Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon

ARCHDIOCESE OF PORTLAND IN OREGON (Archidioecesis Portlandensis in Oregonia)

Country : United States
Denomination : Roman Catholic

Established : 1843 as Apostolic Vicariate of the Oregon Territory
Created 1846 as Diocese of Oregon City from part of the Vicariate
Elevated 1850 to Archdiocese of Oregon City
Renamed 1928 to Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon

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Arms of Bishops of Oregon City

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  Francis Xavier Norbert Blanchet (1846-1850)

Arms of Archbishops of Oregon City

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  Francis Xavier Norbert Blanchet (1850-1880)

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  Charles John Seghers (1880-1884)

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  William Hickley Gross (1885-1898)

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  Alexander Christie (1899-1925)

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  Edward Daniel Howard (1926-1928)

Arms of Archbishops of Portland in Oregon

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  Edward Daniel Howard (1928-1966)

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  Robert Joseph Dwyer (1966-1974)

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  Cornelius Michael Power (1974-1986)

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  William Joseph Levada (1986-1995)

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  Francis Eugene George (1996-1997)

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  John George Vlazny (1997-2013)

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  Alexander King Sample (2013-present)

Arms of Auxiliary bishops

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  Paul Edward Waldschmidt (1977-1990)

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  Kenneth Donald Steiner (1977-2011)

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  Peter Leslie Smith (2014-present)

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