Welcome to the Catholic Church in Western Washington

Archbishop Etienne in green, ordinary time vestments

From Archbishop Paul D. Etienne

Welcome! We hope this website inspires you to learn about the Catholic faith or go deeper in your own relationship with Jesus. Learn about the Archdiocese of Seattle, our ministries, upcoming events and more.

 

Planning for the future

Partners in the Gospel is a strategic pastoral planning effort taking place across the Archdiocese of Seattle to re-invigorate and renew our local Catholic Church.

Final parish families were announced in February 2024, and Archbishop Etienne and the Priest Personnel Board released the Official Appointments, including pastors, parochial vicars and other assignments, in April 2024.

Parish families and official appointments went into effect on July 1, 2024.

Upcoming events

13
November
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm
Issac Orr Conference Room
910 Marion Street, Seattle, WA, USA

Cabrini Movie Showing

Join us for a screening of the Cabrini movie, which will help us all to learn about this great saint's life serving those in need and to envision our own call of missionary discipleship ...

15 - 16
November
All Day
St. Stephen the Martyr, Renton
13055 SE 192nd St, Renton, WA, USA

Black Catholic Advisory Circle Annual Conference

Join keynote speaker, his eminence Wilton Cardinal Gregory, for the "The Holy Spirit Unifies All God's Children as Family" Black Catholic Advisory Circle Conference.  ...

21
November
6:00 pm
Immaculate Conception - Seattle
820 18th Ave, Seattle, WA 98122

Healing Mass

Join Archbishop Etienne for a Healing Mass for those affected by abuse. The Mass will be at Immaculate Conception in Seattle. ...

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Faith in action

News

From Northwest Catholic

Archbishop Etienne: No matter election outcome, we all play a part in building a better society

SEATTLE — Ahead of the Nov. 5 election, Seattle Archbishop Paul D. Etienne published a lett ..... Read More

Teens share experiences of God’s love at Catholic Youth Convention

LACEY — Counting down the final seconds to the start of this year’s Catholic Youth Conventi ..... Read More

Synodality: A call to love

In the final Resurrection account of St. John’s Gospel, Jesus is standing on the shore as P ..... Read More

Washington State Catholic Conference offers voting tools, prayer tips as election nears

SEATTLE — The Washington State Catholic Conference, which represents the public policy vo ..... Read More

Host of new ‘The Rosary in a Year’ podcast hopes people ‘fall in love’ with the prayer

WEST CHESTER, Pa. — A new podcast about the rosary promises to deepen listeners’ love of th ..... Read More

Synod is lesson in moving at ‘pace of the Holy Spirit,’ Archbishop Etienne says

Change in the Catholic Church, including a commitment to recognizing women’s leadership gif ..... Read More

From the Archdiocese

Archbishop Etienne issues Unity Letter before Election

SEATTLE, November 4, 2024 – Our nation faces challenges and difficulties beyond what we ever imagined. This moment gives us an opportunity to ask who we are and what future we want. 

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Synod is a lesson of moving at the pace of the Holy Spirit

ROME / USCCB October 24, 2024 – Catholic New Service features an interview with Archbishop Paul D. Etienne about the global synod in Rome. Watch the interview at the link below.

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Archdiocese Reaffirms Commitment to Victim Survivors

SEATTLE, July 12, 2024 – Today King County Superior Court Judge Michael Scott ruled that the attorney general does not have legal authority to enforce a subpoena against the Archdiocese of Seattle.

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Archdiocese of Seattle Starts New Healing Ministry

SEATTLE, July 10, 2024 – As part of its re-envisioning effort, the Archdiocese of Seattle is adjusting the Chancery structure to better serve parish, schools and ministry staff, while offering more pastoral care.

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The Pastoral Plan for the Archdiocese of Seattle. Everyone is invited to participate.

The Archdiocese of Seattle is committed to transparency regarding clergy abuse.