Episcopal Diocese of Oregon

The Episcopal Diocese of Oregon is a diocese of the Episcopal Church which consists of the western portion of the State of Oregon bordered by the Pacific Ocean, the Columbia River, the Cascade Range and the Oregon–California border. Major cities in the diocese are Portland, Salem, Eugene and Medford. The diocese is a part of Province VIII of the Episcopal Church.

Diocese of Oregon

Dioecesis Oregonensis
Location
CountryUnited States
TerritoryBenton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Jackson, Josephine, Lane, Lincoln, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Washington, Yamhill
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince VIII
Statistics
Congregations68 (2022)
Members12,137 (2022)
Information
DenominationEpiscopal Church
EstablishedSeptember 11, 1889
CathedralTrinity Cathedral
LanguageEnglish, Spanish
Current leadership
BishopDiana Akiyama
Map

Location of the Diocese of Oregon
Website
ecwo.org/

The seat of the diocese is Trinity 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. He was ordained to the episcopate and installed on April 10, 2010.

Diana Akiyama was elected eleventh bishop of the diocese on August 28, 2020. She was consecrated on January 30, 2021, at the Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, Portland, Oregon. She is the first Japanese-American woman to be ordained a bishop in The Episcopal Church.

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