Assists the Archbishop in providing communications and interactive relationships with religious communities of women & men living and serving in ministries in the Archdiocese.

Property and Construction Services provides professional expertise in the areas of construction management, property purchases and sales, facilities maintenance and operations in support of the Archbishop’s goals for the Catholic Church of Western Washington.  To learn more, go here.

The work of the Office for Planning & Mission Effectiveness encompasses leadership of the new Archdiocesan Pastoral Council, management of the archdiocesan pastoral planning process, accompaniment in strategic planning processes for deaneries, parishes, and pastoral leaders, and the leveraging of research and planning to develop consistent metrics of mission vitality. The Office for Planning and…

The Department of Pastoral Care & Outreach promotes missionary discipleship while developing mutuality and kinship with people on the margins. We attend to the corporal and spiritual works of mercy. Pastoral Care & Outreach is part of the Office of the Vicar General.

The Parish Support & Annual Campaigns team assists the parishes of Western Washington with various campaigns and collections that take place each year within the Archdiocese of Seattle. This includes Parish Financial Renewal each fall, the Annual Catholic Appeal in spring as well as the national and mission collections done throughout the year. We provide…

Assists parishes and faith communities in all phases of financial management and operations. Operates the archdiocesan savings and loan system. Facilitates stock and vehicle donations for parishes and schools.  Coordinates parish financial operations reviews.  Aggregates and analyzes parish financial data.  Provides parish financial training for new pastors, priest administrators, pastoral coordinators, pastoral assistants for administration,…

In a spirit of communion, solidarity and subsidiarity, the Office for Catholic Schools provides high quality professional development, resources, and best practices to expand the evangelizing mission of our Church as we help one another form the school leaders God has designed for our time. Please visit the separate website for Catholic Schools: www.mycatholicschool.org.  

Northwest Catholic magazine and Northwest Catholic Online are the official magazine and news site for the Archdiocese of Seattle. The mission of both is to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ to Catholics in Western Washington to teach, inspire, and form disciples who know the Lord and live their faith to the full.

Multicultural ministry provides support to pastors and other pastoral leaders in their pastoral care of cultural and ethnic communities. Cultural and ethnic communities served include: African, African American, Black, Asian Pacific American, Native American, and others. Learn more here.