Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in the state of Washington in the United States. It is led by a prelate bishop which serves as pastor to the motherchurch in the Spokane Cathedral of Our Lady of Lourdes.
The current bishop of the Diocese of Spokane is William S. Skylstad. Bishop Skylstad was elected to a three-year term as president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on 15 November 2004. Under Bishop Skylstad the diocese declared bankruptcy to protect it from claims of people molested by priests.
Canonically erected on December 17, 1913, the territories of the diocese were taken from the former Diocese of Seattle.
