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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon

March 17, 2024

This article is about the archdiocese of Portland, Oregon. For the diocese of Portland, Maine, see Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland.

The Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon (Archidioecesis Portlandensis in Oregonia) is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western Oregon in the United States.

Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon

Archidioecesis Portlandensis in Oregonia
St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Coat of arms
Location
Country United States
TerritoryThe counties west of Wasco, Deschutes, and Klamath.
Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of Portland
Statistics
Area76,937 km2 (29,706 sq mi)
Population
- Total
- Catholics		(as of 2016)
3,448,824
431,267[1] (12.5%)
Parishes124
Information
DenominationCatholic
Sui iuris churchLatin Church
RiteRoman Rite
Established
  • December 1, 1843 – Vicariate Apostolic of Oregon Territory
  • July 24, 1846 – Elevated to Diocese of Oregon City
  • July 29, 1850 – Elevated to Archdiocese of Oregon City
  • September 26, 1928 – Name changed to Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon
CathedralSaint Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Patron saintImmaculate Conception
Secular priests158
Current leadership
PopeFrancis
ArchbishopAlexander King Sample
Auxiliary BishopsPeter Leslie Smith
Vicar GeneralPeter Leslie Smith
Bishops emeritus
Map
Website
archdpdx.org

The mother church of the archdiocese is St. Mary's cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland. As of 2023, the archbishop of Portland is Alexander Sample.

Statistics edit

The Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon has the following suffragan dioceses:

As published in the 2013 "Oregon Catholic Directory,"[citation needed] the archdiocese served 412,725 Catholics (out of more than 3.3 million people). There were 150 diocesan priests, 144 religious priests, 79 permanent deacons, 388 women religious, and 78 religious brothers. The archdiocese had 124 parishes, 22 missions, one seminary, 40 elementary schools, ten secondary schools, and two Catholic colleges.

History edit

1810 to 1846 edit

When the American expedition of 1810 entered the Willamette Valley of present-day Oregon, it included 13 French Canadian Catholics. Several of them, including the fur trader Étienne Lucier, decided to settle there.[2] By 1829, Lucier had established a permanent land claim next to the Willamette Fur Post near French Prairie.

In 1836, Lucier and 15 other Catholic settlers petitioned Bishop Norbert Provencher in present-day Winnipeg, Manitoba to send a priest to their settlement. They constructed St. Paul's Church, the oldest church in present-day Oregon, in St. Paul, Oregon that same year.[3] However, the Hudson's Bay Company objected to the establishment of a Catholic mission in the Willamette Valley. In a compromise, Provencher agreed to establish the mission north of the Columbia River in present-day Washington State. In 1838, he sent the missionary priests François Norbert Blanchet and Modeste Demers to Fort Vancouver.[3][4]

In 1843, the Vatican established the Vicariate Apostolic of the Oregon Territory with Blanchet as its first vicar apostolic.[5] Along with all of Oregon, the vicariate also included present day Idaho and Montana. The following year, Pierre-Jean DeSmet, along with other priests and a contingent of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur, arrived in Astoria from Belgium.[3]

1846 to 1885 edit

In 1846, the Vatican elevated the vicariate apostolic to the Archdiocese of Oregon City, designating the Dioceses of Walla Walla and Vancouver Island as suffragan dioceses.[6] It became the second archdiocese established in the United States, after the Archdiocese of Baltimore.[4] The pope named Blanchet as the first archbishop of Oregon City.[7]

In 1853, the first Catholic church in Salem, St. Joseph's, was founded.[8] The Vatican in 1868 erected the Vicariate Apostolic of Idaho and Montana, taking those territories from the Archdiocese of Oregon City.[6] In 1870, the Catholic Sentinel was founded as the official newspaper of the archdiocese.

