ | |
TheEpiscopal Diocese of Western Oregon is a diocese of theEpiscopal Church which consists of the western portion of the State ofOregon bordered by thePacific Ocean, theColumbia River, theCascade Range and the Oregon–California state line. Major cities in the diocese arePortland,Salem,Eugene andMedford. The diocese is a part of Province VIII of the Episcopal Church.
The seat of the diocese isTrinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon.
Michael Joseph Hanley was elected tenth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon at the diocese's annual convention on November 30, 2009.[3] He was ordained to the episcopate and installed on April 10, 2010.[4]
Diana Akiyama was elected eleventh bishop of the diocese on August 28, 2020.[5][6] She was consecrated on January 30, 2021, at theTrinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon.[7] She is the first Japanese-American woman to be ordained a bishop in The Episcopal Church.
In 2024, the diocese reported average Sunday attendance (ASA) of 3,880 persons.[8] It reported plate and pledge financial support of $12,609,146 for 2024.[9]
| Honorific & Name | Dates | |
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| 1st | Thomas Fielding Scott | 1854–1867 |
| 2nd | Benjamin Wistar Morris | 1868–1906 |
| 3rd | Charles Scadding | 1906–1914 |
| 4th | Walter Taylor Sumner | 1915–1935 |
| 5th | Benjamin Dunlop Dagwell | 1936–1958 |
| 6th | James W. F. Carman | 1958–1974 (Coadjutor Bishop, 1957–1958) |
| 7th | Matthew Paul Bigliardi | 1974–1985 |
| 8th | Robert Louis Ladehoff | 1986–2003 (Coadjutor Bishop, 1985) |
| 9th | Johncy Itty | 2003–2008 |
| 10th | Michael Joseph Hanley | 2010–2021 |
| 11th | Diana Akiyama | 2021–present |
For more information on the bishops who have served the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon, see the diocesan websitehttps://diocese-oregon.org/about/history/
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