Oregon Catholic Press

OCP (formerly known as Oregon Catholic Press) is an American liturgical publisher based in Portland, Oregon. The not-for-profit company publishes liturgical music, books, choral collections, hymnals, missals, and support materials for the Catholic Church in English, Spanish, Vietnamese and Chinese. Spirit and Song, a division of OCP publishes Praise and Worship music for the Life Teen youth market.^[1] OCP also publishes the Catholic Sentinel, the diocesan newspaper for the Archdiocese of Portland.

OCP represents such musical composers as Michael Joncas, Dan Schutte and members of the St. Louis Jesuits. Through its Spirit and Song label they represent Christian singer and Songwriter, Matt Maher and other emerging artists. It offers worship programs that are used in two-thirds of all Catholic churches in the U.S. ^[2]

OCP is an owner of International Christian Resources, LLC which manages LicenSing Online, providing multiple license options and a digital Music Store of congregational editions, accompaniments, choral music and MP3's, representing more than 200 member publishers.^[3]

Leadership

• Cardinal - William Joseph Levada - As Archbishop of Portland (Oregon) from 1986 to 1995. Served on the Board of Directors until 2014.^[4]
• Cardinal - Francis George OMI - As Archbishop of Portland (Oregon) from 1996 to 1997.
• John George Vlazny - As Archbishop of Portland 1997 to 2013
• Alexander Sample - As Archbishop of Portland 2013 to present
• John Limb 1988 to present - Publisher

See also

• Contemporary Catholic liturgical music

References

External links

• Oregon Catholic Press (official website)

Archdiocese of Portland in Oregon Ordinaries Archbishops of Oregon City François Norbert Blanchet Charles John Seghers William Hickley Gross Alexander Christie Archbishops of Portland Edward Howard Robert Joseph Dwyer Cornelius Michael Power William Levada Francis George John George Vlazny Alexander King Sample Auxiliary Bishops Paul E. Waldschmidt Kenneth Steiner Peter Leslie Smith Churches Cathedral St. Mary's Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception Abbeys Mount Angel Abbey Our Lady of Guadalupe Trappist Abbey Parishes Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church, Cottage Grove St. Mary's Church, Mount Angel St. Patrick's Church, Portland St. Paul's Church, St. Paul St. Joseph's Church, Salem St. Boniface Church, Sublimity Former churches St. Patrick's Church, Independence St. John the Evangelist Church, Zigzag Education Higher Education University of Portland Marylhurst University High Schools 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, Beaverton Priests Liam Cary Francis Peter Leipzig Edward John O'Dea Edwin Vincent O'Hara Charles Joseph O'Reilly Miscellany Catholic Sentinel Oregon Catholic Press Monastery of Our Lady of Jordan Monastery of the Precious Blood The Grotto Catholicism Portal