Pope Leo XIII in 1878 named Bishop Charles John Seghers of Vancouver Island as coadjutor archbishop in Oregon City to assist Blanchet.[9] When Blanchet retired in 1880, Seghers automatically succeeded him as bishop. In 1884, Seghers successfully petitioned the Vatican to reappoint him as bishop of Vancouver Island so that he could continue missionary work in Alaska.

1885 to 1928 edit

See also: Pierce v. Society of Sisters

To replace Seghers in Oregon City, Leo XiII appointed Bishop William Gross from the Diocese of Savannah as archbishop in 1885.[10] During his tenure, Gross dedicated St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland in 1885 and founded the Sisters of St. Mary of Oregon order in 1886.[11] Gross opened a senior citizens home in 1896 and Mount Angel College in Saint Benedict in 1887. St. Boniface Church in Sublimity and a minor seminary were constructed 1889.[12] Gross presided over the Third Provincial Council of Oregon in 1891.[11] Gross died in 1898.

The next archbishop of Oregon City was Bishop Alexander Christie of Vancouver Island, named by Leo XIII.[13] In 1901, Christie, using financing from the Congregation of Holy Cross purchased the former campus of Portland University, a Methodist institution. He was able to purchase the campus itself in trade for a couple of properties owned by archdiocese in Portland and $1.[14] Christie reopened the school as Columbia University, which is today the University of Portland.[15][16]

In 1903, at Christie's request, the Vatican erected the Diocese of Baker City, covering all of eastern Oregon.[17] The Christie Home for Orphaned Girls was opened in 1907. St. Mary's Church in Mount Angel was dedicated in 1912. The Catholic Truth Society was established in 1922, and he successfully campaigned against an Oregon law that would eliminate parochial schools, which was eventually settled by the Supreme Court in Pierce v. Society of Sisters.[18] Following the death of Christie in 1926, Pope Pius XI named Auxiliary Bishop Edward Howard from the Diocese of Davenport as the fifth archbishop of Oregon City.[19]

1928 to 1974 edit

 
Archdiocesan Pastoral Center in Portland

On September 26, 1928, the Vatican renamed the Archdiocese of Oregon City as the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon because Portland had become the larger of the two cities.[20] To avoid confusion with the Diocese of Portland in Maine, the Vatican added "in Oregon" to the archdiocese name. During his tenure as archbishop, Howard created a chancery in the cathedral rectory, later transferring it to a separate building.[21] He reorganized the St. Vincent de Paul and Holy Name Societies, fostered the growth of Catholic Charities, and removed the Catholic Sentinel from private ownership.[21]

In 1931, Howard led a successful campaign to repeal local zoning ordinances that prohibited the building of churches and parochial schools.[21] He convened the Fourth Provincial Council of the archdiocese in 1932, and held a synod for the clergy in 1935.[21] In 1939, he founded Central Catholic High School in Portland.[22] He convened the Fifth Provincial Council of the archdiocese in 1957.[21] Howard retired in 1966 after 38 years as bishop. Pope Paul VI appointed Bishop Robert Dwyer from the Diocese of Reno as the second archbishop of Portland in Oregon in 1966. Dwyer retired in 1974 due to poor health.[23] To replace Dwyer, Paul VI named Bishop Cornelius Power of Yakima in 1974.[24]

1974 to present edit

See also: Sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic archdiocese of Portland

During his tenure in Portland, Power formed a five-year plan for the archdiocese and created an endowment fund. Power founded the Oregon Catholic Conference and held the first clergy and archdiocesan conventions. He reorganized the local curia, Catholic Charities, and reestablished Catholic Truth Society of Oregon as the Oregon Catholic Press. He also encouraged ministries to Spanish-speaking and Southeast Asian residents.[25] Power retired in 1986.

Auxiliary Bishop William Levada of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles was the next archbishop of Portland in Oregon, named by Pope John Paul II in 1986. During his tenure in Portland, Levada helped to revitalize Mount Angel Seminary;[26] He briefly taught at the seminary as well. He also reorganized Catholic Charities, worked in outreach to the Hispanic Catholic community, and renovated St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception.[26] Levada became archbishop of San Francisco in 1995.

