Archdiocese of Seattle Email Format
Religious InstitutionsWashington, United States501-1000 Employees
The Archdiocese of Seattle is a territorial jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Church that covers all of Western Washington, extending from the Canadian border to the Oregon border and from the Cascade Mountains to the Pacific Ocean. It is one of the church's 170 dioceses in the United States and oversees 169 parishes and missions serving about 548,900 Catholics. Headquartered in Seattle, Washington, the archdiocese functions as a regional leadership and administrative body for its Catholic communities. In August 2023, the archdiocese announced the launch of a Care for Creation Ministry based on the Vatican's Laudato Si' action platform. This initiative expands its engagement with environmental stewardship within its parishes and missions while continuing to provide spiritual guidance and community support to Western Washington Catholics.