On January 29, 2013, Bishop Alexander Sample was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to be the new Archbishop of Portland, succeeding John George Vlazny, whose resignation was accepted at the same time.[27]

Bankruptcy edit

The archdiocese's sexual abuse scandal prompted the archbishop to file for Chapter 11 reorganization on July 6, 2004. Portland became the first Catholic diocese to file for bankruptcy.[28][29][30] Vlazny described his actions by saying, "This is not an effort to avoid responsibility. It is, in fact, the only way I can assure that other claimants can be offered fair compensation."[29] In February 2009, the Oregon Jesuit Province also filed for bankruptcy as well.[31]

Clergy sexual abuse settlements edit

In April 2007, the archdiocese announced a settlement had been reached and the bankruptcy court had approved a financial plan of reorganization.[32] $71.45 million was paid to 169 victims, averaging $342,000 each; this is the 8th largest Roman Catholic clergy sexual abuse settlements in the history of the U.S. Diocesan bankruptcy filings list 11 priests as perpetrators.[33]

In March 2011, the Oregon Jesuit Province agreed to pay $166.1 million in damages to nearly 500 sex abuse victims.[34]

On August 6, 2016, World Spark, a retirement home provider run by Portland priest Michael Maslowsky, was forced to surrender documents showing that there had been numerous complaints of sex abuse against vulnerable residents at World Spark's St. Anthony Village elderly home, including some with dementia, between 2009 and 2016.[35] By order, the documents were given to a plaintiff from a lawsuit which began in 2014.[35] On October 1, 2018, it was revealed that Pope Francis had defrocked Maslowsky on June 4, 2018.[36]

In 2018, Sample acknowledged the history of sex abuse in the archdiocese which he described as an "institutional and spiritual" failure,[37] and issued an apology.[37] At the same time, it was reported that more than 100 sex abuse lawsuits were settled prior to the 2004 bankruptcy.[37] More settlements were later issued in August 2019 when the Archdiocese of Portland agreed to pay nearly $4 million to eight men who claimed they were sexually abused by Pius Brazaukus in the 1970s and the 1980s.[38][39]

Bishops edit

Apostolic Vicar of Oregon Country edit

Francis Norbert Blanchet, appointed Bishop of Oregon City

Bishop of Oregon City edit

François Norbert Blanchet (1846-1850), elevated to Archbishop

Archbishops of Oregon City edit

  1. François Norbert Blanchet (1850-1880)
  2. Charles John Seghers (1880-1884)
  3. William Hickley Gross (1885-1898)
  4. Alexander Christie (1899-1925)
  5. Edward D. Howard (1926-1928), title changed with title of archdiocese

Archbishops of Portland in Oregon edit

  1. Edward D. Howard (1928-1966)
  2. Robert Dwyer (1966-1974)
  3. Cornelius M. Power (1974-1986)
  4. William J. Levada (1986-1995), appointed Archbishop of San Francisco and later Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (elevated to Cardinal in 2006)
  5. Francis George (1996-1997), appointed Archbishop of Chicago (Cardinal in 1998)
  6. John G. Vlazny (1997-2013)
  7. Alexander K. Sample (2013–present)

Current auxiliary bishop edit

Peter Leslie Smith (2014–present)

Former auxiliary bishops edit

Other diocesan priests who became bishops edit

High schools edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon". Catholic-Hierarchy.org. David M. Cheney. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  2. ^ Blanchet, Francis Norbert (Apr 5, 1878). "Historical Sketches of the Catholic Church in Oregon, During the Past Forty Years". Retrieved April 5, 2021 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ a b c "St. Paul Roman Catholic Church". www.oregonencyclopedia.org. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  4. ^ a b "Early Catholic Church in Oregon". Msgr. Patrick S. Brennan. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  5. ^ Reilly, Louis. "François Norbert Blanchet." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 2. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. 22 June 2019  This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. ^ a b "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Oregon City". www.newadvent.org. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  7. ^ Corning, Howard M. Dictionary of Oregon History. Binfords & Mort Publishing, 1956. p. 215
  8. ^ Schoenberg, Wilfrid S.J. A History of the Catholic Church in the Pacific Northwest 1743 - 1983, The Pastoral Press Washington D.C. 1987 pp. 140-142 ISBN 0-912405-25-2
  9. ^ "Archbishop Charles-Jean Seghers [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  10. ^ "Archbishop William Hickley Gross [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  11. ^ a b . Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. Archived from the original on July 23, 2008.
  12. ^ Friedman Ralph, In Search of Western Oregon, Caldwell, Idaho: Caxton Printers, Ltd., 2nd printing, 1992, pp. 376-377, ISBN 0-87004-332-3
  13. ^ "Archbishop Alexander Christie [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  14. ^ Gauntt, Tom. "Moo-vers and shakers on Waud's Bluff", The Oregonian, September 26, 2004, p. H2.
  15. ^ Herbermann, Charles George (1913). The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and History of the Catholic Church. Encyclopedia Press.
  16. ^ "UP Today | University of Portland". www.up.edu. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  17. ^ "Baker (Diocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  18. ^ . Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland. Archived from the original on 2008-07-23.
  19. ^ "Archbishop Edward Daniel Howard [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
  20. ^ "Portland in Oregon (Archdiocese) [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-10-03.
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  22. ^ Curtis, Georgina Pell (1961). The American Catholic Who's Who. Vol. XIV. Grosse Pointe, Michigan: Walter Romig.
  23. ^ "Archbishop Robert Joseph Dwyer [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
  24. ^ "Archbishop Cornelius Michael Power [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  25. ^ "Archdiocese remembers Archbishop Cornelius Power". catholicsentinel.org. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  26. ^ a b "Cardinal William J. Levada Biography". Archdiocese of San Francisco. Retrieved September 28, 2019.
  27. ^ "Pontifical Acts - 29 January". News.va. 2013-01-29. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  28. ^ "Portland Archdiocese ends bankruptcy with $75 million settlement". Catholicnews.com. Archived from the original on 2013-04-08. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  29. ^ a b Goodstein, Laurie (July 7, 2004). "Oregon Archdiocese Files for Bankruptcy Protection". The New York Times.
  30. ^ Stammer, Larry B. (July 7, 2004). "Oregon Diocese 1st to File Bankruptcy". Los Angeles Times.
  31. ^ "Society of Jesus, Oregon Province: Home". cases.omniagentsolutions.com. Retrieved Apr 5, 2021.
  32. ^ . News release. Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon. April 17, 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-07-02. Retrieved 2014-06-27.
  33. ^ Rowe, Peter (September 10, 2017). "Largest sexual abuse settlements by Roman Catholic institutions in the U.S." San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved Apr 5, 2021.
  34. ^ Denson, Bryan (Mar 25, 2011). "Northwest Jesuits will pay $166 million to sex abuse victims in bankruptcy settlement". oregonlive. Retrieved Apr 5, 2021.
  35. ^ a b https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/elderjustice/legacy/2016/01/08/Oregon_Marre_Memorandum.pdf[bare URL PDF]
  36. ^ "Official announcement from Archdiocese of Portland Pastoral Center". catholicsentinel.org. Retrieved Apr 5, 2021.
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  38. ^ Lovett, Ian (Aug 2, 2019). "Portland Archdiocese to Pay Nearly $4 Million to Settle Abuse Claims". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved Apr 5, 2021 – via www.wsj.com.
  39. ^ Bernstein, Maxine (Aug 1, 2019). "Archdiocese of Portland to pay nearly $4 million to settle sex abuse claims by 8 men against Oregon priest". oregonlive. Retrieved Apr 5, 2021.

External links edit

  • Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland Official Site
  • Catholic Sentinel - official newspaper
  • Committee of Parishioners in Western Oregon 2018-11-30 at the Wayback Machine, formed to participate in the Archdiocese's bankruptcy case
  • October 2005 update 2007-05-07 at the Wayback Machine on the status of Chapter 11 reorganization

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This article is about the archdiocese of Portland Oregon For the diocese of Portland Maine see Roman Catholic Diocese of Portland The Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon Archidioecesis Portlandensis in Oregonia is a Latin Church archdiocese of the Catholic Church in western Oregon in the United States Archdiocese of Portland in OregonArchidioecesis Portlandensis in OregoniaSt Mary s Cathedral of the Immaculate ConceptionCoat of armsLocationCountry United StatesTerritoryThe counties west of Wasco Deschutes and Klamath Ecclesiastical provinceProvince of PortlandStatisticsArea76 937 km2 29 706 sq mi Population Total Catholics as of 2016 3 448 824431 267 1 12 5 Parishes124InformationDenominationCatholicSui iuris churchLatin ChurchRiteRoman RiteEstablishedDecember 1 1843 Vicariate Apostolic of Oregon TerritoryJuly 24 1846 Elevated to Diocese of Oregon CityJuly 29 1850 Elevated to Archdiocese of Oregon CitySeptember 26 1928 Name changed to Archdiocese of Portland in OregonCathedralSaint Mary s Cathedral of the Immaculate ConceptionPatron saintImmaculate ConceptionSecular priests158Current leadershipPopeFrancisArchbishopAlexander King SampleAuxiliary BishopsPeter Leslie SmithVicar GeneralPeter Leslie SmithBishops emeritusJohn George VlaznyKenneth SteinerMapWebsitearchdpdx orgThe mother church of the archdiocese is St Mary s cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland As of 2023 the archbishop of Portland is Alexander Sample Contents 1 Statistics 2 History 2 1 1810 to 1846 2 2 1846 to 1885 2 3 1885 to 1928 2 4 1928 to 1974 2 5 1974 to present 2 5 1 Bankruptcy 2 5 1 1 Clergy sexual abuse settlements 3 Bishops 3 1 Apostolic Vicar of Oregon Country 3 1 1 Bishop of Oregon City 3 1 2 Archbishops of Oregon City 3 1 3 Archbishops of Portland in Oregon 3 2 Current auxiliary bishop 3 3 Former auxiliary bishops 3 4 Other diocesan priests who became bishops 4 High schools 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksStatistics editThe Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon has the following suffragan dioceses Diocese of Baker in Oregon Diocese of Boise in Idaho Diocese of Helena in Montana Diocese of Great Falls Billings in MontanaAs published in the 2013 Oregon Catholic Directory citation needed the archdiocese served 412 725 Catholics out of more than 3 3 million people There were 150 diocesan priests 144 religious priests 79 permanent deacons 388 women religious and 78 religious brothers The archdiocese had 124 parishes 22 missions one seminary 40 elementary schools ten secondary schools and two Catholic colleges History edit1810 to 1846 edit When the American expedition of 1810 entered the Willamette Valley of present day Oregon it included 13 French Canadian Catholics Several of them including the fur trader Etienne Lucier decided to settle there 2 By 1829 Lucier had established a permanent land claim next to the Willamette Fur Post near French Prairie In 1836 Lucier and 15 other Catholic settlers petitioned Bishop Norbert Provencher in present day Winnipeg Manitoba to send a priest to their settlement They constructed St Paul s Church the oldest church in present day Oregon in St Paul Oregon that same year 3 However the Hudson s Bay Company objected to the establishment of a Catholic mission in the Willamette Valley In a compromise Provencher agreed to establish the mission north of the Columbia River in present day Washington State In 1838 he sent the missionary priests Francois Norbert Blanchet and Modeste Demers to Fort Vancouver 3 4 In 1843 the Vatican established the Vicariate Apostolic of the Oregon Territory with Blanchet as its first vicar apostolic 5 Along with all of Oregon the vicariate also included present day Idaho and Montana The following year Pierre Jean DeSmet along with other priests and a contingent of the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur arrived in Astoria from Belgium 3 1846 to 1885 edit In 1846 the Vatican elevated the vicariate apostolic to the Archdiocese of Oregon City designating the Dioceses of Walla Walla and Vancouver Island as suffragan dioceses 6 It became the second archdiocese established in the United States after the Archdiocese of Baltimore 4 The pope named Blanchet as the first archbishop of Oregon City 7 In 1853 the first Catholic church in Salem St Joseph s was founded 8 The Vatican in 1868 erected the Vicariate Apostolic of Idaho and Montana taking those territories from the Archdiocese of Oregon City 6 In 1870 the Catholic Sentinel was founded as the official newspaper of the archdiocese Pope Leo XIII in 1878 named Bishop Charles John Seghers of Vancouver Island as coadjutor archbishop in Oregon City to assist Blanchet 9 When Blanchet retired in 1880 Seghers automatically succeeded him as bishop In 1884 Seghers successfully petitioned the Vatican to reappoint him as bishop of Vancouver Island so that he could continue missionary work in Alaska 1885 to 1928 edit See also Pierce v Society of Sisters To replace Seghers in Oregon City Leo XiII appointed Bishop William Gross from the Diocese of Savannah as archbishop in 1885 10 During his tenure Gross dedicated St Mary s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Portland in 1885 and founded the Sisters of St Mary of Oregon order in 1886 11 Gross opened a senior citizens home in 1896 and Mount Angel College in Saint Benedict in 1887 St Boniface Church in Sublimity and a minor seminary were constructed 1889 12 Gross presided over the Third Provincial Council of Oregon in 1891 11 Gross died in 1898 The next archbishop of Oregon City was Bishop Alexander Christie of Vancouver Island named by Leo XIII 13 In 1901 Christie using financing from the Congregation of Holy Cross purchased the former campus of Portland University a Methodist institution He was able to purchase the campus itself in trade for a couple of properties owned by archdiocese in Portland and 1 14 Christie reopened the school as Columbia University which is today the University of Portland 15 16 In 1903 at Christie s request the Vatican erected the Diocese of Baker City covering all of eastern Oregon 17 The Christie Home for Orphaned Girls was opened in 1907 St Mary s Church in Mount Angel was dedicated in 1912 The Catholic Truth Society was established in 1922 and he successfully campaigned against an Oregon law that would eliminate parochial schools which was eventually settled by the Supreme Court in Pierce v Society of Sisters 18 Following the death of Christie in 1926 Pope Pius XI named Auxiliary Bishop Edward Howard from the Diocese of Davenport as the fifth archbishop of Oregon City 19 1928 to 1974 edit nbsp Archdiocesan Pastoral Center in PortlandOn September 26 1928 the Vatican renamed the Archdiocese of Oregon City as the Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon because Portland had become the larger of the two cities 20 To avoid confusion with the Diocese of Portland in Maine the Vatican added in Oregon to the archdiocese name During his tenure as archbishop Howard created a chancery in the cathedral rectory later transferring it to a separate building 21 He reorganized the St Vincent de Paul and Holy Name Societies fostered the growth of Catholic Charities and removed the Catholic Sentinel from private ownership 21 In 1931 Howard led a successful campaign to repeal local zoning ordinances that prohibited the building of churches and parochial schools 21 He convened the Fourth Provincial Council of the archdiocese in 1932 and held a synod for the clergy in 1935 21 In 1939 he founded Central Catholic High School in Portland 22 He convened the Fifth Provincial Council of the archdiocese in 1957 21 Howard retired in 1966 after 38 years as bishop Pope Paul VI appointed Bishop Robert Dwyer from the Diocese of Reno as the second archbishop of Portland in Oregon in 1966 Dwyer retired in 1974 due to poor health 23 To replace Dwyer Paul VI named Bishop Cornelius Power of Yakima in 1974 24 1974 to present edit See also Sexual abuse scandal in the Catholic archdiocese of Portland During his tenure in Portland Power formed a five year plan for the archdiocese and created an endowment fund Power founded the Oregon Catholic Conference and held the first clergy and archdiocesan conventions He reorganized the local curia Catholic Charities and reestablished Catholic Truth Society of Oregon as the Oregon Catholic Press He also encouraged ministries to Spanish speaking and Southeast Asian residents 25 Power retired in 1986 Auxiliary Bishop William Levada of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles was the next archbishop of Portland in Oregon named by Pope John Paul II in 1986 During his tenure in Portland Levada helped to revitalize Mount Angel Seminary 26 He briefly taught at the seminary as well He also reorganized Catholic Charities worked in outreach to the Hispanic Catholic community and renovated St Mary s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception 26 Levada became archbishop of San Francisco in 1995 On January 29 2013 Bishop Alexander Sample was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI to be the new Archbishop of Portland succeeding John George Vlazny whose resignation was accepted at the same time 27 Bankruptcy edit The archdiocese s sexual abuse scandal prompted the archbishop to file for Chapter 11 reorganization on July 6 2004 Portland became the first Catholic diocese to file for bankruptcy 28 29 30 Vlazny described his actions by saying This is not an effort to avoid responsibility It is in fact the only way I can assure that other claimants can be offered fair compensation 29 In February 2009 the Oregon Jesuit Province also filed for bankruptcy as well 31 Clergy sexual abuse settlements edit In April 2007 the archdiocese announced a settlement had been reached and the bankruptcy court had approved a financial plan of reorganization 32 71 45 million was paid to 169 victims averaging 342 000 each this is the 8th largest Roman Catholic clergy sexual abuse settlements in the history of the U S Diocesan bankruptcy filings list 11 priests as perpetrators 33 In March 2011 the Oregon Jesuit Province agreed to pay 166 1 million in damages to nearly 500 sex abuse victims 34 On August 6 2016 World Spark a retirement home provider run by Portland priest Michael Maslowsky was forced to surrender documents showing that there had been numerous complaints of sex abuse against vulnerable residents at World Spark s St Anthony Village elderly home including some with dementia between 2009 and 2016 35 By order the documents were given to a plaintiff from a lawsuit which began in 2014 35 On October 1 2018 it was revealed that Pope Francis had defrocked Maslowsky on June 4 2018 36 In 2018 Sample acknowledged the history of sex abuse in the archdiocese which he described as an institutional and spiritual failure 37 and issued an apology 37 At the same time it was reported that more than 100 sex abuse lawsuits were settled prior to the 2004 bankruptcy 37 More settlements were later issued in August 2019 when the Archdiocese of Portland agreed to pay nearly 4 million to eight men who claimed they were sexually abused by Pius Brazaukus in the 1970s and the 1980s 38 39 Bishops editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Apostolic Vicar of Oregon Country edit Francis Norbert Blanchet appointed Bishop of Oregon City Bishop of Oregon City edit Francois Norbert Blanchet 1846 1850 elevated to Archbishop Archbishops of Oregon City edit Francois Norbert Blanchet 1850 1880 Charles John Seghers 1880 1884 William Hickley Gross 1885 1898 Alexander Christie 1899 1925 Edward D Howard 1926 1928 title changed with title of archdioceseArchbishops of Portland in Oregon edit Edward D Howard 1928 1966 Robert Dwyer 1966 1974 Cornelius M Power 1974 1986 William J Levada 1986 1995 appointed Archbishop of San Francisco and later Prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith elevated to Cardinal in 2006 Francis George 1996 1997 appointed Archbishop of Chicago Cardinal in 1998 John G Vlazny 1997 2013 Alexander K Sample 2013 present Current auxiliary bishop edit Peter Leslie Smith 2014 present Former auxiliary bishops edit Paul Edward Waldschmidt 1977 1990 Kenneth Steiner 1977 2011 Other diocesan priests who became bishops edit Edward John O Dea appointed Bishop of Nesqually in 1896 Charles Joseph O Reilly appointed Bishop of Baker City in 1903 and later Bishop of Lincoln Edwin Vincent O Hara appointed Bishop of Great Falls in 1930 Francis Peter Leipzig appointed Bishop of Baker City in 1950 Liam S Cary appointed Bishop of Baker in 2012High schools editThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Blanchet Catholic School Salem Central Catholic High School Portland De La Salle North Catholic High School Portland Jesuit High School Portland La Salle High School Milwaukie Marist Catholic High School Eugene Regis High School Stayton St Mary s Academy Portland St Mary s High School Medford Valley Catholic School BeavertonSee also edit nbsp Catholicism portalCatholic Church by country Catholic Church in the United States Ecclesiastical Province of Portland in Oregon Global organisation of the Catholic Church List of Roman Catholic archdioceses by country and continent List of Roman Catholic dioceses alphabetical including archdioceses List of Roman Catholic dioceses structured view including archdioceses List of Roman Catholic religious communities in Oregon List of the Catholic dioceses of the United StatesReferences edit Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon Catholic Hierarchy org David M Cheney Retrieved 23 January 2015 Blanchet Francis Norbert Apr 5 1878 Historical Sketches of the Catholic Church in Oregon During the Past Forty Years Retrieved April 5 2021 via Google Books a b c St Paul Roman Catholic Church www oregonencyclopedia org Retrieved 2023 06 07 a b Early Catholic Church in Oregon Msgr Patrick S Brennan Retrieved 2023 06 07 Reilly Louis Francois Norbert Blanchet The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol 2 New York Robert Appleton Company 1907 22 June 2019 nbsp This article incorporates text from this source which is in the public domain a b CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA Oregon City www newadvent org Retrieved 2023 10 03 Corning Howard M Dictionary of Oregon History Binfords amp Mort Publishing 1956 p 215 Schoenberg Wilfrid S J A History of the Catholic Church in the Pacific Northwest 1743 1983 The Pastoral Press Washington D C 1987 pp 140 142 ISBN 0 912405 25 2 Archbishop Charles Jean Seghers Catholic Hierarchy www catholic hierarchy org Retrieved 2023 10 03 Archbishop William Hickley Gross Catholic Hierarchy www catholic hierarchy org Retrieved 2023 10 03 a b Archbishop William Hickley Gross CSsR Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon Archived from the original on July 23 2008 Friedman Ralph In Search of Western Oregon Caldwell Idaho Caxton Printers Ltd 2nd printing 1992 pp 376 377 ISBN 0 87004 332 3 Archbishop Alexander Christie Catholic Hierarchy www catholic hierarchy org Retrieved 2023 10 03 Gauntt Tom Moo vers and shakers on Waud s Bluff The Oregonian September 26 2004 p H2 Herbermann Charles George 1913 The Catholic Encyclopedia An International Work of Reference on the Constitution Doctrine Discipline and History of the Catholic Church Encyclopedia Press UP Today University of Portland www up edu Retrieved 2023 10 03 Baker Diocese Catholic Hierarchy www catholic hierarchy org Retrieved 2023 10 03 Archbishop Alexander Christie Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Portland Archived from the original on 2008 07 23 Archbishop Edward Daniel Howard Catholic Hierarchy www catholic hierarchy org Retrieved 2023 10 03 Portland in Oregon Archdiocese Catholic Hierarchy www catholic hierarchy org Retrieved 2023 10 03 a b c d e Archbishop Edward Daniel Howard 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